Catholic dioceses in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine are joining an independent system for reporting misconduct or abuse by church leaders.
The dioceses joined the system Wednesday which was started earlier this year by the Diocese of Boston.
The announcement comes two weeks after the Diocese of Manchester posted on its website the names of 73 priests dating to 1950 who are accused of sexually abusing children. The
Vermont diocese is expected to publish a similar report soon.
Hosted on the EthicsPoint website, the system is confidential and allows alleged victims to file abuse claims anonymously.
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