IOWA CITY, Iowa — At least 28 priests are credibly accused of having sexually abused more than 100 boys and girls while working for a Roman Catholic diocese in Iowa, church officials announced Monday. The Diocese of Sioux City identified those 28 priests as it published a long-awaited list of those who have been the subject of credible allegations of sexual abuse involving minors. ADVERTISEMENTThe list included about 5 percent of the priests who have worked for the diocese at some point since its inception in 1902. Advocates for abuse victims had long urged the diocese to release such a list, as two of Iowa’s three other Roman Catholic dioceses have done. The diocese, which operates churches and schools throughout northwestern Iowa, urged victims to come forward at that time.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 25, 2019 23:35 UTC