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Report on Clergy Abuse

- In compliance with commitments made in the Non-Monetary Plan Provisions, the Report on Clergy Abuse has been updated to include dates of clergy assignments within the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the number of Proofs of Claim filed in the Chapter 11 Complex Case, In Re The Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Case No. 20-10846 that identify the cleric as a perpetrator of Child Sexual Abuse. The fact of a claim made in a Proof of Claim naming a living cleric on this list as a perpetrator of Child Sexual Abuse has been reported to law enforcement, with a pledge of cooperation in any investigation.
  
  There have been questions around whether or not sacraments performed by these men are valid. In keeping with the centuries-old teaching of the Church, the sacrament(s) celebrated by a priest who is on the list is/are valid; there is no need to re-baptize the person or to renew the marriage vows if the sacrament was celebrated by one of these priests. Click here for additional information and Church teaching.
  
  The Archdiocese of New Orleans first published its Report on Clergy Abuse on November 1, 2018. Find that list online here.
- Living Archdiocesan Clergy
- Deceased Archdiocesan Clergy
- Clergy Incardinated into Another (Arch)Diocese or Religious Order
- Archive of Eligible Documents (housed at Louisiana State University)
- Definition of Sexual Abuse in Proofs of Claim
  
  For the purposes of this Sexual Abuse Survivor Proof of Claim, sexual abuse is defined as any of the following acts:
  
  a. Touching by the abuser of the person’s intimate body parts (genitals, breasts or buttocks), the touching by the person of the abuser’s intimate body parts, showing pictures of the person’s body or other persons’ bodies, taking pictures of the person’s body, showing pornography, or making images of the person while naked or engaged in any sexual activity, or any sexualized interaction including observing the person in bathing, toileting, or undressing which was made possible by the abuser’s position of authority, or by the inducement of the abuser, or;
  
  b. sexual intercourse, simulated intercourse, masturbation, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any intrusion, however slight, to the genital or anal openings:
  (i) Of the person’s body by any part of the abuser’s body or any object used by the abuser for this purpose;
  (ii) Of the person’s body by any part of the body of the abuser or by any part of the body of another person, or by any object used by the abuser or another person for this purpose;
  
  c. Inappropriate physical contact and/or contact that infringes upon another’s personal, physical boundaries including but not limited to groping, kissing, extended hugging, and/or any unwelcomed touching;
  
  d. Grooming or trying to create a special relationship, including but not limited to: talk of a sexual nature, talk of a romantic nature, communications expressing individual love to the person, as opposed to a salutation, providing material resources or experiences which induce the person into a relationship where trust is then violated.
  
  Exhibit A Bar Date Order Abuse Proof of Claim Form, page 2 What is Sexual Abuse? https://dr201.s3.amazonaws.com/rcano/Exhibit%20A%20Bar%20Date%20Order%20--%20Abuse%20POC%20Form_English_v3.pdf