WE ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR AN ABUSE-FREE CHURCH

On May 9th, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that his office is seeking a court order to obtain documents pertaining to clergy sexual abuse and its institutional concealment from the Archdiocese of Seattle. Ferguson confirmed what members of the Catholic Accountability Project (CAP) had announced at a press conference in February: his office had sent subpoenas to Archbishop Étienne of Seattle, Bishop Tyson of Yakima, and Bishop Daly of Spokane last summer.

The Attorney General shared that his office sent another round of subpoenas in the spring and that the Catholic dioceses of Washington state had all refused to comply. The dioceses, led by Archbishop Étienne of Seattle refused to share any information that is not already publicly available.

THE CHURCH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

who we are

CAP is a Washington State-based initiative of Ending Clergy Abuse, a global human rights organization dedicated to ending the Church’s structural mechanisms that enable abuse. We fight for survivors because we love our Church, and we are committed to cultivating an environment within the Catholic Church prioritizing safety, well-being, and dignity for all.

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fighting for survivors

The Catholic Accountability Project (CAP) is dedicated to advocating for justice for victims of clergy sexual abuse and holding perpetrators and those who enabled them responsible for their actions.