![]() ![]() MORE: Bay Area church abuse victim breaks silence more than 40 years later Now, the church is also seeking confidentiality for church officials who may have covered up the criminal acts. But, court documents show as of May 4, they're facing 332 separate, active lawsuits. The Catholic Diocese of Oakland has posted photos of 21 priests who have been "credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor" and the names of dozens more problem priests and deacons from outside the diocese who lived in Oakland - older cases. Survivors attorney, Rick Simons, added: "They give lip service to that but when it comes time to actually take actions to be transparent in their words, they're as transparent as a brick wall." And that means that there's been no outreach, so this it's all a sham." I-TEAM EXCLUSIVE: Marin County man confronts past as Catholic priest accused of sex abuseĭan McNevin from the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests told the I-Team's Dan Noyes, "Not one memo has gone out to the pressures of Oakland saying, hey, Father, so and so has been accused. Then, she filed a motion to keep the names and contact information of priests and other diocese staff who may have committed child sexual abuse confidential, "to avoid the risk of identity theft and harassment." The attorney for the Catholic Diocese of Oakland first raised the issue at a hearing earlier this month, Ann Marie Uetz telling the federal bankruptcy court, "The notice and confidentiality has to do with what names will be made public." So many new claims came in, it drove the diocese to bankruptcy. 31 to file lawsuits, no matter how long ago it happened. A state law gave survivors of sexual abuse by clergy until this past Dec. They filed that motion in a federal bankruptcy court as the diocese faces hundreds of new lawsuits. (KGO) - The Catholic Diocese of Oakland is trying to keep the names of priests who abused children a secret. The Catholic Diocese of Oakland has filed a motion to keep names of priests accused of child sex abuse confidential. ![]()
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