Demands Made For Providence Diocese To Release Priest 'Secret Files'

(Providence, RI)--There is some dissatisfaction with the list released by the Providence Catholic Diocese of priests who have been credibly-accused of sex abuse.Fifty clergy members were named in a list released on Monday.The non-profit group helping sex abuse victims called Road to Recovery is calling on Bishop Thomas Tobin to release "secret files" of everyone on the list for the benefit of survivors and parishioners.Mitchell Garabedian, a lawyer known for representing sex abuse victims, agreed, saying it was in the interest of the diocese to be fully transparent.The diocese responded by saying the list was complete and was the result of a thorough review by a law enforcement expert.


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