List of Accused Priests in Massachusetts
Clergy abuse within Massachusetts Dioceses is deeply concerning but nothing new. Various clergy members within the Catholic Church have long since been accused of sexual abuse, whether it’s to an adult or child. The importance of knowing how to identify and report these cases is vital to help survivors get the justice they deserve and hold Roman Catholic Priests and other church officials accountable. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is your trusted law firm for these sensitive cases.
Last Name | First Name | Diocese | Status | Accusations (Summary) |
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Acres | John H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Accused of abuse of students at Boston College High School in the late 1980s. Left the order in 1995. |
Angeli | Joseph | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Angeli, a priest of the Diocese of Tacna, Peru, was assigned in Boston MA in 1959 after 27 years in South America, transferred to the San Antonio archdiocese in 1960, and then to the Las Cruces diocese in 1982. He died 5/4/93. |
Atwater | John T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Atwater was accused of abuse of a 14-year-old boy in 1993, and was sent to treatment where it was determined that he had “no sexual conflicts”. A man said he was abused by Atwater at age 12 in approximately 1969. |
Aubut | Charles E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused of abuse on an unspecified date and location, and was the supervisor of credibly accused priest Paul Desilets. Died before a canonical investigation was completed. |
Bacigalupo | Leonard | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Died 10/10/94. Per 1/03 articles, Bacigalupo was accused of unspecified abuse at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in East Boston in 1969 or 1970. Omitted from 2011 Boston AD database because he was an Order priest. |
Bailot | Eugene | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Bailot was one of 16 priests named for the first time in numerous sexual abuse lawsuits filed in 1/2003 in Boston. He retired in 1975 and died in 1983. |
Balcom | Gary E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Balcom was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in the 1970s. He admitted to molesting 8 or 9 children and was placed on sick leave. |
Barletta | Pasquale J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Barletta was accused of sexually abusing a boy, about ages 14-16, in 1963-1965. He was not listed in the Official Catholic Directory after 1971. |
Barr | Frederick L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | Barr was placed on leave in 2009 from St. Patrick’s in Watertown after recent allegations of sexual abuse. He is still on administrative leave as of 8/2015. |
Barrett | Robert E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused of molestation during a 1960s camping trip, settled in 1994 for $30K, and placed on permanent disability in 1995. Accused of abuse of a 15-year-old youth for almost two years, in 1967-1968. |
Barry | Gerard D. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by Attorney Mitchell Garabedian 5/7/19. Died 9/4/2010. |
Barry | Richard J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Barry allegedly raped and assaulted a youth at St. William’s in Tewksbury, MA, and a boy, age 14, in 1981, while on a camping trip in NH. He was included in a 2003 NH A.G. report. |
Basso | Settimo | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Arrived in the U.S. from Italy in 1947, worked in Boston for 23 years, transferred to RI, went to Canada, returned to Italy, and died in 1999. |
Bayers | Sydney H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 1994, three sisters reported to the archdiocese that Bayers sexually abused them when they were children, and in 1996 a man reported that Bayers sexually and physically abused him. |
Beale | Robert P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | After credible allegations surfaced, Beale was removed as director of Our Lady’s Hall, a rehabilitation center for priests accused of molesting children. He died in 2019. |
Beauvais | Leon F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Beauvais was one of 16 priests who were identified in litigation as having sexually abused minors. |
Berthold | George C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | A lawsuit was filed in 2000 alleging molestation of a boy in 1972, and in 1995 Berthold was accused of improper advances towards a freshman seminarian. He was fired in 1997. |
Birmingham | Joseph E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused of abusing more than 50 boys and one girl, beginning in seminary. He died in 1989, and his name was included on the Archdiocese’s list in 2011. |
Bocciarelli | John | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 1997, the Archdiocese received a report that Bocciarelli performed oral sex on a 9- or 10-year-old boy in the late 1960s. The same plaintiff also alleged abuse by Joseph Fugulo. |
Bolduc | Paul J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Bolduc was accused of sexually abusing a minor in approximately 1961, but was cleared by the Review Board in 7/2003 and allowed to return to public ministry without restrictions. |
Bossa | Barry F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy in 1974. Two victims filed suit in Boston in 2002, and he was transferred to Rome after NY archdiocese pulled his privileges. |
Boucher | Clarence R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | A woman gave public testimony that Boucher had touched her inappropriately when she was 13. There was no formal determination of guilt because Boucher died prior to a canonical investigation. |
Boulanger | Raymond A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Boucher’s personnel file was released to the public in 12/02 because of allegations of sexual abuse. He denied misconduct and died 2/12/10. |
Boulanger | Xavier Leonard | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A man in his 60s sued Br. Leonard Xavier and three other Marist brothers for abuse they committed against him as a boy at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence. |
