LAFAYETTE (LA)
The Advertiser
June 4, 2018
By Claire Taylor
Bishop Douglas Deshotel would not commit Monday to releasing the names of priests in the Diocese of Lafayette whose sexual abuse victims received settlements.
The Daily Advertiser, during a news conference Monday, asked Deshotel to release the list of priests whose sexual abuse victims were paid settlements by the diocese or its insurers.
In 2014, Bishop Michael Jarrell said the Diocese of Lafayette and its insurers paid $26 million to 123 victims of priest sex abuse between 1950 and 2002.
This occurred after sworn statements from the 1990s alleging abuse by local priests came to light.
At that time, The Daily Advertiser followed by an advocacy group asked Jarrell to release the priests’ names.
Monsignor Richard Green in 2014 responded that the diocese would not release the priests’ names. He said, “Bishop Jarrell sees no purpose in such action.”
Deshotel, questioned Monday by The Advertiser, said he was unaware of such a list or if he could release it.
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