Maryland AG investigation identifies over 150 priests accused of abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese
The investigation by Maryland's attorney general identified 158 Roman Catholic priests who were accused of abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years.
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An investigation by Maryland's attorney general identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore who have been accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years, according to court records filed Thursday.
Attorney General Brian Frosh announced that his office has completed a 463-page report on the investigation, which began in 2019.
He filed a motion in Baltimore Circuit Court to make the report public. Frosh told CBS BaltimoreThursday that he hopes releasing the report would bring "accountability, change and a sense of justice for the hundreds of victims."
"For decades, survivors reported sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests and for decades the Church covered up the abuse rather than holding the abusers accountable and protecting its congregations," according to the court filing. "The Archdiocese of Baltimore was no exception."
The report, titled "Clergy Abuse in Maryland," identifies 115 priests who were prosecuted for sex abuse and/or identified publicly by the archdiocese as having been "credibly accused" of sexual abuse. It also includes an additional 43 priests accused of sexual abuse but not identified publicly by the archdiocese, the court filing said.
