BALTIMORE (AP) - A Baltimore-based Catholic religious order that sponsors schools across the U.S., including one in Louisville, Ky., has released a list of dozens of members accused of sexually abusing children.
The full list released Friday by the Xaverian Brothers includes two current members "with a credible or established offense." The group, a separate entity not part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, says no credibly accused brothers are in active ministry.
Eighteen men on the list are dead or former brothers with a credible or established offense. Also named are 14 dead or former brothers against whom there are allegations that couldn't be "fully investigated" but for which there is a "reasonable possibility" that they occurred.
The Baltimore Sun reports the order's general superior issued a statement asking forgiveness "for this unspeakable violation of trust."
Fourteen of those who made the list were former brothers of Saint X as people with sexual offenses against minors--dating back to the 1930s.
The Vice President for Advancement at Saint X High School--Michael Littell-- said child abuse stands in direct conflict with everything we stand for and believe.
The school is asking if you or someone you know has been abused to report it to civil authorities.
The brothers operate 13 schools in Maryland, Kentucky, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, according to their website.
