28 priests, brothers credibly accused in Kansas diocese

 

March 29, 2019



Allegations of clergy sexual abuse have been substantiated against 28 priests or religious clergy in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina in central Kansas in cases mostly stemming from the 1950s to the 1980s, according to investigations by church officials.

Bishop Gerald Vincke on Friday released the names of 14 credibly accused priests after a county prosecutor, who's now a judge, audited the clergy files and a lay committee reviewed the findings. The other 14 clergy members were Capuchin brothers from two separate provinces that completed their own inquiries.

Twelve of the 14 accused priest...



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