June 26, 2003 - Archdiocese of Boston announces new membership
of Review Board
Bishop Richard Lennon, Apostolic
Administrator of the Archdiocese of Boston, today announced the new membership
of the nine-member Review Board for the handling of allegations of clergy sexual
abuse. The Review Board is a confidential consultative body that advises the
Archbishop in the assessment of complaints of child abuse by a cleric and in
his determination of the suitability of an accused cleric for ministry. The
Board may offer advice on all aspects of these cases, whether retrospectively
or prospectively, and is responsible for the review every two years of the Policies
and Procedures for the Protection of Children. The Archbishop appoints
each member of the Review Board for a term of five (5) years, which can be
renewed.
The majority of the review
board members are lay persons who are not in the employ of the Archdiocese
and at least one member is someone who was sexually abused as a child or who
is a family member of someone who was abused as a child. In addition, one
member is a priest who is an experienced and respected pastor of the Archdiocese.
In keeping with the new Policies and Procedures, the names of the members
of the Review Board are here being made public.
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