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Fewer than 25% of the names compiled 20 years ago have been shared with the public

In 2002, following a groundbreaking investigation by the Boston Globe into child sexual abuse by Catholic priests and the steps the church took to protect them, Cleveland prosecutors and grand jurors soon came up with a list of 145 local priests who allegedly abused children. The problem then, even after years of work by then County Prosecutor Bill Mason and the grand jury, only a handful of the suspects were charged...