Summary: Areviewofinformation received fromtheDioceseofAllentown indicates thatthechurchwasawareofFather ThomasJ.Bender's predatory behavior asearly as1972,whenBenderwascaughtinacar withamale studentfrom NativityHigh School, where Benderwasassigned. Summary: On Feb. 8, 1994,a femaleallegedthat Kaczmarczyk had sexually abused her three nephews, ages 11, 14 and 15,at the rectory in Donoraand alsoat his home in Florida. In January 1986, other documented concerns regarding Kryston included "drinking and fooling around with girls," arranging a dinner for two in the rectory with aneighth-gradegirl andasking a class how they would feel if they were naked answering the telephone. Summary:During his years in ministry, Graff raped scores of children. While awaiting sentencing on his criminal charges, the Diocese sent Murray to two treatment facilities. In 1988, a woman wrote the diocese to obtain help for her son, who was abused by Spangenberg and another priest from his order was helping them with counseling. A third teen engagedin a sex act with Ganter onSept. 30, 1943. He said that Meder invited the Troy Hill neighborhood children into North Catholic HighSchoolto see his stamp collection on Saturdays. We are not shaking hands or greeting members with hugs. Shields asked the victim to sit in the television room of the rectory so Shields could give him a massage. Director, Camp St. Andrew, Tunkhannock, PA, 9/1967 - 9/1968: Asst. Summary:At the age of 14, a boy was sexually abused by Father J. Pascal Sabas beginning in 1964. A second victim reported that he would have her come to his office and he would undress her, French-kissed her and stated she would be nice to marry even though it meant leaving the priesthood., Summary: An allegation was made that from 1985-1986, Honart sexually abused a bou when he was in the fourth grade at Holy Cross. Hudock' s current employment status is not known, but he operates his own religious website titled, "Faith Meets World" and has written religious books for Liturgical Press under his given name, as well as the pen name "Barry Michaels.". The Archdiocese stated in a letter back in 1995 that concerns were raised about Father Jesus, but nothing specific was presented. Pastor, Holy Trinity, Swoyersville, PA, 9/1977 - 9/1979: Asst. The boy noted that Spangenberg was a really sick guy he would have person urinate and defecate on him.. Summary: This group of nine priests contained specific complaints with allegations including offenses against children as young as five years old, some reports made as recently as 2017. He put his hand on the daughters' buttocks and said "she has a nice tight ass." A civil lawsuit against Altavilla and the Diocese was settled in 2014. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. All three men and several of their sisters testified that Jeselnick and a previously unidentified deacon would come to their house and get intoxicated. ", Strassner was sent to see a counselor who, after meeting with Strassner, advised the Diocese that there was "a lot more going on here than Father Strassner has admitted.". In 2010, Patil requested that he be allowed to return to the Diocese and exercise his public ministry. The victim reported Boylan anally raped him. In 2006, avictim statedthat between 1975 and 1981, when he was about 14 years of age, Cautela molested him multiple times while on church property and at Bear Lake in Seven Springs. The diocese made arrangements to counsel the victim and arranged for various agencies to assist him and his family financially. While the priest was never mentioned in the memorandum, he did state that the priest in question died in 1958. Pastor, St. Francis, Eagles Mere, PA, 9/1966 - 9/1972: Pastor, St. Ignatius, Kingston, PA, 9/1972 - 9/1985: Pastor, St. Peter, Scranton, PA, 9/1985 - 9/1987: Pastor, St. Therese, Shavertown, PA, 9/1987 - 2/1991: Pastor, St. Francis, West Hazleton, PA, 6/1927 - 9/1927: Asst. Residence at, 8/28/1981 - 6/14/1985: Faculty, Cathedral Preparatory, Residence at, 4/23/1983: Chaplin, Catholic Scouting Committee, 6/14/1985 -1/20/1986: Faculty, Elk Co. Christian, Residing at Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg PA. According to the victim, his grandparents arranged for him to be employed at St. Mary doing odd jobs forDemsher. Summary: While in Los Gatos, California, Van der Putten had indecent acts with a 15-year-old girl, and attempted the same with another girl, age 17, around 2000. In November 2014, a man said Pucci touched him sexually in 1981 and 1982 at a church in Corapolis. He eventually had her submit to intercourse with him. In a letter dated 1991 detailing his progress in therapy, Chludzinski admitted that he and a friend engaged in sexual contact with an 18-year-old male. Rigney's letter was in response to a letter sent to the Allentown Diocese from a relative of the victim. The touching occurred over a one-year period from 1966 to 1967. The victim said the abuse was from Wolk and Father Leo Burchianti. Oris also sexually abused her older sister from when the older sister was in the third or fourth grade, and continued until she was in fifth grade. Pastor, Sacred Heart, Peckville, PA, 2/1966 - 6/1967: Asst. Summary: In 1965, a priest received a phone call that Procopio molested girls in the seventh and eighth grades at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Harrisburg. This site documents the theft of Solid Rock Church in Elk River MN by its Senior Pastor William Neal Matthews. Cofenas wrote: "Yes, I have failed again, but my problem is not so totally out of hand that I cannot with God's help and Dr. Zanni, work to master my situation. The victim said the abuse would last about 20 to 30 minutes each time, over the course of a year. The victim made a second report to the Diocese in March 2004. Pastor, St. Lucy, Scranton, PA, 5/1970 - 9/1972: Asst. In earlyDecember1988,O'Donnellwas informed of the complaints against him and ordered to disassociate himself from the supervision of the athletic programs. He did not deny that it happened. Thursday Service. Cautela claimed that the victim asked for $20,000 in in 2003 in exchange for not exposing Cautela as a pedophile. They fell asleep under the covers and Somma cuddled him like a teddy bear., The second victim said Somma had him fly from Ludwig, Illinois to the Pittsburg area, where they would watch pornography and talk about masturbation. In 1994, Wellinger was stopped by officers for driving under the influence of alcohol. Tucci normalized the conduct by tickling the