INDIANAPOLIS (IN)
Indianapolis Star

October 12, 2018

By Holly V. Hays and Crystal Hill

The Archdiocese of Indianapolis on Thursday released the names of nearly 30 priests accused of abusing more than 100 children or young people.

Here’s what we know:

Why release the list?

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson announced his intentions to compile and release the list at the end of August, weeks after a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report identifying 300 priests accused of abuse and more than 1,000 victims.

In an open letter published Aug. 29, Thompson apologized to all victims of clergy abuse and called for increased transparency.

“We must do everything necessary to make sure neither abuse nor cover-up ever happens again,” he wrote.

Who decides if an accusation is “credible?”