CHARLOTTE (NC)
WFAE Radio
Dec. 31, 2019
By Lisa Worf
On Monday, the Charlotte Diocese release a list of 14 clergy credibly accused of sexually abusing children. It also released names of people who worked in the Charlotte Diocese but were credibly accused elsewhere, and names of clergy accused of sexual abuse when the region was covered by the Raleigh Diocese.
But, the list is not complete in the view of Seth Langson. He’s a Charlotte attorney who has represented victims in lawsuits against the Charlotte Diocese. Some of his clients sued priests who were on the list released yesterday. He joins us now.
Lisa Worf: Why do you believe the list is incomplete?
Seth Langson: Well, I know from my own personal investigation of one more names that should be on that list that aren’t on the list. That has nothing to do with what documents, confidential documents, are seen by the Diocese. I just know there was at least one other person that wasn’t on the list.
Worf: And so how many names are we talking about, in your estimation?
Langson: I’m not certain. Terry McKiernan of Bishop Accountability, I think was quoted yesterday saying that even six or nine names that should have been on the list.
Worf: Have you spoken to any clients about the list that was released? And if so, what what do they have to say about it?
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