OGDENSBURG (NY)
Syracuse.com
November 15, 2018
By Julie McMahon
The Diocese of Ogdensburg this week released the names of priests accused of child sex abuse, joining a trend nationwide.
The diocese named 28 priests, 16 of whom have died. Officials said all of the living priests had been removed or left ministry.
Those named were the subject of a finding “of reasonable grounds” that they had engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor or vulnerable adult, according to the diocese.
The Ogdensburg diocese joins 75 other dioceses across the country that have released the names of abusive priests, according to a count by the law firm Anderson & Associates, which represents victims nationwide.
A quick Google search shows that new dioceses every day are releasing names.
That leaves 120 dioceses or archdioceses in the U.S. that have refused to list the identities of sexually abusive priests.
With Ogdensburg’s latest release, three dioceses in New York state continue to refuse to release the names.
In Syracuse, Bishop Robert Cunningham has said he will not release a list. Cunningham’s policy is to confirm the names once a victim makes it public.
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