The Maryland Attorney General’s Office clarified in a pointed statement Friday that the Archdiocese of Baltimore could legally and independently identify accused abusers in the state’s redacted report on historic child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese.

The office last week released the 456-page investigation that details clergy, teachers, seminarians and deacons within the Archdiocese who allegedly assaulted more than 600 children going back to the 1940s.

The report was released with dozens of court-ordered redactions, including the names of 10 “credibly accused” abusers.

The call-out came as survivors of sexual abuse in the church urge the archdiocese to identify the redacted perpetrators. It was in response to a statement made on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s website with frequently asked questions about the report.

In response to the question “Does the Archdiocese agree with the Circuit Court’s decision to redact some names in the Attorney General’s report?” the Archdiocese deferred to…