WASHINGTON
Seattle Times
By Jennifer Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter
The Archdiocese of Seattle on Friday published a list of clergy and others accused of sexually assaulting children while serving or living in Western Washington.
The 77 individuals whose names have been published to the archdiocese website “have allegations that are either admitted, established or determined to be credible,” the archdiocese wrote in a news release.
Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain apologized for abuse in a news release.
“I express my deepest apologies for the actions of those who were in positions of trust and who violated that sacred trust by abusing the vulnerable in their care,” Archbishop Sartain said.
Included in the list of names are clergy and religious officials who served or lived in Western Washington between 1923 and 2008. Among those listed are 30 archdiocese and 16 religious priests, 14 religious brothers, one religious sister, two deacons and 14 priests from other dioceses, the archdiocese wrote in a news release.
Archdiocese spokesman Greg Magnoni said the list has been in the works for the past two years.
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