Bankruptcy
Apr. 17, 2025
Documents reveal San Francisco Archdiocese kept list of accused priests since 2003
More than 100 survivors suing the Archdiocese of San Francisco over alleged sexual abuse now have partial access to internal church records dating back two decades. The newly released documents, ordered by a bankruptcy judge, show church officials kept a list of credibly accused priests as early as 2003--information the archdiocese never made public.
The Archdiocese of San Francisco kept a secret list of at least 51 priests credibly accused of sexual abuse as far back as 2003, plaintiff's attorney Jeff Anderson said Wednesday. The disclosures came weeks after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali ordered the archdiocese to release partial records from its own internal review board as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
"I'm here today to really put light on the recent disclosure of documents that demonstra...
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