, followed a nearly four-year investigation and tallied more than 600 young victims and 158 abusive priests over 80 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Forty-three of those priests previously had not been identified in public.Dioceses’ ways of organizing such lists vary. Baltimore Archbishop William E.
The group of individuals seeking to seal the report — represented by attorneys William J. Murphy and Gregg L. Bernstein — have also asked the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to air their concerns and reveal their identities only in closed proceedings. Frosh’s office suggested that the church’s financial backing of the litigants was more self-serving than the archdiocese was letting on.
“It’s clear that they are paying to oppose the release of the report,” spokeswoman Raquel Coombs said.The archdiocese has cooperated with Frosh’s office since January 2019, turning over more than 100,000 pages of documents. Earlier this month, Frosh went to court seeking permission to release a public report on the findings of his investigation, which is based on confidential grand jury proceedings.
The Catholic Church is evil. Its never about the victims. Just keeping their money and power. Signed, a Survivor.