A little slowly…

Among the 14 accused priests is former Wright State University pastoral minister Ellis Harsham, who left active ministry a decade ago amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Archdiocese officials lost track of Harsham and did not realize until last fall that he had not been officially removed from the priesthood, said Dan Andriacco, spokesman for the Archdiocese.

“I don’t know if our obligation to him has ceased or not, but he is not taking money from us,” Andriacco said.

He said the remaining 13 priests are receiving salaries, benefits and a housing allowance, which will continue until they are removed from the priesthood. All but two of the 14 served Miami Valley parishes at some point.

Some of the accused priests — Andriacco won’t say how many — have asked the Vatican to remove them from the priesthood. Others “have said they are going to fight it every step of the way,” he said.