Bourque | Real B. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | After allegations of abuse in 1981, Bourque was reassigned by Cardinal Medeiros and continued in ministry until admitting abusing teens in the 1990s. He was employed by EWTN for 12 years, including appearing on TV and youth ministry. |
Braley | James E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | After a recent allegation of abuse of a minor, Braley was removed as pastor of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Plymouth and placed on the archdiocese’s list of accused clerics. |
Brennan | Brendan | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Brennan was accused of sexually abusing a boy, age 16, in 1980. He was a teacher and the head athletic trainer at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence MA. |
Breton | Philip Calixtus | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Philip or Philippe Breton was accused of abusing altar boys in both the Boston archdiocese and the Manchester NH diocese. He died prior to a canonical investigation. |
Brizzolara | Andrew | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Brizzolara resigned from his parish assignment in New Haven, CT, and was ordered to reside with members of his order in NY state. |
John | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A civil suit filed the against Order settled for $100K in 10/11. It alleged abuse of a youth by a Brother John and by Fr. Alfred Murphy between 1966-1968 at St. Mary Parish. | |
Albert | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Brother Albert was named in a 2005 civil suit as having abused one man. | |
Buchette | Anthony L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Retired in 1997, accused of molesting two teenage brothers in the late 1970s, and laicized in 2005. |
Brown | William M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | On 9/19/2023 the Oblates of the Virgin Mary placed Executive Director Brown on leave due to an allegation of sexual abuse. Brown denied the allegation. |
Regis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | A man filed a civil suit against Br. Regis, also known as Raymond Richard, after being sexually abused for several months at Sacred Heart Boarding School in the 1950s. | |
Buckley | Lawrence | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Buckley worked in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and then in Boston for over 30 years. He was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy for four years. |
Bullock | Myron F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Bullock was included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 1/19/2011. He died 4/17/2007. |
Buntel | Richard A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Buntel was accused of abusing a boy 1979-1985, and a homeless male age 21. He admitted drug use and claimed sex was 1984-1985 only. |
Burgess | Robert | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A plaintiff’s attorney notified the Boston DA in 2002 that his client had been abused in 1970 by Burgess and another Salesian brother. The lawsuit settled, and Burgess was omitted from the 2011 Boston AD database. |
Butler | Richard J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Attorney Garabedian listed a number of accused clerics in civil claims resulting in settlements or arbitration awards, including a pastor who allegedly abused a child in Cambridge MA. |
Butler | William L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in 1966 while in Canada. Suspended by Cardinal Law and still on administrative leave as of 10/2008. |
Byrne | Joseph F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Received probation in 2005 for theft of parish funds, was removed in 2012 due to allegations of child sexual abuse, and was reinstated in 2013 after the Review Board deemed the allegation unsubstantiated. |
Callaghan | George J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Personnel files released in 12/02. Callaghan was accused of sexually harassing a 22-year-old male employee of a Lawrence MA parish and of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy in a rectory bedroom. |
Caparella | Alan E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Attorney Mitchell Garabedian announced a settlement on behalf of one individual who alleged abuse by Caparella. |
Carew | Michael John | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Carew was a priest in the Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana, from 1957 until his transfer to Boston in 1957. He was publicly accused in 2002 of sexually abusing two girls in the early 1960s. |
Carroll | John P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | Carroll was removed from Boston assignment in 1963 after “true allegation of sexual misconduct with an adult woman”. He was accused of raping a boy in the early 1960s at St. Michael’s in Elizabeth PA, but denied the allegation. |
Casey | Walter E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Name publicly as accused by Attorney Mitchell Garabadian 5/7/19. Casey died 2/21/08. |
Jr. | Frederick J. Cartier, | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Cartier was accused of repeatedly molesting a teenage boy at St. Barbara’s rectory in Woburn and on overnight camping trips to NH in about 1970. He changed careers in 1979 and became a dog groomer. |
Caverzan | Guido | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Caverzan was accused of sexually abusing three boys in the 1970s and 1980s, and of abusing a boy in the NY archdiocese in 2004. He died in 1994. |
Chaisson | John C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | Allegations surfaced in 1974; Archbishop O’Malley placed Chaisson on leave pending a new investigation, which either found the allegations unsubstantiated or acquitted Chaisson by a canonical process. |
Charest | Edmund P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Charest was accused of repeatedly molesting a 15-year-old boy in about 1971, and was placed on indefinite leave by Archbishop O’Malley. He was dismissed in 2015. |
