Green Bay diocese releases list of 46 priests it knows to have sexually abused minors since 1906

GREEN BAY (WI)
Green Bay Press-Gazette

January 17, 2019

By Paul Srubas

The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay on Thursday morning released 46 names of clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors.

At a press conference on the diocesan campus, Bishop David Ricken apologized to the 98 known victims of sexual abuse by the clergy in the diocese since 1906 and called for other victims, if any, to come forward, to help make sure no abusers remain in the clergy.

“We believe you,” Ricken said of the victims, survivors and families, whom he called “my greatest concern.”

Diocesan Chancellor Tammy Basten and the Rev. John Girotti, vicar for canonical services, also spoke about the internal investigation conducted at the diocese since September to identify the clergy members.

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