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	Court: Don't Reveal Abuse Victims' Names Guardian Unlimited October 1, 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6116887,00.html Burlington, Ky. (AP) - Attorneys do not have to give prosecutors the names of victims of sexual abuse by priests in northern Kentucky until a full hearing on the issue, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled. The appeals court on Friday blocked a judge's order that would have forced attorneys in the class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington to give prosecutors the names of their clients and details of the suspected abuse. The court set arguments for Oct. 11. Along with names, state Judge John Potter had ordered attorneys to give prosecutors contact information and any allegations of other abuses by the priests. Potter said the names of the victims would not be made public unless necessary. Attorney Stan Chesley, who represents the victims, and Carrie Huff, the attorney for the diocese, objected, saying that the victims were promised anonymity and that some information was passed along to prosecutors throughout the case. The dispute arose in the $84 million class-action settlement between more than 300 victims and the diocese. It was accused of covering up the misdeeds of priests and employees over a 50-year period in a diocese that once included 57 counties across a large swath of Kentucky.
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