victim in front of the victim's parents. Staff Writer Denise Wilson contributed to this report. Lesniak forced the victim to perform oral sex on him. Summary: The diocese received a letter in June 1967 that revealed Roemele was engaged in sexual misconduct with four different young boys. Even afterPindelwas transferred, he would continue to go to the victim's house, take the victim places and often give the victim money. Bishop Walker shepherds a growing and multi-cultural flock of members varying in age, race and socio-economic backgrounds. Summary: On January 7, 2004, an adult male reported he had been sexually abused as a child by Maloney beginning when he was in the eighth grade and continuing intohis freshman high school year. While she pretended to be hypnotized, Zmijewski instructed her to take off one piece of clothing after another. In September 1994, Leonard attempted toobtainemployment with Holy Family Institute, a residential treatment facility for children. Strassner, after being confronted and initially denying even knowing the victim, admitted to the conduct but claimed he "did not intend anything sexual." During a movie, Shoback removed the victims clothing and performed oral sex on him. In the summer of 1984, Gross resigned from teaching at St. Francis School in Minersville, Schuylkill County. He then began to fondlethe victim's genitals through her clothing. InDecember2004, a final summary of treatment for McKenna was diagnosed with Ephebophilia,an attractionto teenagers. Pastor, St. Mary's, Wilkes -Bane, PA, 10/1932 - 6/1934: Asst. Two years later, Darlene dropped out of high school and married him. 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Luck told a redacted name during an investigation, I am a pedophile. Shortly after, Luck approached one of the victims at a parish festival. The victims from the family were ages 12 years old and younger. In another instance, a male reported that when he was 11 years old, Barry and him slept in a bed together. Another victim came forward years later, writing the diocese a letter from prison. Hannon denied abusing females stating, they do not have a penis.. Later in the victims life, he was blackballed from employment and blocked from attempts to be admitted to seminary. Guth then spoke Latin, and was instructed to pull up his pants when he was done. Summary:Father Henry Paul was ordained in 1941 as a religious priest from an Order known as the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. One night at the rectory, Shank showed the boy a box full of half-naked photographs of other boys his age. Griffin touched him, rubbed his backside and slept with his arm around him. The victim reported that on a few occasions, Tamilowski pushed him in the corner and grabbed him in the crotch area. Beeman later raped her when she was in the hospital room recovering from having her tonsils removed. He attended the seminary until being ordained a priest in the Diocese of Harrisburg in 1958. He pled guilty to indecent assault, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children and furnishing alcohol to a minor in separate cases. St. Lukes, in 1990, provided an assessment that said Terdine had very little risk of acting out sexually.. Your email address will not be published. Wuerl faced great scrutiny regarding Crowley' s departure by members of the parish and the media who loved Crowley and thought Wuerl had forced Crowley out. On June 22, 1994, Huff was arrested and charged with several crimes in Lawrence Countyfor conduct that occurred when he was a priest at St. Anthony's. When the victim was interviewed in 2004, the Diocese of Hawaii found her extremely credible. But the Diocese of Erie sided with Hannan, as he had previously admitted to abusing only boys. Administrators told ODonnell not to be in the locker room in the future. He allegedly attended a Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meeting where Allen gave the impression to members that he was a pedophile and had an obsession with young boys.. In February 2016, a third victim claimed he was fondled byDemsherin grade school. implored the church to halt in-person services. She stated that Hopkins would, "grab our face in his hands, force us to look up, and then plant a sloppy kiss on our mouths and fondle us wherever he pleased. Pastor, St. Gabriel, Hazleton, PA, 9/1983 - 9/1985: Asst. He stated that he attributesthe majority ofhis problems with alcohol to his early exposure to alcohol by Romero and Bauer. Disclaimer: I am NOT advocating discussion that is entirely bigoted in nature. A month later in September, Timlin responded to that letter by stating Braque was removed from office as soon as the situation was brought to his attention. The man said that Silvers would invite several boys to the rectory on Friday and Saturday evening and that they would go down to the recreation area in the basement to play games. While at the home, he admitted that he kissed and hugged the familys son, whom he estimated was in his 20s. Summary: In May 1981, two mothers wrote letters to Bishop Norbert Gaughan saying Sinclair abused their two sons when they were about 14 years old. He then fondled him, stuck his finger up the victims anus. A fifth victim said Dellamalva made him lay on the rectory floor with him and removed the victims pants and t-shirt. IRS forms show Parker made $80,500 from Answering the Call in 2008. Bishop Timlin restricted Duggans work to convent and prison ministry. Each Book Volume presents a slider view of all the pages within the Volume selected. When confronted in early 2009 about some of the allegations, Roemele ultimately denied all of them, saying that they likely misinterpreted his actions towards them as sexually abusive and they were not meant in that way. Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism. Summary: In 2005, there was an accusation made against Furjanic related to an incident in the early 1970s. He was also an altar server during early mass with Lorei. Psalm 91. During an overnight stay, Allen began to massage the boy and fondle the boys genitals until the boy ejaculated. Pastor, Our Lady of Peace, Erie, PA, 7/05/1979 - 8/28/1981: Faculty, Cathedral Preparatory. Pastor, Holy Savior, Wilkes -Bane, PA, 6/1963 - 9/1966: Asst. The file note also indicated that Kucan was then in his mid- eighties and in the early stages of dementia. On the same date,Casteluccisent a second letter to Wuerl in which he denied all allegations against him. 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