Camden Diocese Must Unseal Names of Accused Clergy, Trustee Says

June 15, 2022, 8:58 PM UTC

The Diocese of Camden in New Jersey and its insurers should be forced to unseal the names of priests accused of sexual abuse, the Department of Justice’s bankruptcy watchdog told a New Jersey bankruptcy court.

The Camden Diocese hasn’t shown why the bankruptcy court should reconsider its decision to require the diocese to release unredacted records about alleged abusers, the US Trustee told the court Tuesday.

“For some reason, it appears that the debtor continues to fight against the dissemination of any documents involving information about the abusers,” the Trustee said.

Judge Jerrold N. Poslusny in April ordered the diocese ...

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