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Eugene

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Sat Dec 8, 2018, 02:50 PM Dec 2018

U.S. Jesuits release names of clergy accused of sexual abuse

Source: Reuters

U.S. DECEMBER 7, 2018 / 10:14 PM / UPDATED 15 HOURS AGO

U.S. Jesuits release names of clergy accused of sexual abuse

Keith Coffman
3 MIN READ

DENVER (Reuters) - Two U.S. chapters of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jesuit order of clergyman on Friday released a list of 153 names of its clerics who have faced credible accusations of sexual misconduct spanning almost half the country.

The disclosures come from Jesuits on the West Coast and in the central United States and identify offenders dating back to the 1950s.

The Rev. Scott Santarosa, the head of the western Jesuit province apologized to the victims in a written statement accompanying the release.

“It is inconceivable that someone entrusted with the pastoral care of a child could be capable of something so harmful. Yet, tragically, this is a part of our Jesuit history, a legacy we cannot ignore,” Santarosa said.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-jesuits-abuse/u-s-jesuits-release-names-of-clergy-accused-of-sexual-abuse-idUSKBN1O705K
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U.S. Jesuits release names of clergy accused of sexual abuse (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2018 OP
One should not report abuse to the church, but to law enforcement. StTimofEdenRoc Dec 2018 #1
 

StTimofEdenRoc

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1. One should not report abuse to the church, but to law enforcement.
Sat Dec 8, 2018, 02:56 PM
Dec 2018

Take the choice of how to react out of the hands of men who have proven they make bad choices.

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