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James F. Kauffmann 2017 Ordained in Ireland. It notes the report in Los Angeles in 2013 of abuse in 1970. It notes allegation in 2007 of abuse in the 1960s in CA, handled by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. John Wentworth Rea 2002, March Abuse was alleged at St. Benedict in Montebello, CA. 31 Rev. Faculties removed 2006 and restored in 2008. Suit filed in 12/03. Massive LA archdiocese settlement for $660M for 500+ cases 7/14/07 just prior to this trial. Kenneth M. Rizer 1974 New suits 6/09, 8/10, 12/10 and 3/13. Accused along with six other priests in a 1984 civil suit of abuse of a girl in 1984. Encinas went on inactive leave in 1998. Report in 2016 of incident in 1978. Named in at least one civil suit. Report to diocese of incidents in 1957. An adult woman also accused him of fathering her child. To Portland OR 1998. Accusations involved children at Maryvale, which was a Catholic orphanage in Rosemead. Msgr. SNAP sued him for malicious prosecution and settled. Accepted plea bargain 2013; released for time served. All fled the country (with support from Archdiocese) after suits filed. Mar 12, 2021. Received treatment in NM in the mid-1980s; also worked there. Francis J. Klemmer 1953 Sentenced to three years in prison in 5/06. Spent time at St. Augustines Monastery in Kansas City, Kansas Personnel file released 09/09/13. Retired in 1997. Reinstatement to Agana archdiocese announced 4/15/15 after L.A. archdiocese reviewed case and said, since there appeared to have been no settlement and Wadeson was not convicted, Wadeson was a priest in good standing.. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its updated list 12/6/18. Archdiocese investigated, determined evidence did not support the charges. Allegedly raped a nun in the Philippines, who gave birth to a son ion 1983. Among them was the Rev. William Paul Byrnes 1963 Admitted the abuse, sent to treatment. 8 Rev. L.A. archdiocese counts two accusers ion its 2004 report. Marianist personnel file released 7/13 as part of 2007 L.A. settlement. Permanently removed from ministry 3/30/02. Extern in L.A. at some point. Arrested again 1/06. Personnel files released by Order in 7/13 do not actually specify child abuse, but he do admit that celibacy had always been an issue for him. Accused of abuse of four St. Francis of Assisi parish altar boys 1957-62, per 2003 civil suit. Police investigated in 2002. Garay was named in the 2005 Los Angeles archdiocesan report addendum. The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh confirmed. A total of 13 accusers per archdiocese list. 13 Rev. 25 Rev. Extern priest from Philippines working in the L.A. archdiocese in the early 1990s, without permission. Civil suit filed in 2002; dismissed. 13 Rev. Assigned to L.A. parishes 1982-91, then on Sick Leave 1991-93. Fled to Sri Lanka in 1990 or 1991 before police could arrest him. Named publicly as accused by the Los Angeles archdiocese on its list 1/31/13. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its updated list 12/6/18. 3 Msgr. Died 5/22/95. Served as administrative officer and treasurer for archdiocese until Mahoney became archbishop in 1985. Included in 2004 L.A. archdiocesan report. Robert E. Dillon 2002, June Simon 1963-67 at St. Benedicts Church in Montebello, CA. Michael McDermott 1972 Sued in 2003. Died by suicide in his Washington DC home in 12/96, age 50. Arrested in 2003; charged with abuse of teens. John D. Boddie 2009 Accuser was acquitted of felony assault and elder abuse at trial 7/5/12. 17 Rev. Named in civil suit filed 2003. Sentenced to three years probation 1/25/06 for misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Placed on leave again in 2006. On Jesuits West Province list 12/7/18. Worked next in Fresno, which was established as a diocese in 1967, from L.A. New accusations in 2002. 12 Rev. Name quietly added, along with 23 others, to the Los Angeles archdioceses Final Addendum posted on its website 1/31/13. Died 3/14/11. Summary: Victim claimed she was sexually assaulted by Pierce beginning in 1968, when she was 12, and continuing until she was about 20. He was also arrested in 2006 after recording someone in the men's bathroom at South Hills Village Mall. