ProPublica, a journalism website, has released the most comprehensive of Catholic clergy credibly accused of sex abuse. The list includes many from Pennsylvania.
The searchable database — which includes hundreds of priests accused from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as well as dioceses in Scranton, Allentown, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and more — comes on the heels of a grand jury report that revealed hundreds of “predator” priests across the state, according to Patch.com.
The following are Pennsylvania Diocese on the list:
- 76 abusers from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- 108 abusers from the Diocese of Pittsburgh
- 50 abusers from the Diocese of Allentown
- 83 abusers from the Diocese of Scranton
- 72 abusers from the Diocese of Harrisburg
- 94 abusers from the Diocese of Erie
- 21 abusers from the Diocese of Greensburg
- 35 abusers from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
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