The Archdiocese of Chicago lists 65 priests with allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor who are no longer in ministry because the allegations were substantiated by the archdiocese’s review process. The list includes substantiated allegations since 1950.
The archdiocese said “no priest with even one credible allegation of abuse is in active ministry.”
It confirmed that it will release documents in January on 30 priests and added it is working to update its website with more complete information on about 30 others.
“It is our hope that this and other actions will encourage victims of abuse to come forward to receive help and healing,” the archdiocese said.
It’s important that victims, witnesses and whistleblowers contact police even if the sexual abuse occurred long ago, Clohessy said. That’s because “it’s very likely that some of these men are still molesting and could still face criminal charges and be kept away from kids,” he stressed.
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