New Orleans Clergy Abuse
Title: New Orleans archdiocese announces changes to how it will respond to clerical abuse claims
Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas & David Hammer WWL-TV
Publisher: NOLA.com
Date: 11FEB2021
Weeks after pledging to collaborate with a group of clergy sex abuse survivors, the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Thursday announced changes to the way it plans to respond to those who say they were molested by priests and deacons.Most significantly, Archbishop Gregory Aymond has agreed to appoint an abuse survivor to his Independent Review Board, which reviews molestation claims and advises whether a clergyman should be added to a public list of clerics who are suspected of sexually abusing minors.
He also replaced the archdiocese’s victims assistance coordinator, who has been roundly criticized by survivors as ineffectual.
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