NEW YORK (NY)
New York Post
February 15, 2019
By Rebecca Rosenberg
The Brooklyn Diocese on Friday published the names of more than 100 clergy “credibly accused” of sexually abusing minors.
The list’s release comes two days after the Diocese of New Jersey published a similar list.
There are 108 names on the shameful registry, which include priests, bishops and deacons in Brooklyn and Queens. Two-thirds of them are deceased, according to a press release by the diocese.
“We know this list will generate many emotions for victims who have suffered terribly. For their suffering, I am truly sorry,” said Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in a statement.
“I have met with many victims who have told me that more than anything, they want an acknowledgment of what was done to them. This list gives that recognition, and I hope it will add another layer of healing for them on their journey toward wholeness.”
A clergy member was considered “credibly accused” if he confessed, had been criminally convicted or had the allegations substantiated by the Independent Diocesan Review Board, church officials said.
Joseph Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, which covers Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and additional counties, said it has no plan to release a similar list.
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