Fresno Diocese releases names of priests accused of sexual abuse. See the list
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno posted a list of priests who it says have faced “a credible accusation of sexual abuse” to its website Friday.
The lists includes more than 60 names of clergy who have been accused of sexual misconduct against minors and young adults.
The revelations come more than two years after the Fresno Diocese had vowed to release such a list. In early 2019, the diocese said it would release a list after reviewing records dating to 1922 — similar to what other dioceses did.
The Diocese of Fresno is one of the last in California to release a list of credibly accused priests to the public.
Almost all dioceses in the state released their lists in 2018 and 2019. Advocates in 2020 told The Bee that the Diocese of Fresno was stalling the release…
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