Boston Catholics name 600 paedophile priests

CATHOLIC activists have compiled an internet database listing at least 600 American priests who have faced public accusations of child sex abuse since 1996.

The list, assembled by 10 Boston Catholics operating as a group called Survivors First, is drawn from US newspaper articles and, in some cases, court documents.

Paul Baier, a software entrepreneur who led the project, said the effort has been "incredibly cautious" about choosing the priests it would name.