US Catholic diocese releases list of abusive clergy

From Morning Report, 8:39 am on 4 July 2019

A Roman Catholic diocese in Providence, Rhode Island, has published a list of clergy members accused of sexually abusing minors.

The list contains 50 names of deacons, clergy members and priests who have been accused, along with their ages and whether they resigned, died or were removed from the ministry.

Some of the files that were used date to 1950, and every file was reviewed by the diocese's director of compliance.

The Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin called the release a difficult but necessary moment.

Morning Report producer Jeremy Wilkinson spoke to Lawyer Timothy Conlon works with abuse victims in the Providence area who says it's far from a full accounting by a still-secretive church.