FORT WAYNE (IN)
Indianapolis Star
August 17, 2018
A Catholic bishop in Indiana announced Friday that he will release a list of names of priests in his territory who’ve been credibly accused of sex abuse following this week’s Pennsylvania report accusing more than 300 clergy of similar acts against 1,000 children.
The Rev. Kevin Rhoades, bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, made the announcement in a news conference and called the decision a response to a Pennsylvania grand jury report released Tuesday.
“As we’ve seen in Pennsylvania, this report and the listing of abusers has prompted new victims to come forward,” according a transcript of Rhoades’ announcement Friday. “Whether it’s now or following the posting of our list, I want the people of Fort Wayne and South Bend to know this.”
The Pennsylvania report describes Rhoades, who was bishop of the Harrisburg, Pa., Diocese from 2004-2010, as resisting disclosure of abuse-allegation details against two now-deceased priests, though he alerted prosecutors and church officials to sexual abuse complaints against the pair.
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