Advocates for clergy sex abuse survivors want accused priest added to all Chicago-area diocese list

David Clohessy, volunteer Missouri director of SNAP, holds a poster with the Rev. Richard J. McGrath’s photo. McGrath is an Augustinian who once ran Providence Catholic High School. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

After being secretive for years, the Augustinian Catholic order has promised to publish early in 2024 a list of priests credibly accused of abuse.

But an advocacy group says one priest accused of child sex abuse and viewing child pornography should not only be placed on the Augustinian’s list, but on lists kept by all of the Chicago-area districts where he worked.