Coleman | Joseph K. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Coleman admitted to molesting two boys at Mattapan’s St. Angela’s parish in the early 1980s, was treated at Institute for Living, and was allowed to work at two hospitals before being laicized in 2005. |
Collins | Jeremiah J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Collins was named as an abuser in a suit filed in 2002. He was not named as an abuser in a report released in 2/2003 by the NH Attorney General’s office. |
Connell | John Kevin | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Connell was accused of abusing a 12-year-old boy in 1975 or 1976, removed as chaplain by the Archdiocese in 1994 or 1995, and retired in 2001. He was named in a lawsuit settled in 11/2021 in the high five figures. |
Connelly | James E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Connelly was listed as an accused priest by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian, but there was no formal determination of guilt. |
Conte | Denis A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Conte was removed from active ministry in 1994 after a demand letter from the attorney for a man who said Conte had sexually abused him when he was 11 or 12. He settled a claim in 1995 for $150K. |
Cornigans | Robert | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Cornigans was named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on 1/15/2019, which notes a report in 2003 of abuse in 1976. He was a teacher at Boston College High School at the time of the alleged abuse. |
Cotter | John M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Cotter was first accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1968-1975. Many other victims came forward, and in 1995-1998, 7 settled for $575K; 4 others for $361K. |
Coughlin | Richard T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Coughlin went from Boston to Orange in 1965 and established the All American Boys Chorus. He was accused of abusing several boys who were members of the choir 1970-1983, and was laicized in 2020. |
Croke | Edmund W. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Croke was accused of sexually abusing at least one child, but there was no formal determination of guilt. |
Creighton | Gerard E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A 1973 memo complained that Creighton had been transferred 17 times in 22 years and that the priest was sick. A woman filed a suit in 1998 claiming abuse by Creighton as a 17-year-old. |
Cullen | William J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Cullen was publicly accused of abuse of a minor by the Northeast Province Jesuits in 2016 and was removed from ministry in 2005. |
Jr. | Joseph I. Crowley, | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | A diocesan priest was arrested and convicted of raping and indecently assaulting a child. He was sentenced to three consecutive 2 1/2 year terms and 10 years probation. |
Dailey | Francis E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Br. Cosmas. Joined the Xaverians in 1900. Died in 1961. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/19. It notes an allegation reported in 1999 of abuse 1951-1955 in Danvers, MA. |
Cumerlato | Eugenio | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Cumerlato worked in Italy, Mexico, Bangladesh, and the U.S., and was accused of sexual abuse. |
Cummings | William J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Member of the Singing Priests, died of AIDS in 1994. Personnel file released in 1/2003, contained allegations that Cummings abused a 10-year-old boy in 1982. |
Curran | Thomas M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | Curran was removed from the priesthood in 2002 due to allegations of abuse of minors, and was placed on administrative leave in 2011 due to new allegations. |
Curley | John | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Braintree, started Pilgrim Center for troubled youth, worked with later convicted priest Paul Shanley, and was one of nine priests whose names were released in 3/11 by BishopAccountability.org. |
Daniels | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Attorney Garabedian announced a settlement on behalf of one accuser who alleged abuse by Sr. Agnes. | |
Dawber | Stephen F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Dawber was accused of molesting several students at Boston College High School and of transferring a perpetrator to Cheverus High in Maine where he abused again. He was suspended from his position in 3/2002 and died 4/29/2010. |
Daly | Robert F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Accused of abuse with numerous other priests in a 2005 lawsuit. Placed on leave in 1984 after four years at St. Anne’s in Readville, and was expected to retire at year’s end. |
DeBerardinis | Fidelis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Franciscan friar charged with sexual assault of 7 altar boys 1968-1973, left MA in 1973, settled a sexual misconduct claim a decade ago, sentenced to 8 years in prison and 10 years probation. |
Emerson | William R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Emerson was accused of sexually abusing a boy over 100 times at St. William’s in Tewskbury, MA, and was sentenced to community service and ordered to stay away from jails. |
Devlin | Arthur T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Devlin was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 1959. The claim was settled in the mid-five figures. |
Dever | Gerard V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Dever repeatedly touched girls’ breasts and played with their clothing at St. Ann’s Elementary School in Wollaston. Parishioners threatened to go en masse to see the Cardinal, but he was allowed to remain in ministry without suspension. |
Desilets | Paul M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Guilty plea | Accused of molesting at least 20 altar boys in MA. Returned to Canada in 1984, was indicted in 2002 for molesting 18 additional boys in 1978-1984, and pleaded guilty. |
Dewey | Charles F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Monsignor Dewey was accused of abuse of minors at St. Mary’s in Dedham between 1971-1975. The case was settled before a canonical investigation was completed. |
