The Catholic Diocese of Richmond urges individuals who have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon, religious, lay employee or volunteer of the Diocese to report abuse directly to law enforcement, including Child Protective Services (CPS) at 1-800-552-7096, and by calling the Attorney Generals Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064. The names in this list are only those that have been found to be credible, however it is likely that there are names missing, due to the sheer number of accounts and the historical aversion to transparency by the Catholic Church. The kissing was allegedly repeated by then-Msgr. This category would not necessarily include clerics who resided/were present for a time in the territory of the Diocese of Toledo but were serving in a ministry or apostolate sponsored by their community or who were not immediately subject to the supervision or jurisdiction of the Bishop of Toledo. In 7/04 Arko also lost his state license to perform massage therapy, based on the felony conviction for growing pot. Reportedly, during the 1980s several teenage boys accused him of sexually abusing them. Substantiated by Review Board (2019). You Have Rights! Case sent to the Vatican. Clergy who have been Placed on Administrative Leave, Ordination year: Police and review board notified. He was absent on leave per 1993 Catholic Directory. Died (1963). Go to the fulllist of last names in alphabetical order: Taught at Newark Catholic High School (1960-1963) and at St. Charles Prep High School 1963 until his death in 2008. Diocese sent himto treatment center in VA but he walked away from the Center. Working in Toledo diocese since 4/11. max-width: 980px; This was after a tribunal of three canonists determined the charges were not confirmed. Teaching license revoked by the state in 2013 after two people alleged abuse. facing allegations are guilty of a crime or liable for civil claims. Named publicly as accused by the Columbus diocese on its list 3/1/19. It notes that he was suspended from ministry in 1998. Meiring asked to leave the priesthood in 1983 and worked as a licensed counselor and clinical supervisor with transgendered people and youths with gender-identity problems. Included on the dioceses list 6/21/19 of clergy with substantiated allegations against them of child sexual abuse. As of 4/12, SNAP reports he may be attempting to join Blessed John Catholic Church in Perrysburg,OH. He said Schmelzer began touching him when he was 16 and then molested him at age 19 after giving him alcohol. Per the dioceses list 6/21/19, Lucas was on administrative leave pending the Vaticans decision regarding laicization. A list of their assignments or service in the Diocese can be found by clicking on their name below. Placed on administrative leave (2003). Retired 2005, still without privileges.On Leave of Absence until his death 7/18/18. Served on Marriage Tribunal until at least 2002. Removed from public ministry in 11/18 after an allegation that Zappitelli engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor in the mid-1970s as a Youngstown priest. Admitted abuse, sent for therapy, reassigned to Holy Trinity in Bucyrus, and then transferred to Tucson. Laicization announced 3/14. Substantiated by Review Board (2020). Left the priesthood in the late 1970s. Actor on Broadway prior to ordination. Assistant pastor St. Joseph Cathedral (1957-1960), Blessed Sacrament, Newark (1960-1963) and St. Thomas the Apostle, Columbus (1963-1964). He denied the allegations. After two brothers came forward in 2002, Reidy admitted abusing them in 1960s when they were children. One woman said that Doerger also abused her deceased brother from late 1960s to 1980. In a 1994 civil suit, a man claimed Rupp abused him several times as a teenager in the late 60s-early 70s, and that Rupp was an alcoholic who had committed sexual improprieties with other members of parish. Deceased. Removed from ministry there in 2002 after news of allegations in OH. On the dioceses list 3/1/19. WebThis section contains the names of those members of the clergy of the Boston Archdiocese who have been found guilty of sexually abusing a child, either by the Church, the State, or both. Removed 2002 after admitting to abuse of an altar boy 1980-1983. Retired in 2001. Status: No longer in Diocese.. Indicted on 11 courts of public indecency and providing alcohol to minors 11/01-1/02. only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and Per court document, casewas dismissed with prejudice 4/04. Weaver admitted to one regretful advance toward the youth. Said to have abused boys at his cabin with a pond in Bono, OH. Placed on leave along with 9 other priests in 4/02 due to allegations, pending further review of their cases. None