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	Activists Call for List of Accused Priests By David Hench Portland Press Herald [Portland ME] July 27, 2005 Advocates for victims of sexual abuse by clergy demonstrated outside the chancery of the Portland Diocese on Tuesday, calling on the state's bishop to publicize the names of priests who have been accused of abuse. The group of 15 included relatives of abuse victims and Boston-area activists. The group delivered a letter asking Bishop Richard Malone to release the names of 33 clergy who were accused of sexual misconduct with children. The group said disclosure of the priests' names would alert the communities where those priests now live. "These people need to be identified because other kids have been abused," said Pauline Salvucci of Westbrook. "There's no excuse for hiding these people anymore," said Rick Webb of Wellesley, Mass., who helped start Speak Truth to Power, an advocacy group. The diocese July 8 released the names of nine deceased priests who would likely have been removed from active ministry based on the allegations against them. The release followed a lawsuit by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram that compelled the state to release the names of 25 deceased clergy who had been accused. Eight dioceses have released the names of accused priests who are still alive, though the overwhelming majority have not. Malone is considering releasing the names of living priests but believes such disclosure is prohibited by church law and civil laws, said Sue Bernard, spokeswoman for the diocese. "It's something we're weighing, the rights really on both sides here," Bernard said. "The (accused) people who are living have never been adjudicated before," though the diocese has sent the names of eight priests to the ecclesiastical court in Rome to determine whether they should be defrocked.