STATEN ISLAND (NY)
Staten Island Live
February 22, 2019
By Maura Grunlund
A law firm that advocates for abuse victims has released the names of more than 110 Roman Catholic priests and other religious figures in the Archdiocese of New York who it claims have been accused of “sexual misconduct.”
The list, posted on the website of Jeff Anderson and Associates, includes the names of about 30 current or former members of the clergy with ties to Staten Island.
The unveiling of the alleged roster of shame, dubbed “The Anderson List,” coincides with a summit that Pope Francis currently is hosting with the world’s bishops to stem the growing worldwide scandal. Embattled church leaders are meeting in an effort to prevent further clergy sex-abuse against minors.
The Anderson law firm identifies monsignors, principals, pastors and parochial vicars who served on Staten Island.
Many of the cases on the list which have been deemed substantiated were previously reported by the Advance.
Near the top of the list is Monsignor Francis Boyle, the former longtime pastor at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton. The Archdiocese previously announced that Monsignor Boyle “will never serve as a priest again” after a church panel substantiated sex-abuse allegations against him.
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