USCCB official calls upon Kansas dioceses to release names of accused priests

June 23, 2010

Teresa Kettelkamp, who has served as the executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Office of Child and Youth Protection since 2005, has called upon the dioceses of Kansas to release the names of clergy accused of sexually abusing children.

“This is not what we expected,” she told the Lawrence Journal-World. “If there are other victims, it’s important to get the name out.”

 

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Further information:

• The Abuse Puzzle: Despite reforms, the full scope of clergy sex crimes in Kansas is still unknown (Lawrence Journal-World)