Complicit Clergy

Priests Accused of Abuse Are Not On Sex Offender Registry

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 from USA Today by Lindsay Schnell, Sam Ruland

Thousands of Catholic priests were accused of sexual abuse, then what happened? An investigation reveals most have become the priest next door. John Dagwell said he’s earned the right to live in peace as he tries to put his past behind him. The former Roman Catholic brother, 75, pleaded guilty in a New Jersey criminal case … Read more

Religious Orders Kept Reports of Child Sex Abuse Secret for Years

December 17, 2018 from USA Today by Lindsay Schnell

Bill Reidy says he remembers every detail about the office where he was repeatedly raped by the Jesuit priest who served as his academic adviser at Loyola Academy, a private Catholic school just outside Chicago. A ficus tree in one corner, a desk chair in another. The credenza covered in photos. The door that opened … Read more