Dewire | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Dewire was named in a lawsuit filed in 2003. The attorney announced in 2011 that all claims had been settled, but there was no formal determination of guilt. |
Doherty | Mark C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Doherty was a seminarian in Boston from 1989-1993, but was never ordained. In 1994 a woman told the Archdiocese that Doherty molested three of her sons, and in 1997 he was hired as a religion teacher at Charlotte Catholic High. |
Donahue | Richard T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Parish priest in the archdiocese for 23 years, named publicly as accused by Attorney Mitchell Garabedian 5/17/2019. The Archdiocese deemed the allegations unsubstantiated, and Donahue applied for compensation from the Archdiocese, awaiting decision in 2/2020. |
Donnelly | Thomas D. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Absent without permission since 1981, accused of repeated sexual assaults of a girl, ages 6-11 in 1974-1979, but either the Review Board found the accusations unsubstantiated or he was acquitted by a canonical process. |
Donnelly | George | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Teacher and Director of Student Activities at St. John’s Prep school accused of molesting a male student in 1993. He initially denied the charges but later admitted to two incidents with the then 17-year-old student. |
Dorsey | Ronald | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Accused of sex abuse of a 12-year-old boy at Camp Wyoma in the early 1950s. Left the Stigmatines in 1969 and moved to Ajijic, México. |
Dority | John Francis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Missionary in Brazil 1960s-early 1970s, fill-in priest at Holy Name in Roslindale, MA during visits to family, convicted of abuse of 12- and 19-year-old boys in 2003, served two years in prison, on CT sex offender registry, died in 2019. |
Duffy | William J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Duffy was listed on a list of accused priests and religious by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian, who noted allegations received in 2005 of abuse 1957-1958. |
Dunn | John A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Dunn was accused of sexually abusing the neighborhood paperboy repeatedly in 1967-1968, possibly together with the pastor, Leo V. Dwyer, and Rev. Robert E. Barrett. |
Dwyer | Leo V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Dwyer was accused of abusing a youth 1967-1968, but died in 1989. A civil suit was filed in 2005, but there was no formal determination of guilt. |
Fairbairn | Frank E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Fairbairn left Northeastern University to minister in Peru, 1994-1999, and was accused of abusing a 14-year-old boy in 1970. There was no formal determination of guilt. |
Coffey | James H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Coffey was accused of sexually abusing a boy, age 10, in 1949. The abuse allegedly occurred in Coffey’s jeep. |
Fichtner | Robert C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Monsignor Fichtner was placed on leave in 2003 due to allegations. A 27-year-old man filed suit in 2005 alleging Fichtner abused him at age 9 at St. Joseph’s school in Holbrook. |
Finegan | Paul J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused of abusing two girls, he was treated at Southdown and returned to ministry, but was removed in 2002 after a nun reported a credible young man who had said he had been abused as a minor. |
Fay | Robert D. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Fay took health leave for a heart condition in 1988 and worked as a real estate agent. He was accused of sexually abusing a boy, ages 8-12, while assigned to Incarnation Parish in Melrose. |
Farrell | Nolan | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Farrell was one of three accused priests and religious still alive in 2011 who had settled at least one claim. |
Flood | Joseph E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused of abuse of two or more students at Elm Bank minor seminary, Wellesley, MA, in the late 1950s. |
Jr. | John H. Flynn, | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused of fondling a 6-year-old girl in 1978, Flynn was reinstated by the Archdiocese in 2005 and died in 2011. |
Foley | James J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Boston priest, placed on leave in 1999 for allegedly fondling a 14-year-old boy’s genitals under pretense of measuring him for body building training, was banned from ministering to minors in 2000, and died in 2016, canonical case not completed. |
Forry | Thomas P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | In 1984, therapists suggested that Forry be sent for long-term hospitalization and treatment, but he refused to go. He was placed on leave in 2002 and laicized in 2006. |
Fox | Joseph P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Fox was named publicly as credibly accused of abuse of a minor in 1956-1957. |
Fowler | John | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 2002, authorities turned over Fowler’s name for investigation of possible abuse charges. When a man told another priest about the abuse, the priest tried to have the abusers punished instead. |
Foster | Michael Smith | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Top Canon lawyer in the Archdiocese of Boston, accused of sexually abusing a male teenager in the 1980s, suspended from ministry, reinstated, investigation reviewed, living in FL as of 6/2007, no restrictions. |
Roche | John F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Indicted | Jack Roche was named publicly as credibly accused by the Columbans U.S. Province in 2/22. He died in 2015. |
McInerney | Francis G. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | McInerney was accused of sexually abusing two girls, one at age 14 and the other at age 9. |
Fratic | Joseph P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | A man filed suit in 2004 alleging that Fratic molested him after another priest lured him to Fratic’s home. Privileges were removed in 2004 by the Archdiocese. |
Frost | Peter J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Frost became a military chaplain in 1971, was placed on sick leave by 1974, was back in parishes three years later, and was removed from St. Anne’s in 1992. He admitted abusing as far back as 1969 as a deacon. |
