WASHINGTON
Kent Reporter
by STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter Courts, Government Reporter
One priest and 12 other religious brothers or sisters who taught at the former Briscoe Memorial School in Kent between 1939 and 1969 are part of a published list of 77 child sex abusers released on Friday by The Archdiocese of Seattle.
“I am publishing a list of clergy and religious brothers and sisters for whom allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been admitted, established, or determined to be credible,” said Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain in a letter posted on The Archdiocese of Seattle website. “These are individuals known to have served or resided in the Archdiocese. This action is being taken in the interest of further transparency and accountability, and to continue to encourage victims of sexual abuse by clergy to come forward.”
Independent consultants helped compile the list of 77 abusers who served or lived between 1923 and 2008 in Western Washington.
Since the late 1980s, the archdiocese has paid out approximately $74 million in settlements for 392 claims of sexual abuse of minors. These payments have come from insurance carriers, the archdiocese’s self-insurance plan, and the sale of archdiocesan held property.
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