Maryland Supreme Court: State cannot publicize those unindicted for child sex abuse by clergy

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 797

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Attorney General’s Office cannot publish the names of Archdiocese of Baltimore clergy and staff who were cited in a grand jury probe of sexual abuse of children, but never charged.

The ruling overturns two lower courts that had agreed with the attorney general that publishing the names was justified to “make public for the first time the enormous scope and scale of abuse and concealment perpetrated by …

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