Fugolo | Joseph | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Fr. John Bocciarelli was accused of taking nude photographs of a boy in the late 1960s, but denied the allegations. |
Frey | Ross S. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Melkite priest accused of molesting numerous adolescent boys 1973-1984 during weekend retreats at St. Basil Salvatorian Center in Methuen, MA. Accused of abusing a teenage boy 1986-1991 in Lawrence, MA. |
Fusoni | Joseph A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Records show that Fusoni was on leave of absence from 1978-1979 and was accused of molesting a 15-year-old altar boy in 1985. He died in 1988 of lung cancer. |
Gallagher | Brian | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | From Ireland, Gallagher was a missionary in Japan, briefly back to Ireland, then sent to the U.S., reportedly due to abuse allegations in Japan. He was accused of sexual abuse of two brothers when they were children, 1973-76. |
Gale | Robert V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | News reports in 2002 cite numerous complaints about Gale’s abuse of young boys. He was arrested in 2002 on charges of raping an altar boy 1980-1984 and was sentenced to 4-5 years in prison and probation. |
Gallagher | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 2005, a woman accused Gallagher of sexually abusing her as a child at St. Mary’s in Lawrence MA 1972-78. Eight plaintiffs claimed abuse by two priests, including Gallagher, and the case was settled for $1M. |
Gaudreau | James E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 2012, Gaudreau was removed from his parish in Lynn after an allegation of child abuse. He was placed on unpaid leave with no public ministry and resigned in 2014. |
Ghastin | Kenneth | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Personnel file released in 12/02 shows that Ghastin molested two brothers at Christopher Columbus H.S. in the early 1970s. Claims settled in 1994, and oldest brother died by suicide. |
Geoghan | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Involuntarily laicized in 1998, accused of raping and molesting at least 150 children, sentenced to 9-10 years in prison, murdered in prison in 2003 by another inmate. |
Gibbons | James M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | In 1961, Gibbons was accused of sexually abusing a girl, age 12, at the parish school. |
Gillespie | Jerome F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Arrested | A priest was accused of asking for oral sex from a woman and her 12-year-old daughter, but pled not guilty to most charges. He returned to work without announcement and is still unassigned. |
Gillette | James Randal | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | A personnel file was released in 2003, which contained a letter accusing Gillette of sexual assault of a boy at St. Gabriel’s in Brighton in 1972. Gillette pleaded guilty to “unnatural acts” with a child under age 16, 1972-1975. |
Gillespie | Thomas M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Gillespie was placed on administrative leave in 2/2015 after an allegation of sexual abuse. His status is ‘Found unsubstantiated’ in 2022. |
Gilpin | Joseph | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Gilpin was sued for abuse of a boy, and resigned as assistant principal in a middle school when the allegations became public. |
Gori | Peter G. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Reinstated | Gori was accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy 28 years prior, denied the allegations, and was placed on administrative leave in 4/19. He was returned to his position as pastor of St. Augustine’s in Andover in late 3/20. |
Gonzalez | Ricardo | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Gonzalez pled guilty to sexually assaulting three children and was sentenced to four years in prison. |
Graham | Daniel M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Graham was accused of repeatedly molesting a 14-year-old boy, admitted the allegations were true, and was allowed to return to work. He was placed on leave in 2002 and died in 2023. |
Govoni | Louis J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Govoni was accused of abusing a male student at Archbishop Williams High in 1972-1974, was absent “without permission” from ministry from 1978, and was fired from his job as a substitute teacher at Duxbury High School in 2003. |
Haddad | James J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Monsignor. Accused in a lawsuit settled in 6/21 in the high five figures of sexually abusing a boy, age 13-14, multiple times 1976-1977, while assigned to St. Eulalia’s in Winchester. Haddad died in 2007. |
Guiney | John E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Father Jack Guiney was included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 1/19/2011. He died 6/2/1998. |
Hagan | Arthur J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | At least one claim was settled with the Boston Archdiocese regarding allegations against Hagan, but no formal determination of guilt was made. |
Hanlon | John R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Accused of sexually abusing at least 10 boys during a 14-year period, sentenced to three concurrent life sentences as of 3/1994, and still showing by the Archdiocese as a Senior Priest/Retired as of 3/2005. |
Harrison | Thomas | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Br. Bosco was named publicly as accused by the Xaverians, and was mentioned in the Maryland Attorney General Report. |
Hennessy | William A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | In 2011 a girl accused Hennessy of repeated sexual abuse of a girl in 1962-64, beginning when the child was age 8. Hennessy had entered the Christian Brothers’ St Joseph’s Juniorate in Dublin in 1915. |
Hickey | Gerald J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Former chaplain for New England Patriots football team, placed on leave in 2002 after two nephews came forward alleging abuse. A review board found the accusations unsubstantiated or he was acquitted by a canonical process. |