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the jail told KDKA-TV that Spisak was found unresponsive in his cell on Jan. 22 but was reportedly alert and stable after a response by a medical team. that priest Lawrence Lovell, who was convicted in 2003 of child molestation and sentenced to 14 years in prison, molested an altar boy from 1982 to 1984 while serving at the San Gabriel Mission Church. Clarify the penalties for a continuing failure to report child abuse. Named in archdiocesan report addendum. Claims settled in 7/07 when archdiocese agreed to $660M settlement with over 500 plaintiffs. 27 Rev. Archdiocese reportin 2004 notes two accusers, with incidents 1967-79. Arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1960s, assigned to a Pico Rivera parish. 27 Rev. 28 Rev. 18 Rev. Pre-novitiate candidate, later a religious brother. George Zahn 2022 Personnel file released 5/12. Order settled. Gaudencio Pugat 2022 Were you or someone you know sexually abused? Resigned as Bishop of the Santa Rosa diocese in 1999 after a priest sued him over sexual a relationship. Included in the archdioceses 2004 report of accused priests. Accused of abuse of a minor 1961-63, per Los Angeles archdiocesan report addendum. Allegations received in 1999 and 2004 of the sexual abuse of minors 1961 and in the 1970s. Behind every name there is a story. The church has previously violated coronavirus public health orders. Publicly named as accused on the Los Angeles archdioceses updated list 12/6/18. Francis Vincet Bambrick 1983 Salazar died in 1972. 5 Rev. RELATED STORY: Several Greensburg priests named in grand jury sex abuse report still living, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, former Pittsburgh bishop, defends himself ahead of grand jury report, Diocese of Pittsburgh: Incidents by decade, Report: Ring of 'predatory priests' shared, photographed victims, Parishioners react to church sex abuse investigation, SNAP responds to release of grand jury report, What to do if you're a victim of child sexual abuse, FULL VIDEO: Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses catholic sex abuse grand jury report. Arthur John Taylor 1974 Per 5/7/15 lawsuit, abuse in 2001-02 of a 12-13 year-old boy. Accused in 1971 of abuse of a high school boy 1958-64, per 2004 archdiocesan report. We're OK with a time limit for lawsuits, as long as it's a long time limit, and Pennsylvania's is pretty good until the victim reaches age 30, which is longer than in most other states. At least 3 civil suits and 2 criminal indictments filed 1986-87 in MS. One plaintiff claimed abuse by Thorne 1980-86 beginning when he was age 14 in at Holy Ghost church in the Jackson diocese. Case included in massive 7/07 $660M settlement by L.A. Archdiocese with 508 plaintiffs. Accused of abuse of two minors 1978-79 at St. Anthony Seminary and another location, per archdiocesan report. Accused of abuse occurring 1978-79. 19 Rev. Died in 1984. 17 Rev. Personnel file released 1/13. Personnel file released 1/13. Anthony Carmone, Fr. Deceased | Abused boys and accused of abuse of at least one girl. Thomas J. Mercer 1901 11 Rev. Antonio R. Malabad 2019 Also confessed to fondling a 14-year-old seminarian in Colombia previously. Lindners testimony stricken. Personnel file was released by the order 7/13 but does not include information on alleged abuse. Extern priest from Argentina. It notes the one allegation received in 1994 of abuse in Los Angeles in 1968. 19 Rev. Patrick Donahue 1898 Named in the 2004 in L.A. archdiocesan report. On the Little Rock dioceses list updated 2/8/19. 16 Rev. Settlement 1995. Personnel files on 25 priests, including Hawkes released 1/13. Died in 1996 or 1999. Still active priest there as of 2013. Accused, along with 6 other priests, of abusing a girl 1978-84. 