Credible Evidence of Sexual Misconduct

By Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario
Archdiocese of Anchorage
January 16, 2020

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/diocesan_lists/Anchorage/2020_01_16_Anchorage_Letter_and_List.pdf

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I am writing to you today to report on the progress of the Independent Commission's review of the personnel files of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.

But first, to the victim-survivors of clerical sexual abuse, I want to say that there are no words that can restore the innocence that was cruelly and unjustly stolen from you. That your trust was betrayed by a priest or other minister of the Church whom you had a right to expect would protect you compounded the harm done to you. It is with humility, sorrow, and shame that I apologize to you, your family, friends, and community in the name of the Church for the

grievous harm you suffered.

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There is credible evidence to support the belief that fourteen people who have served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage since 1966 engaged in sexual misconduct against minors and/or vulnerable adults. I am releasing those names today.