Hightower | Paul | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Hightower was accused of sexually abusing at least two minors at Nazareth, a children’s home in Jamaica Plain, while a lay volunteer in the early 1960s. He was not ordained. |
Holihan | Thomas F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Br. Rudolph. Joined the Xaverians in 1931. Died in 1991. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2004 of abuse in the early 1960s in Danvers. |
Hogan | Anthony (Francis) | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused on the Divine Word Missionaries Chicago Province list, died in 2008. |
Holsenbach | James Barron | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Holsenbach, also known as Brother Stanislaus, was accused of sexual misconduct in 1958 and 1960 at Central Catholic High. |
Holmes | Edward Anthony | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Residential counselor at Nazareth Child Care Center in Jamaica Plain run by the archdiocese. Arrested in 2005 for abuse and photographing of 2 boys, sentenced to 5 years 1 day in prison, pleaded guilty to raping a third boy, 2 more years on sentence. |
Hurley | Paul William | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Arrested and indicted in 2002, sentenced to 4 years in prison followed by 5 years probation, and laicized in 2006. Included on the archdiocese’s list of accused in 2011. |
Hutchinson | James | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Hutchinson was accused of abusing at least one 9-year-old boy in 1960 at St. Thomas More Parish in Braintree. |
Hyder | Raymond L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Hyder was accused of molesting a teenage boy while assigned to St. Margaret’s Parish in Lowell, MA. He died in 1975 and the investigation was not complete. |
Iguabita-Rodriguez | Kelvin E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Arrested on 2 charges of rape of 15-year-old girl in 2000, Cardinal Law started a canonical investigation and found Iguabita guilty of rape on 6/20/2003. The victim met Pope Benedict on 4/17/2008. He was included on the archdiocese’s list of accused in 8/2011. Iguabita was deported in 2015, and a lawsuit was filed in 5/2022 by a woman claiming abuse from 1999-2001. |
Johnson | Harold Joseph | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A man wrote to Cardinal Law alleging that Johnson sexually abused him as a teenager. Boston put Johnson on sick leave in 1992 and sent him to St. Luke Institute, where he admitted reoffending as recently as about 1988. |
Jansonis | Alphonse B. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Fr. Mike Jansonis was accused of abuse of a girl at Most Holy Redeemer, East Boston 1951-1957. The lawsuit was settled, but no formal determination of guilt was made. |
Johnson | Richard G. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Johnson was placed on leave in 2003 after it was learned that he had been accused of ‘relationships’ with teenage girls as early as the 1950s. The allegations were found unsubstantiated but privileges were restricted. |
Kane | Charles R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Kane was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in 1973 or 1974, while assigned to St. Mary’s in Billerica. He died prior to a canonical investigation or it was not complete at his death. |
Kanchong | Peter S. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Extern priest from Thailand, arrested in 1983, charged with molesting a girl, age 9. Refused to return to Thailand, omitted from Boston archdiocese list in 2011, noted to be AWOL in 2018 and 2022. |
Keane | John F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Pleaded guilty to indecent assault and battery on a person under age 14 and three counts of assault and battery in 2/2008. Moved to FL, registered sex offender, involuntary laicization in 2009, died 5/17/2021. |
Karow | Dominic | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Religious Brother Karow was a 3rd grade teacher in Boston Public schools for 31 years, when he allegedly molested a boy. He was found out in 1994, but did not tell school officials. |
Keenan | Bernard J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Keenan died in 1966, and was accused of digitally raping an 8-year-old altar boy in 1961 at St. John’s Parish in Wellesley. |
Kelley | Arnold E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Reinstated | In 1997, a woman accused Kelley of past abuse at St. Rita’s in Lowell. In 2002, a second allegation was made against Kelley, but the Diocesan Review Board found no credible evidence and Kelley agreed to move. |
Keefe | Dennis A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Keefe was accused of a sexual attack on a 15-year-old altar boy, but maintained his innocence. He was removed from his parish assignment in 1995 for “health reasons”. |
Keenan | Donald J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused in 1998 of masturbating two boys, one age 13 and the other mentally challenged, in Keenan’s family home in Malden in 1977. Also insisted that they masturbate him. Died in 1995. Omitted from the 2011 Boston AD database. |
Kelley | Edward T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | In 1977, police spotted Kelley in a car with a 17-year-old boy and told the archdiocese. In 1992, one man told the archdiocese that Kelley fondled his genitals at age 11 in 1968 and 1969. |
Kenney | Joseph W. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | A lawsuit was filed in 2002 against the Boston Archdiocese, Cardinal Law and others, alleging failure to respond to complaints of sexual abuse and protection of perpetrators. Joseph F. Kenney died in 1992. |
Kirchmeyer | Robert W. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Kirchmeyer was allowed to remain in ministry after allegations were anonymous or withdrawn. He died in 2008 and was granted senior priest/retired status. |
Keohan | Edward M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Keohan spent five years as a missionary, mostly in Peru. He was accused of fondling a teenage boy at St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea MA, but was exonerated by the Review Board and returned to active status. |
