N.J. Catholic Dioceses Release Names Of 188 Priests And Deacons Accused Of Sexual Abuse Of Children

(NJ.com) Kelly Heyboer Feb 13 2019 5:58 PM Under mounting pressure to identify clergy accused of sexual misconduct New Jerseys five Catholic dioceses opened their files Wednesday and released the names of every priest and deacon credibly accused" of sexually abusing a child over multiple decades. There are 188 names on the lists from the five dioceses. Of those more than 100 are dead. The lists include 63 priests and deacons accused in the Archdiocese of Newark 57 in the Diocese of Camden 30 in the Diocese of Trenton 28 in the Diocese of Paterson and 11 in the Diocese of Metuchen. (One priest was listed on both the Newark and Paterson lists.) In an effort to do what is right and just we are publishing the names of diocesan clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors in the Archdiocese of Newark. This list of names is the result of an extensive review of archdiocesan records dating back to 1940. All names were previously reported to law enforcement agencies" said Cardinal Joseph Tobin head of the Archdiocese of Newark.