Abusive, defrocked priests not monitored

Church trials under canon law are underway in the Diocese of Madison against two priests alleged to have sexually abused minors.

The church had already suspended the clerics after finding the child-abuse allegations against them to be credible. Now, as it defrocks them, expelling them from the priesthood, the men are quietly re-entering civilian life with only the barest notice to the public and no ongoing oversight by the church.

Wisconsin State Journal August 2, 2005