Kerressey | Albert F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Br. Ricardo/Richard was accused of sexually abusing a student who had been injured during hazing at St. John’s Prep, where he was Headmaster. He died in 1997. |
Knapp | Robert J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Knapp was accused of sexual abuse of a child, three women and hundreds of incidents between 1979 and 1984. He left the archdiocese without permission in 1988. |
Labbe | Leo R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Brother Gerald Labbe was accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex on him in 1960-61, and was placed on administrative leave. He was also accused of not reporting numerous abusers at Bishop Guertin High School. |
Landry | Leo P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Landry pled guilty to sexual abuse charges in MA and was sentenced to lifetime probation. Multiple victims filed civil suits. |
Lane | James H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Chaplain for the Boston Police Department for 30 years, accused of abuse of an altar boy in 1966-1967, died before allegations could be investigated. |
Lane | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Monsignor Lane was accused of sexually abusing two complainants at St. Theresa’s parish in North Reading. He died in 1971 before a canonical investigation could be completed. |
Lane | Bernard J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Lane was accused by dozens of boys of sexually abusing them at Alpha Omega facilities in Littleton MA and at Lane’s NH cottage. He was reprimanded in 2002 for false affidavit, laicized in 2004, and died in 2023. |
Laughlin | Joseph R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuit Northeast Province, he was restricted by his order in 1990. |
Laurano | Anthony J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Indicted | Retired in 1995, sued in 2002, indicted on two counts of child rape in 2005, laicized in 2007 and died just prior to criminal trial. |
LaVoie | Victor C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | LaVoie was placed on leave in 2002 after allegations of abuse against a 15-year-old boy. He denied all allegations and was granted retired status in 2011. |
LeBlanc | Kenneth A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | LeBlanc was placed on leave in 2/2009 while the Archdiocese investigated allegations of sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl approximately 25-30 years prior. He died in 1/2010. |
Leblanc | Roger R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Leblanc was accused of sexually abusing a boy, age 11-12, during 1972-1973. He died in 1978 at age 31 or 32. |
Loeffler | Charles M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Loeffer was sent to Iraq as a missionary within 2-3 years of ordination and spent 20 years there. He was named in 1/03 lawsuits and died in 1992 at age 80. |
MacGuinness | James L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A 90-year-old man claimed MacGuinness sexually abused him at St. Joseph’s in Roxbury MA 1938-40. He also worked at several other parishes. |
Lombard | Samuel J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Lombard was accused of sodomizing a 9-year-old altar boy in 1968, but the lawsuit was dismissed due to the statute of limitations. A woman claimed that Lombard had sexually assaulted her as an adult. |
Lyons | John P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Acquitted | Placed on leave after two men filed suits alleging he abused them as altar boys, arrested in 2002, acquitted by jury in 2005, named on the archdiocese’s list in 2011, case in process in 2020. |
Maguire | Thomas H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | After publicity, more people came forward with accusations of sexual abuse. The pastor at St. Helen Mother of the Emperor Constantine Parish in Norwell took voluntary leave without privileges on 10/28/2012, and was laicized on 3/31/2016. |
Manning | Paul Francis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Acquitted | Criminally charged in 1993 with sexual abuse of an 11-year-old altar boy, acquitted in 1994, and placed on administrative leave in 1996. In 2002, man and woman came forward to say he had abused them as minors. |
Mahan | Paul J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Mahan was warned twice, sent for treatment twice, and involuntarily laicized after 12 lawsuits were filed. |
Marinan | William | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Bro. LaSalle. Joined the Xaverians in 1947. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes a report received in 2011 of abuse in the early 1970s in MA. Marinan died in 2014. |
Maloney | William F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused of abusing a minor in the late 1960s at St. Theresa’s in North Reading, Maloney was laicized in 1974 on other grounds. |
Martin | Jon C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | A man reported to the Archdiocese that Martin groped him at age 14 in 1965. The allegations against Martin were found unsubstantiated, and he retired in 2001. |
Matte | Richard O. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | In 1992, the archdiocese investigated Matte after receiving an anonymous letter. Six men had brought complaints against Matte and received settlements, and he was sued at least twice. |
McAndrews | John Kevin | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | McAndrews was accused of abuse of a boy in the late 1960s at St. Anthanasius Church in Reading, MA. He died in 1986 at age 63. |
Mattingly | Julius Martin | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Mattingly was accused of repeatedly molesting a girl in 1969-75, but a settlement had been reached in the year previous. He died in 1991. |
McAvoy | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl at the Boston School for the Deaf in about 1972. Multiple suits were filed, but all were withdrawn or dismissed. | |
McCabe | George V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | In 2002, three men accused McCabe of sexual abuse, and five men said McCabe fondled them as minors during the 1970s. McCabe died in 1998. |
