First, I wish to express my prayerful support for all victims of sexual abuse. I abhor the evil of sexual abuse.
Secondly, in relation to the arrest of David Poulson, I wish to emphasize there was no cover-up of sexual abuse.
In 2010, I received a fourth-hand allegation about Poulson’s contact with a young adult man. There was no allegation of physical abuse or of contact with a minor. I contacted diocesan counsel.
I then immediately tried to contact the young man.