2 Rev. Faculties revoked in 2000. Accused of abuse of two minors in 1959, per the 2004 archdiocesan report. Accusation in 1991 that he abused one boy and possibly two 1964-1970. Please enter valid email address to continue. The church paid for six months of counseling for the victim before he was placed in a hospital for suicide prevention treatment. James Dorson 2022 Entered retirement home in 1998. Sued 1986. Suit was settled 5/02 for $10K. Diocesan property, including parishes and rectories. Would allegedly sexually abuse boys under the guise of wrestling. Arrested for probation violations 11/11 and 9/12. Lopez was deported, per CA Sex Offender Registry. Accused in 2004 of sodomizing an 11-year-old boy in 1967-68 while associate pastor at St. Louise de Marillac parish in Covina CA. Sued several times. Archdiocese knew as early as 2009 that he was working for the school district. Likely returned to Mexico. Prior to ordination, Loomis was known as Brother Beckett. Pham Q, Thuy 2017 The 77-year-old former priest had been in the Allegheny County Jail since January. Pled guilty in 12/91 to abuse of four boys 1985-1991. Personnel files were to be released in Fall 2012. Now-deceased priest who taught at Pittsburgh's Central Catholic High School accused of sex abuse, WEBVTT CHANDI CHAPMAN, ACTION NEWS 4. Joseph McCrossan 1972 Personnel file released 1/13. Admitted during treatment that he had been in trouble due to his sexual behavior. From Ireland. 18 Rev. Emilian was a Christian of Dorostrium on the Danube (Silistria). Died in 1996. Our venerable father, Sisoes the Great, Hermit and Anchorite in Egypt. On the Santa Barbara Province Franciscans List 7/231/9. Accused of abuse of two 1973-77, per 2004 L.A. archdiocesan report. Also worked in Oakland diocese. Joseph Bogaczyk 1965, 14 Rev. 3 Rev. Accused of abuse of a boy, ages 12-17, in the 1970s. Civil suit filed 2003. Allegations noted to have been received in 2010 of abuse in the 1960s. Included in the archdioceses 2004 report on accused clergy. Martin John Harrison 1981 Personnel file released 5/12. 8 Rev. Also worked in the Oakland diocese. Died 1/14/03. 1 Rev. It notes sexual abuse of a minor in 1973 reported in 1990, and living in an elder care facility in MO since 2004. Added to the KC-St Joseph list; one substantiated allegation of abuse in the diocese noted. Saint Andrew the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church, Monroeville, PA: Added to the Diocese of Stocktons list 11/12/20, which notes he was assigned 1961-63 to St. George Parish. Msgr. Pleaded no contest in 3/02 of providing pornographic material to two boys and to misdemeanor sexual battery on one of them between 1999-2000 at Epiphany Church in South El Monte. Named in 8/06 settlement. McKinley E. Williams 2002 On the Stockton dioceses list 11/12/20, where he worked 1964-65. Thomas A. Rankin 1942 Reports to the archdiocese in 2013 and 2015, of incidents alleged to have occurred in 1995 and in 2013. 10 Rev. Convicted in 1989 of abuse of a boy. Accused of abuse of one girl in 1987. Deceased. Left priesthood in the late 1960s. Sued in 2003, accused of abuse between 1972-80. 30 Rev. Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Boardman, OH: Thomas Charles Healey 1958 Tentative settlement of $16M reached between 9 plaintiffs and Jesuit order in 5/07. Assigned to Jesuit high schools in CA and AZ until 1958. 28 Rev. Thomas Maroun Summers 1992 Reports to the archdiocese 1992 and 2009, of incidents alleged to have occurred in 1980-81. Retired. Oldest | Accused of abuse of a minor in 1964-65. Lifetime of Prayer and Penance imposed in 2017. Placed on leave in 2004. Placed on leave. On his orders list 6/12/19. Laicized 5/9/06. Pled no contest to battery and assault of students at San Fernando Mission minor seminary. 11 Rev. Opened sex shop/adult book store in Bozeman, MT in 1981. Married a woman with three boys in 1995. 19 Rev. While most of the cases are old and the clergy accused are retired or deceased, just two weeks ago Shapiro announced that Father Tomas Sweeney of the Greensburg Diocese had pled guilty to indecent assault. There have been other reports about child sex abuse within the Catholic Church. He was also removed from the Marianists West Hills community. Named as accused on the Los Angeles archdioceses updated list 12/6/18. Named publicly as accused by the Jesuits West Province in its list 12/7/18. The jail says Spisak died at the hospital. Reportedly, at least seven sued in 2003 alleging abuse in the 1960s. Paul T. Gaughan 2011 David Bonnar Rev. Added to the Stockton dioceses list in 11/20. