SACRAMENTO (CA)
KCRA TV
April 29, 2019
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento will publish a list of priests and deacons this week that it said have been credibly accused of sexual abuse against minors over the past seven decades.
Bishop Jaime Soto released a letter Sunday acknowledging the pain this will cause members of the Sacramento community.
“I am repulsed and heartbroken by the evil acts that were perpetrated upon the innocent by those entrusted with their care. When you read the list you will experience your own feelings of shock, anger and disgust. This undoubtedly will reopen wounds for some,” Soto wrote in a letter. “I apologize for the sins and failures of the past. I am determined that such acts of abuse should never again occur in our diocese.”
The diocese hired an outside consultant to go through hundreds of files and determine which cases were credible. This comes as dioceses across the country are releasing the names of priests accused of sexual abuse.
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