Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia

John Douglas Edwards

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Archdiocesan Priests with Credible Allegations of Child Abuse in the Archdiocese of Atlanta”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1961

Reported assignment history:

1987-1989 St. Catherine of Siena (Kennesaw)
1987 Sacred Heart of Jesus (Atlanta)
1987 St. Pius X
1986-1987 Leave of Absence
1981-1986 St. Thomas More
1975-1981 St. Joseph (Dalton)
1974-1975 St. John the Evangelist
1973-1974 Leave of Absence
1972-1973 St. Thomas Aquinas
1967-1972 Our Lady of Perpetual Help
1966-1967 St. Jude the Apostle
1965-1966 Sacred Heart (Milledgeville)
1963-1965 Our Lady of the Assumption
1962-1963 Saint Mary (Rome)
1961-1962 St. Anthony of Padua
1961 Cathedral of Christ the King

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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