Oakland Catholic Diocese Delays Release of Priest Sex Abuse List

Mercury News
November 23, 2018

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/11/23/oakland-catholic-diocese-delays-release-of-priest-sex-abuse-list/

The Oakland diocese has announced it will delay releasing the list of all priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors until next year.

On Oct. 8, the Catholic diocese announced it would release the list in about 45 days, with the 45th day falling on the Friday after Thanksgiving. But on its website, the diocese said it needed more time and moved the new date to “after Jan. 1, 2019.”

“The primary reasons for this are two-fold,” the diocese said in a statement. “First, we have decided it is essential we contact survivors in advance of a public announcement, and this will require a sensitivity to their unique situations. Secondly, it is important we spend more time verifying the information we have on priests from religious orders and from other dioceses who served in the Oakland Diocese.”