Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 12, 2005 / 22:00 pm
In an act of good faith, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles posted on its Web site Wednesday a document that includes summaries of the confidential files of 126 priests accused of sexual abuse.
An appeals court ruling last month made it possible for the archdiocese to post the files, but they were only expected to go public in several weeks, reported The Associated Press.
The 155-report on priestly misconduct is an addendum to the archdiocese’s Report to the People of God: Clergy Sexual Abuse Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1930-2003, published Feb. 17, 2004.
The addendum has three main sections. The first provides information on the programs the archdiocese has implemented to protect children and how it is dealing with reports of abuse.