Coalition of victims and lawyers issues warning, seeks information after appeals court paves way for release of abusive priest

But the cardinal, when notified that McCormack had been taken into custody by Chicago police in August 2005 for allegedly abusing a boy, did not remove him from ministry until a second arrest in January 2006. Later, outside auditors uncovered more than 30 missteps by the archdiocese in its handling of the McCormack case.