CHARLESTON (SC)
Post And Courier.com
December 7, 2018
By Rickey Ciapha Dennis Jr.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston will release the names of priests in South Carolina credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors dating back to 1950, the diocese announced Friday. The names will be released by mid-February.
“We are committed to transparency,” Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone said in a statement. “Releasing the names of those credibly accused is another step in the healing process for all who have been harmed by priests.”
For decades, Catholic officials knew of the abuse but often preferred to reassign clergy to posts in other jurisdictions, protecting the church while putting additional children in harm’s way.
As early as 2002, the diocese had received allegations against 24 priests since the 1960s, 12 of whom were removed from the ministry.
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