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The Jesuit religious order of the Catholic Church in the West released a list of names of “credibly accused” clergy Friday in response to renewed concern nationwide about sexual abuse by priests.
Among the dozens of listed names are 62 priests or non-ordained brothers with ties to the Inland Northwest, where Jesuit history reaches back to the early 19th century. And it includes an ousted president of Gonzaga University.
Following the revelation of widespread abuse in the Catholic Church in Boston in 2002, victims came forward in Spokane and throughout the region alleging similar conduct that resulted in bankruptcy filings by the Jesuits and also the local diocese.
The Rev. Scott Santorosa, provincial of Jesuits West, included a letter in conjunction with the new list that names 111 priests. The list is one of several, authored by other Jesuit regions of the U.S., identifying priests “against whom a credible claim of sexual abuse of a minor (under the age of 18) or a vulnerable adult has been made.”
“We do so because the People of God demand and deserve transparency. We do so because we hope that this act of accountability will help victims and their families in the healing process,” Santorosa said of the province’s release of the names.
New list of Catholic priest abuse on West Coast includes dozens of Jesuits with Spokane-area ties
News > Crime/Public Safety UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 8, 2018, 6:58 p.m. The Jesuit religious order of the Catholic Church in the West released a list of names of “credibly accused” clergy Friday in response to renewed concern nationwide about sexual abuse by priests.