Archdiocese of Seattle Publishes Names of Child-Sex Abusers

The Archdiocese of Seattle has published a list of 77 child-sex abusers who served or lived in Western Washington over the past several decades.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda speaks about the settlement reached between Ramsey County prosecutors and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis at a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 18, 2015. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis reached a settlement with Ramsey County prosecutors in a civil case that alleges it failed to protect children from sexual abuse. A criminal case that accuses church leaders of repeatedly ignoring misconduct by a former priest is ongoing. Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP

SEATTLE—The Archdiocese of Seattle has published a list of 77 child-sex abusers who served or lived in Western Washington over the past several decades.

Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain apologized for the actions by the nearly all-male list of priests, brothers and deacons, and at least one sister, who abused minors. He said in a letter released Friday that he is disclosing the names “in the interest of further transparency and accountability” and to continue to encourage victims of sexual abuse by clergy to come forward.

“Our work in this area will not be complete until all those who have been harmed have received assistance in healing, and until the evil of child sexual abuse has been eradicated from society,” Sartain said.

Our work in this area will not be complete until all those who have been harmed have received assistance in healing, and until the evil of child sexual abuse has been eradicated from society.

— J. Peter Sartain, Seattle Archbishop