ANDERSON (SC)
Anderson Independent
February 4, 2019
By Mike Ellis
South Carolina’s top Catholics have delayed the public naming of of priests credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors.
The state’s diocese, the Catholic Diocese of Charleston, now expects to release the names by the end of March. In a December statement, the diocese had expected it to be public no later than mid-February.
Dioceses throughout the country are planning to release names of credibly accused priests this year and more than 50 dioceses have already released at least 1,250 names. More than a dozen dioceses in Texas released names last week.
The new South Carolina information would cover years from 2007 to present, according to the South Carolina diocese.
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