State Attorney General Says Illinois Catholic Church Concealed Identities of 500 Priests Accused of Sex Abuse
LatestA preliminary report by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan found that the Catholic Church failed to publicize the names of more than 500 priests who’d been accused of sexually abusing minors.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Madigan wrote in her findings that the state’s Catholic diocese are not fit to investigate themselves and “will not resolve the clergy sexual abuse crisis on their own.” According to the report, only 185 of a total 690 priests accused of abuse were reported by the church as having credible claims lodged against them. The Chicago Tribute reports that some of these allegations go back decades.