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list updated 12/6/18. On the Santa Barbara Province Franciscans list 5/31/19. John A. Keliher 1947 Criminal charges dropped in 7/03 due to CA Supreme Court ruling. Named in a lawsuit by one person alleging abuse in 1967-68. To read the full statement, visit this link. 31 Rev. Deceased, per 2004 Archdiocese list. Extern priest from Philippines working in Archdiocese since 1978. Named in at least one civil suit. Another allegation in 2003. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list updated 12/6/18. From Ireland, ordained in Los Angeles. In 2012 an adult told the order Reina made an improper advance toward him in 2000. Both sisters settled as part of $660M settlement in 7/07. Accused of abuse occurring 1965-75. John T. Driscoll 1933 Two female cousins filed a civil suit in 2003. The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid scandal. James Francis Clifford 1966 Report in 2011 of incidents in 1960. Norman Metsy - have completed their earthly pilgrimage and have . Francis James Byrne 1994 All included in massive LA archdiocese $660M settlement in 7/07. Retired in 1986. Worked as priest in MT. Thomas A. Henry 2005 James M. Bachner, MDiv Pastor Personnel file released in 1/13. 4 Rev. He was a priest from Newark NJ working in LA archdiocese. Assigned 2000-2002 to Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles. Accused of abuse of a minor in 1963, per archdiocesan report. (See information in two petitions filed fall 2009.) Record of abuse began shortly after ordination. New trial ordered 9/11. Accused by a woman in 2002 of abuse as a minor 1968-73. Patrick Francis Quinn 1995 Donald J. Cavey, 2019 4 Rev. Reported in 5/19 to be working at a church in Mexico. Worked in Barrow 1966-71. Accused of abuse occurring 1963-64. Michael D. Godfrey 1931 Saint Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Church, Clarence, PA: Professed vows as a Marianist in 1974. Personnel file released by Order. 26 Rev. On the Paulists list 3/8/19. 16 Rev. Pled guilty in 12/08. One of of seven priests of the Tijuana, Mexico archdiocese who were removed without privileges as of 6/20/14. Sentenced to 5 years probation. To Sacramento; removed 2003. Moved to Amarillo diocese in 1991. Anthony Tohill 1959 Charged with 14 felony counts. Accused of abuse of a teenage girl 1973-77, and fathering her child. From Huejutla, Mexico. 4 Rev. 10 Rev. Died 1/27/16. 7 Rev. In 2004 L.A. archdiocese counted one accuser. Arrested 7/12 after two women and a 17-year-old girl complained that he had sexually assaulted them. Very limited personnel file released 7/13 (2 pages). William L. Pitt 2015 Subsequently abused in Baker diocese in Oregon. Settlement with two men in 2007. Archive Remembering our Deceased Priests Advertisement A grave marker is seen at sunset outside St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Neenah, Wis. (CNS photo/Brad Birkholz, for The Compass) Remembering our Deceased Priests Keep close the memories of our brothers with whom we have lived and served Father David J. Bonnar Comments Off No criminal charges filed due to insufficient evidence. We also are broadening the scope of Priesttalk by adding Father Ronald Raab, CSC. Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church, Youngstown, OH: Charged in CA in 2003 with molesting two 14-year-old boys between 1980-1982 [per 2004 archdiocesan report he abused only one]. Claim included in 7/07 massive $660M settlement by L.A. archdiocese. Thomas Dowling 1909 Michael Francis Igoe 1963 From Ireland. When the Cardinal's legal counsel informed the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office about this error prior to the Release of the Report the Attorney General and his Senior Deputy refused to acknowledge the mistake and refused to take any steps to correct the dramatic use and misattribution of the phrase in the Report.". (Name in suit is spelled Dougherty.) Accused of abuse between 1973-1978. The Archdiocese of Washington, which Cardinal Wuerl leads now disputes some of the report. Reverend Michael Kunitz. However, the handwriting does not belong to then-Bishop Wuerl as the writers of the Report mistakenly assumed. 