FALL RIVER (MA)
Boston.com
January 27, 2020
“It is time to end the secrecy, provide transparency and act in a positive manner.”
By Christopher Gavin
The Diocese of Fall River is facing calls to release a list of clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
Last week, prominent attorney Mitchell Garabedian released his own list containing the names of seven priests, two clergy members, and one Catholic church employee who his office has successfully brought child sexual abuse claims against.
The move comes a year after Bishop Edgar da Cunha announced the diocese was readying a list for eventual publication, following a review of all its personnel records by former FBI assistant director William Gavin.
Most of the names anticipated to be released by the church have already been reported by the news media; however, the list is “necessary for greater transparency on our part in response to clerical sexual abuse,” da Cunha wrote in a letter to the diocese at the time.
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