The Southern Baptist Convention will release the names of hundreds of ministers and church workers who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, publicly revealing a list that was kept secret for over a decade.

The SBC will release the list once it ensures the names of survivors and witnesses are redacted, leaders announced Tuesday, just one day after the denomination was accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations, as detailed in a 288-page report showing victims were "met, time and time again, with resistance, stonewalling, and even outright hostility.”

“I want to say to us, now is the time to change the culture,” said Willie McLaurin, interim president of the SBC Executive Committee. “We need to be proactive in our openness, in our transparency, from this moment forward. That’s the absolute bare minimum we must do.”

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The bombshell report resulted from a seven-month investigation that alleged the country's largest Protestant denomination continually mishandled reports of sexual abuse, claiming victims were oftentimes ignored and that some leaders protected the accused abusers. The convention also kept a list of hundreds of members who were accused of abuse, which the Executive Committee quietly maintained over the course of a decade, the investigation revealed.

The decision to release the names is the first definitive action taken by church leaders since the report was made public on Monday, with the SBC meeting on Tuesday to respond to recommendations made by Guidepost Solutions, an independent firm that conducted the investigation under the direction of the denomination.

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“Promptly releasing that list is in our best interest, it’s important, it is of immediate concern to the public and to the survivor community, and we need to do it right away,” said Gene Besen, interim counsel of the Executive Committee. "It is our commitment and intent to review the unsubstantiated allegations, and if more can be substantiated, we will release those as well.”

Investigators also recommended creating an independent commission to oversee long-term reforms to how the denomination responds to allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, maintaining an alert system to warn the community of known offenders, and restricting the use of nondisclosure agreements that require victims to keep quiet in many cases.