9 Rev. Civil suit filed in 1984. August 14, 2018 / 11:05 PM Settlement with 4 in 3/13 for $9.9M. In 1991 returned to Ireland after allegation he abused a girl in Los Angeles. In 2007, the archdiocese paid to settle around $660 million to 508 victims of child sexual abuse in one of the largest child sexual abuse settlements in the United States. L.A. archdiocese in 2004 counted two accusers. Saint Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church, Monessen, PA: Named in Los Angeles archdiocesan report with three accusers and incidents 1975-89. Youngest | Accused in 1993 of abuse in the early 1960s. Provisionally listed here as a brother. Died 11/20/10. Report in 2012 of incidents 1959-1962. Placed on leave 1985. Claims included in massive $660M L.A. archdiocese settlement of 7/07. Working in L.A. in 1981; incardinated 1987. Accused of abuse of a minor in 1959, per 2004 archdiocesan report. Saints Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Uniontown, PA: Alistair McKay C.Ss.R. Archdiocese could not determine whether Serratos had been granted. 19 Rev. Convicted 7/1/05. Sintef was sent to treatment in MD, then left the priesthood. New suit filed 3/11 in NV alleged abuse of a 7th-grade boy at St. Christopher Elementary School in North Las Vegas. 19 Rt. Promised to return to face charges but did not. As many as 23 accusers. Accused of abuse 1985-86. 20 Rev. Criminal charges dropped due to CA Sup Court ruling. Per archdiocese in 2004, accused of abuse of one person in 1993. Harman died in 2006. SF archdiocese withdrew privileges as of 07/21/14. (See additional information in two suits filed Fall 2009.) Accused in a lawsuit that settled in 2020 in the low five figures of sexually abusing a girl, age 10, in 1968. William A. Stickle 2016 Deposition of the Venerable Robe of The Theotokos, in the church of Blachernae at Constantinople in the reign of the Emperor Leo and his consort Irene. 21 Rev. Name included on Seattle archdioceses list 1/15/16. "Pennsylvanians can finally learn the extent of sexual abuse in these dioceses. HIs accusers said he also abused other altar boys, and that he rushed through mass so he could molest them. Chaplain 1993-2002 at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. 3 Rev. Peter Van Ganzewinkel 1978 4 Rev. Vincent Joseph Murphy 1956 Report to archdiocese in 2016 of incidents in about 1967. Arrested on new charges 7/09. Got three years probation. In all of these acts of prayerful remembrance there is much to be gained, not only for them but for us, because in remembering them I believe they remember us. 4 Rev. Three siblings filed suit in 1/08 against Salesians alleging 1960s abuse. The L.A. archdiocese counted eight accusers. Ryan died in 1988. William Nolte 2002 13 Rev. Civil suit filed in 2003 claimed abuse in 1932. Accused by two people of abuse when they were boys in Southern CA 1974-77. On Los Angeles archdiocese list 12/18/18. Archdiocese was to release personnel files as part of 2007 $660M settlement with 508 plaintiffs. Archdiocese contributed to support of child after dismissal of one suit. Laicized 12/19/07. Dallas Bishop reassigned him to parish after suit dismissed, but parishioners forced him to quit in 2003. Noted to have been accused in 1993 of abuse 1967-93 in L.A. Named publicly as accused on the archdioceses updated list 12/6/18. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sykesville, PA: Reportedly in 2004, name added to list of accused priests affiliated with the Diocese of Tucson. It notes sexual abuse of a minor 1957-59, reported in 1993. Ordained in the Philippines. Included in 3/21 on the Rockville Centre dioceses list of accused, noting alleged abuse at St. Josephs in Ronkonkoma, among other places. Three new suits filed Fall 2009 alleged that Johnson and Philip Wolfe abused three others when they were students at St. Anthonys beginning in 1979. 1 civil suit filed. Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Scottdale, PA: SS. Name sometimes spelled Kenney. