Dallas Priests Accused Of Sexual Abuse: Full List

DALLAS, TX -- Bishop Edward Burns of the Diocese of Dallas has released a list of 31 priests who received credible accusations of sexual abuse against minors since 1950. The list was part of a coordinated effort with 14 other dioceses around the state "to begin what I believe can be a process of healing and repentance," Burns said online along with the list. In total, 286 priests were named across Texas.

Dallas' list began with an outside group of former state and federal law enforcement officers who reviewed the files of the 2,424 priests who have served the Dallas diocese since 1950, the church said online.

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"As we look back at the church’s history, our failure to protect our most vulnerable from abuse, and hold accountable those who preyed on them, fills me with both sorrow and shame," Burns said online. "But the painful yet necessary process that began in 2002 in this Diocese has also led to much-needed reforms that we continue to rigorously implement today. Going forward, we must remain vigilant. I pledge to you that we will do our best to do what is right."

The following priests from the Dallas area were named Thursday:

• Matthew Bagert, Diocese of Dallas
• Richard Brown, Diocese of Dallas
• Alejandro Buitrago, Diocese of Dallas
• Robert Crisp, Diocese of Dallas
• Paul Detzel, Diocese of Dallas
• John Duesman, Diocese of Dallas
• James Fitzpatrick, Diocese of Dallas
• Michael Flanagan, Diocese of Dallas
• Timothy Heines, Diocese of Dallas
• William Hoover, Diocese of Dallas (1969 - Diocese of Fort Worth)
• William Hughes, Diocese of Dallas
• Richard Johnson, Diocese of Dallas
• Rudy Kos, Diocese of Dallas
• William Lane, Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad - 1933), Diocese of Dallas (1958)
• Justin Lucio, Diocese of Dallas
• Patrick Lynch, Diocese of Dallas
• Henry McGill, Diocese of Mobile (1941), Diocese of Dallas (1954)
• Jeremy Myers, Order of St. Benedict (1984), Diocese of Dallas (1996)
• Edmundo Paredes, Diocese of Dallas
• Robert Peebles, Diocese of Dallas
• James Reilly, Diocese of Dallas, Diocese of Fort Worth (1969)
• Kenneth Roberts, Diocese of Dallas
• Jose Saldana, Diocese of Dallas
• Raymond (John) Scott, Diocese of Dallas
• Michael Barone, Diocese of Tyler
• Thomas Behnke, Order of Discalced Carmelites
• Gabriel Hentrich, Order of Discalced Carmelites
• Patrick Koch, Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)
• Vincent Malatesta, Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)
• Anthony Nwaogu, Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria
• Benjamin Smylie, Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)

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