LAFAYETTE (LA)
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
January 15, 2019
By Claire Taylor
The number of priests accused of sexually abusing children may be much higher than the 15 previously acknowledged by the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette.
As early as 2014, former Diocese of Lafayette Bishop Michael Jarrell acknowledged at least 15 priests had been accused of sexual abuse.
Some were deceased, one was no longer a priest and none were still serving in ministry, Jarrell said.
Neither Jarrell nor his successor, Bishop Douglas Deshotel, would release the list of names, despite repeated requests from The Daily Advertiser and other
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