of the 10 priests are on the list of 56 credibly accused clergy members released by the Diocese of Camden in 2019. Per 11/02 article, criminal charges were dropped in a plea deal that required Bals to forfeit his teaching credentials. First named publicly as accused on the dioceses list 10/29/18. Placed on administrative leave (2002). Sent to work in Amarillo, TX diocese after treatment at Paracletes Center. Charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation involving children under the age of 14. On Administrative Leave until his death 1/12/15. AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY. Served 3 three years of an eight-year sentence. He resigned from assignment and was sent for evaluation and counseling after charges made. Name appeared on a child-porn web site based in aforeign country and the US Customs had begun an investigation. Had worked at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Toledo. Died 7/22/92. | Added to Baltimore archdioceses list 4/24/19. First named publicly as accused on the dioceses list 10/31/18. Member of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, first assigned in 1975. In 2004, one man alleged abuse in 1980s but he refused to cooperate with the Archdiocese and nothing done. A previous allegation revealed soon after the first became known, by a person unwilling to cooperate with investigators. Allegations noted to have been received after Hennesseys death. Wernets personnel file was destroyed when he died in 1980. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/1/19. Man complained to Diocese in 1995 and Shiffler admitted to abusing Plaintiff and another youth in mid-1980s. Bishop Mussio allegedly learned of the abuse in 1972 and transferred Rothbauer to another parish. Said to have plied boys with alcohol, marijuana and pornography. Permanently removed from ministry. Assigned to St. Thomas the Apostle for forty years, beginning in 1935. In addition to many parish assignments, he was a teacher and official at Guernsey Catholic Central HS in Cambridge 1972-1977 and a chancery official, including a stint as dean and long tenure as a judge in the tribunal. For More Information on Merson Law Catholic Church Sex Abuse & Sex Assault Cases, Please Visit This Link: The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. Public allegations in 2002 that he abused at least 3 teenage girls between 1964-1966 while he was religion instructor at Central Catholic High School. In 1999, Atwood was charged with public indecency in a park known for homosexual activity. Scharf was placed on leave 3/02 after allegations surfaced of sexual misconduct with a minor in 1976. Clergy who have been Permanently Removed from Public Ministr morey, Ordination year: Assignments included parishes in Boardman, Poland, Massillon, Canal Fulton, Warren and Youngstown. Later given another parish assignment. Taught at Badin High, had been principal at Catholic Central High and principal and religion department chair at Lehman High School. A Merson Law representative will contact you to discuss the next steps during the next available business day. Civil suit filed 3/04 by a different man alleging abuse from 1986-1991 at Our Lady of Victory. In 2002 a man alleged that Schmelzer abused him 1983-1985, when he was a teenager. License finally revoked 12/06. He admitted the abuse, which continued until late 1991 or early 1992 on his trips back to U.S. His victim and a second woman accusing Pater of abuse as a teen in the early 1980s sued in 2004. Twenty-one more accusers, women and men, came forward. Welcome to our revised Database of Accused. Laicized, per the dioceses list in 6/19. Vincent finally placed on leave in 3/05 after he was accused of abuse of one student at Elder High in 1970. Gallen remained active until 2003. WebMerson Law has compiled a list of Roman Catholic Priests and Clergy members (the Ohio priest sex abuse list) accused of sexual abuse and/or sexual assault of minors. Permanently removed from public ministry (2006). Pater left for Rome to study in 1982 and became a Vatican diplomat in Africa, Australia, Vatican City and India. WebThe following are deceased clerics (deacons, priests, bishops) of the Diocese of Toledo against whom an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor was substantiated. Diocesan review board found accusations to be credible and Feldman was placed on leave 1/03. Ms. Donaghy wrote that the Church employs a variety of means to support individuals through their healing. The reports contained in the database are merely allegations. For decades, hundreds of female inmates were abused by correctional officers in New York. In 12/08 Review Board found allegations credible. Zalenskis attorney threatened to sue if she