SAN BERNARDINO (CA)
Newsweek
October 10, 2018
By Jason Murdock
The Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino this week released 34 names of the Catholic priests it says have had credible allegations of child sexual abuse made against them since 1978. On Twitter, the Church said it was “an action of transparency intended to promote healing.”
Some of the alleged incidents described next to the priests’ names date back to the 1960s. Many of the men have been permanently banned from ministry in the Diocese or are deceased. Some priests were arrested or suspended, while others were reported to the Religious Order.
Church officials said 21 names previously appeared in the media, while 24 had been reported to the police. Five clergy members’ names have never previously been in the public domain.
The release comes after similar action by the Diocese of San Diego, which included the Diocese of San Bernardino until 1978, when they split. The Diocese of San Diego released the names of 51 priests “where the diocese has received a credible allegation involving sexual abuse of a minor.”
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