New Orleans archbishop ignored board findings on clerics accused of abuse

Gregory Aymond promised to be transparent' - but a Guardian investigation found that he hid allegations, and an expert questions whether it was against Vatican policy

A board which helps the Roman Catholic archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond, evaluate abuse allegations against priests and deacons in six cases found clergymen to be credibly accused only for Aymond to ignore the findings and conceal them from the public, a Guardian investigation has found.

Aymond's management of the cases in question as the leader of the US's second-oldest archdiocese is outlined in a memorandum which attorneys for victims of clerical sexual abuse prepared and handed to law enforcement in the latter part of last year.