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles includes the counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Named as accused in the 2005 Addendum to Archdiocese Report. Archdiocese investigated in 2004 and decided allegations were unfounded. St. Pancratius, Priest-Martyr, Bishop of Taormina, was a disciple of St. Peter the Apostle, who sent him as a missionary Bishop into Sicily, where he laid down his life for Christ. Died in 2016. Charles A. Kelly 2001 Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Morgantown, WV: Accused of abuse of 1 1968-71. Laicized in 5/05. Her charity cost her life. Laicization announced 2/05. Retired and faculties removed in 2/02. He was returned to Argentina when the girl became visibly pregnant and was allowed parish ministry in the Diocese of Concordia. One of several named in 1995 suit; settled. Named in a civil suit. Claims included in $28M settlement by the Franciscans in Santa Barbara. 10 Rev. Left his order in 2001. A priest at a Catholic church in San Francisco . Sharpe was the boys confessor. Believe he was removed from priesthood after he opened the book store. Paul D. Jenkins 1997 The holy priest-martyr Theodore Romza, Bishop of Mukachevo, brave defender of the Byzantine Catholic Church, killed by the Soviets A.D. (1947). Raymond Lukac, impregnated a 17-year-old girl, forged another pastor's signature on a marriage certificate then divorced the girl shortly after she gave birth. Named in at least one civil suit. To share your thoughts on this column or any others, follow The Priest on Twitter @PriestMagazine and like us on Facebook. Loomis served as canonical investigator for allegations of abuse beginning 2001. It notes an allegation received in 2014 of incidents 1972-77. Settlement in AZ in 2005/2006 under bankruptcy plan for five claiming abuse by Barmasse. Church did not believe allegations. Mathias Faue released in 7/13. Named in 2006 L.A. Times Database of abuse 1979-80 at Rancho San Antonio in Chatsworth. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A priest in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of sexually abusing a minor. Personnel files released in 1/13 show he was also alleged to have abused a boy. He was the son of John Z. Kocisko and Anna Somos. Hyacinth and Emilian, Martyrs. A 2003 civil suit alleged abuse of one 1949-57. Found in 2010 working with young men as a priest in Tijuana, Mexico. Name quietly added, along with 23 others, to the Los Angeles archdioceses Final Addendum posted on its website 1/31/13. Summary: Diocese paid at least $425,000 in settlements to the families of five alleged victims, including two brothers Father "Denny" was accused of molesting in their home as well as at Seven. He reportedly left ministry in 2008 and married. While I understand this Report may be critical of some of my actions, I believe the Report confirms that I acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse. Civil suits filed in L.A. archdiocese and Baker diocese. Accused in 1995 of abuse of teen girl 1968-71 while he was at St. Anselms. 27 Rev. Died in 2004. Sued in 2003 by a man who claimed abuse 1956-58, while he was a student at Loyola High School and Sullivan was attached to Jesuit faculty residence. Archdiocese said allegations appeared credible. The Salesians reportedly had received an allegation in 2000 that Reina molested a child in 1975, prior to ordination. Peter Rabil 1964 Died 5/13/90. The vicar of clergy in charge of checking records resigned. 24 Rev. Since California enacted its new statute of limitations and lookback window, many victims have come forward telling their stories and fighting for justice. On leave 1984-2006. William A. McKeefry 1930, 13 Rev. Named in at least one suit in 2003. 2 Rev. Cardinal Electors E. Joseph Patrick McLean 1997, 16 Rt. On Stocktons 12/20 list, where he worked 1982-85. Also required to register as sex offender. Assigned 6/-86-6/88 to prison ministry while in residence at Queen of Most Holy Rosary in Roosevelt, NY. 12 Rev. The 2010 Catholic Directory showed him to be retired in the Dallas Diocese.

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