Hundreds of internal emails show executives of the New Orleans Saints were far more involved than previously known in providing public relations help to Catholic church leaders as they confronted a clergy sex abuse crisis.

Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson is implicated in a recent New Orleans Catholic Church scandal, per an AP report.

Top executives from the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans played significant roles in managing the fallout from the church abuse scandal. Emails reveal their involvement in controlling the release of an accused clergy list,