OGDENSBURG (NY)
WWNYTV
November 11, 2018
“It’s a step in the right direction.”
As the Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg plans to release the names of the remaining clergy members accused of being involved in its sex abuse scandal, it’s something Jim Cummings, a survivor of clergy abuse, has been waiting for.
“I’ve talked to quite a few of the survivors and that’s what they wanted also,” said Cummings. “It was very clear.”
Eight clergy members from the Diocese of Ogdensburg have already been named over the years. There are still at least 15 more who have yet to be revealed.
In a letter read at masses over the weekend, Bishop Terry LaValley writes that ‘recent controversies in the Church make it necessary to release the rest of the names.
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