It allows for the release Sept. 26 of 43 of 46 blacked-out names, including those of five high-ranking church officials who contributed to the cover-up, and nine of 10 alleged abusers.
Hudson was placed on indefinite leave after The Sun determined his identity and contacted the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. Cimino resigned from the choir shortly after the newspaper named him.
Taylor determined that the name of former Rev. Joseph F. O’Brien, No. 154 on the report’s “List of Abusers,” would remain redacted for the time being because the attorney general’s office was unable to notify him about his inclusion in the report. That meant he was not afforded an opportunity to participate in a July hearing to argue against his name being made public..
In some ways, the redactions in the attorney general’s report mirrored those cover-up efforts, said abuse survivors Jean Wehner and Teresa Lancaster. They filed a motion to participate in the court process surrounding the report’s initial release and pushed for an unredacted version to be made public.
In a statement, Archdiocese of Baltimore officials asked the public to join them in prayer for all abuse victims and anyone else affected by “the scourge of child sexual abuse.” The report was based largely on the church’s records, which the attorney general’s investigators obtained through a grand jury subpoena. Because grand jury proceedings are secret under Maryland law, attorneys representing the anonymous group sought to have proceedings about the report placed under seal and a judge who initially oversaw the case issued a gag order. The attorneys representing that initial group, William J.
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