Their names WERE released, and very publicly. But you’re right that doing so brought out more people making claims.
On that score, I think that removing the bar of the statute of limitation and having an extremely low standard for "allegations" has created a "lawsuit industry" and is probably a due process problem.
FReepers are ordinarily against plaintiffs' lawyers ginning up doubtful litigation and suing for big bux . . . until they're not.
What if a priest is innocent, and his accuser is a nut or a fraud looking for a big payday? Where does he go to get his reputation back?