spoke publicly. Reidy was removed from the ministry and retired as of 4/02 and sent for counseling. #ipt_fsqm_form_wrap_6 .ipt_fsqm_form_message_restore, Father Nelson Beaver is accused of sexual abuse of a minor 25 A list of their assignments can be found by clicking on their name below. A woman claimed that he abused her in 1967 when she was age 12. Died (2019). Worked at St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo OH 1976-1987, and 1995-2004 as a teacher, guidance counselor and administrator. Name released 4/02 as a priest no longer in active ministry because of allegations in the past of abuse of minors. Placed on administrative leave (2002). In 1992 three more plaintiffs filed suit. Died 2/6/13. All three were deceased prior to the allegations. Criminal charges also filed in 2005 but dismissed by judge during trial 11/05. Removed 7/02. Removed 7/16/13 without faculties after 7/15/13 allegation received of sexual abuse at Bishop Ready High School and/or St. Stephen the Martyr and St. Peter parishes in Columbus between 1976 and 1979. He was unassigned from 1961-1965 and died 2/65. Sent for treatment in 1985 then worked in MD. Suits settled at mediation 6/04. Transferred to Boston. They claimed Reidy had taken advantage of them while their father was dying. Noted to be on administrative leave pending further investigation of the allegation against him by the Review Board. Noted to have been suspended from ministry in 1957. Indicted in 8/19 on 9 counts of rape of a boy, age 10-11, allegedly occurring 1988-91 while a music teacher at St. Judes in Green Township. Archdiocese has admitted it knew of his history back in 1950s. Froehlich denied the allegation. On Youngstown dioceses list 10/29/18. During counseling sessions he ordered girls to strip off their clothes and fondled at least 1 girl. Matter referred to Rome. In 11/18 a man told news outlets that in 2005 he first reported to the diocese that when he was age 13, Schmelzer fondled, drugged and raped him in the St. Wendelin rectory. Suit dismissed by Court 1998. In defiance of his Order, he left for Baltimore and went to work in DC for accused priest Rev. Diocese forced Louis to resign and sent him to counseling. Laicization announced 2/18/05. Removed by the Diocese in 6/09 after newly reported allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenage student more than 30 years before. Diocese of Toledo -Questions and Answers Regarding the Clergy Sexual Abuse Scandal (updated 9/2020), 419-244-6711 On dioceses list 10/31/18. Civil suit filed 2004. Named publicly by the Columbus diocese on its list 3/1/19. Fintan Shaffer of abuse. Per the 1943 Official Catholic Directory, Harris was a priest of the the Natchez MS diocese. A policeman complained in 1958 and Garand was transferred to another parish. Permanently removed from ministry by Vatican 10/05 but not laicized. On OH sex offender registry. On the Oakland dioceses list in 2019. Also named was Order which ran the home and other religious. Robert Fisher. The following are clerics (deacons, priests, bishops) of the Diocese of Toledo against whom an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor was substantiated, or who have been convicted of a crime associated with child pornography, and have been permanently removed from public ministry by a canonical process. Allegations surfaced after he moved to Florida in 1960 and abuse apparently occurred in Florida. Dismissed from the clerical state (2007). Appointed as pastoral administrator of Holy Family Parish 4/30/08. Finallyremoved from active mininstry in 2002. Placed on leave 3/05 and died in 9/05 before investigation complete. Permanently removed from active ministry 7/02 because of credible allegations.. The diocese announced 5/16/18 that Lucas was being placed on administrative leave due to a credible accusation of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Pending further investigation, Lucas was not to function in any capacity as a priest anywhere. Assigned 1984-89 to St. Bartholomews in Middleburg Heights, 1989-97 to Resurrection of Our Lord in Solon and St. Mary Magdalenes in Willowick 1997-2014. Court ruled in 1998 that procedural error meant Hanrahan no longer had to register as sexual predator. The identity of the 2nd priest is not specified due to confusion as to exact person. Died 9/8/08. On dioceses list 10/31/18. Retired in 2000. Noted to have been suspended from ministry in 1989. In 4/02 woman wrote to Archbishop Pilla re abuse by Hovanec 47 years before. As of 2018, he is last indexed in the Official Catholic Directory in 2001. Died 12/21/14. Deceased, per dioceses list in 6/19. Case settled for $115K in 2002. Review board found allegations credible. 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