LOS ANGELES?Up to a dozen Roman Catholic priests in Southern California have been ordered to retire in a sex abuse scandal that has dioceses around the country under pressure to clean house. None of the priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese are believed to be involved in recent cases of sexual abuse involving minors, according to a report Monday in the Los Angeles Times.

The cases occurred as far back as 10 years ago and all the priests had undergone psychological counseling, an unidentified church source told the newspaper.

Priests 62 or older were asked to retire, while younger priests were declared “inactive.” They were offered a “generous” severance package, a source told the Times.

Dioceses nationwide have been under pressure to rid themselves of any priests with a history of sexual misconduct following a sexual abuse scandal that erupted last month in the Boston Archdiocese.