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List of Jesuit priests facing accusations of sexual abuse includes Marquette staff
List of Jesuit priests facing accusations of sexual abuse includes Marquette staff
MILWAUKEE -- The Roman Catholic Jesuit province serving much of the eastern United States on Monday released the names of Jesuit priests who face "credible or established" accusations of sexual abuse of minors dating to 1950. The list includes eight priests in Wisconsin -- four in Milwaukee.
A letter from the Jesuits said the list was released in an effort to be transparent, but some survivors in southeast Wisconsin said this isn't enough.
The list includes three who worked at Marquette University High School, one at Marquette University and four others at another Jesuit school in southwestern Wisconsin. Two other priests from Chicago were once under the supervision of former Marquette University President Robert Wild. This fall, he pulled his name from a new residence hall, saying he mishandled allegations against three priests while working in Chicago -- before his time at Marquette University.
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"This has been a long time coming. The problem is that these lists are not complete. We have names of offenders and know of offenders who are not on this list," said Peter Isely, the founder of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, or SNAP.
The names from Midwest Jesuits include:
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Attorneys general are investigating in more than a dozen states. Isely and others have called on Wisconsin to join the investigation.
"We're hoping this is going to push, urge the new attorney general to investigate," said Isely.
Isely said there's still a long road ahead for survivors in southeast Wisconsin.
"There are a lot of survivors that have taken their lives. There are an alarming number of victims over the course of their lives, that cannot live with what happened to them," said Isely.
FOX6 News is awaiting a response from Marquette University officials.
Complete statement from Marquette University High School:
Complete statement from Peter Isely/SNAP:
Complete list of USA Midwest Province Jesuits with "established allegation(s) of sexual abuse of a minor: