NASHVILLE (TN)
Catholic News Service
November 9, 2018
The Diocese of Nashville, as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability and pastoral care, has published the names of the 13 former priests who served in the diocese who have been accused of sexually abusing a minor.
Of the 13, nine are dead and two are in prison. None are in active ministry.
The Tennessee Register, Nashville’s diocesan newspaper, said the names were being released after consultation with the priests’ council and Diocesan Review Board, which is made up almost entirely of laypeople not employed by the diocese.
The list is posted on the diocese’s website and includes the priests’ assignments based on official diocesan records.
Files on abuse cases were shared with the Davidson County district attorney general’s office nearly 20 years ago.
The names are those of priests against whom an allegation of abuse was made either while an active priest or following his death. Following the report, an investigation was begun, followed by a review of the facts and information obtained.
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