Buffalo, United States
Whistleblower goes public with call on bishop to resign
A whistleblower who leaked diocesan files on alleged clerical abusers has appeared on television calling for her former boss, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, to resign. Siobhan O’Connor, who was his executive assistant, leaked documents showing 118 priests had been credibly accused of abuse – nearly three times as many as the diocese had admitted. She told the CBS programme 60 Minutes: “What I saw really left me with no other option. Because at the end of my life, I’m not going to answer to Bishop Malone. I’m going to answer to God.” Bishop Malone said that he was “stunned and dismayed” by the allegations and that he had a good record on abuse.
