ANCHORAGE (ALASKA)
Anchorage Daily News
January 16, 2020
By Michelle Theriault
The Archdiocese of Anchorage for the first time has named 14 Catholic clergy members accused by church investigators of sexually abusing children and vulnerable adults in Alaska.
The report released Thursday is the result of a 15-month investigation by a church commission into allegations of sexual abuse by clergy, church employees and volunteers over a 54-year period.
The clergy members named by the archdiocese range from a deacon to an assistant to the archbishop to the chaplain of a homeless shelter. Some of those named had not previously been identified publicly as potential offenders.
An initial review of state and federal court records shows many, if not all, were never convicted of sex crimes in Alaska.
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