McCarthy | Paul R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | McCarthy has been accused of sexually abusing a boy, age 11-12, since 1989-1990. |
McDonald | James T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A woman complained in 1993 about abuse by McDonald when she was 14, and another woman complained in 1996 about abuse 1965-1966. McDonald was removed from active ministry in 1994 and died in 1999. |
McGahey | Charles R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by Attorney Mitchell Garabedian 5/7/19. McGahey died 9/9/04. |
McDonald | Paul E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Several men accused McDonald of abuse as children in the early to mid-1960s, at St. Joseph’s in Hyde Park. One man said McDonald repeatedly molested him for five years, beginning when he was age 10, during outings to the Blue Hills. |
McLaughlin | Edward J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by Attorney Mitchell Garabedian 5/7/19. McLaughlin died 10/12/13. |
McInnis | Joseph E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A lawsuit was filed in 2003 against McInnis on behalf of a woman who alleged abuse by McInnis when she was 6-11 years old. The suit settled as part of a massive Boston $85M settlement in Fall, 2003. |
McKeon | James T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 2002, a woman accused McKeon of abusing her as a child in the 1940s. Her parents were told to remain silent “for the good of the church.” |
McLaughlin | Paul J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Ordained in 1955 in Yakima WA, retired in 2001 from Boston, and moved to CA where he worked part-time until placed on leave in 2003 after three men accused him of abusing them in MA when they were minors in the 1960s. He denied all charges. |
McLaughlin | John E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Named in a 2002 lawsuit with claims of abuse by 12 priests, placed on leave in 2004 and removed from his assignment in 2005, and placed on senior priest status with restrictions in 2012. |
Jr. | Benjamin J. McMahon, | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | McMahon was arrested in 1985 for a sex act with a man, took leave from the priesthood in 1986, and was accused of sexually abusing three of his sons in the late 1970s – early 1980s. |
McMahon | Gerard T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Accused of raping a girl from 1967-1970, left Boston to serve as a military chaplain, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to lifetime probation. He died in 2013. |
McManus | Francis J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | McManus was removed from hospital chaplaincy in the Fall River diocese after a man alleged he molested him in the 1970s at Boston College High School. He settled for $600K in 1/2003 and was assigned to parishes in the dioceses of Norwich CT and Kingsport TN. |
McPartland | Paul G. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | A woman came forward in 1998 to allege that McPartland had molested her when she was 16. The archdiocese paid almost $18K in therapy bills, but the exact nature of the incident could not be reliably determined. |
McQuade | Richard E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | In 1996, a man took 30 letters that McQuade had written to his son. The boy was killed in a 1992 auto accident while on his way to McQuade’s home. |
Medeiros | Humberto S. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Boston MA archbishop Medeiros allegedly touched a 14-year-old boy in the groin while giving him a bear hug in the chancery. He moved pedophiles from parish to parish, telling victims’ families to be silent to avoid scandal. |
Mendicoa | John M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | Mendicoa was placed on leave after allegations of sexual abuse, but the Archdiocese deemed the allegations to be unsubstantiated and assigned him to status of “senior priest, restricted” in 2012. |
Meffan | Robert V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Complaints were made as early as 1977, and in 1986 Bishop Robert Banks noted that Meffan was engaging in sexual acts with girls as young as 15. He was retired in 1996 and laicized in 2004. |
Menna | Fiori Dominic | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | After allegations of abuse of at least two children, Menna was removed as senior priest in residence (retired) at St. Mary’s in Quincy, and was sentenced to a life of prayer and penance in 2016. |
Michael | Edward | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | A man in his 60s claimed abuse at age 14-15 by Michael and three other Marist brothers at Central Catholic High in Lawrence. He told the principal, who did nothing but move him out of the alleged perpetrator’s algebra class. |
Michaud | Lawrence Joseph | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Cardinal Law received a letter from a woman alleging that Michaud repeatedly abused her when she was 12 years old. |
Modicowitz | Edwin | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Modicowitz was accused in 1998 of sexually abusing an altar boy in 1965 or 1966 at St. Denis’ in Westwood, Massachusetts. |
Morgan | William H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | In 1992, the Archdiocese of Boston received a letter accusing Morgan of sexually abusing his two young nephews. Morgan was sent for a psychiatric evaluation and resigned from his position as a parish pastor in 1993. |
Moriarty | Paul J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | A 9/2002 suit by 27 plaintiffs claimed that the Boston archdiocese covered up abuse by 12 priests over a period of 50 years. Moriarty was named as a perpetrator in this suit. |
Morrissette | Robert H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Personnel file released in 12/2002. Admitted to sexually molesting a 16-year-old boy, accused of keeping pornography, and had homosexual relationships. |
Moriarty | Philip D. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | The Jesuits Northeast Province named Moriarty as credibly accused in 2005 of abuse of a minor. |
Morrissey | Thomas | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Brother Gabriel was named publicly as accused by the Xaverian Brothers on its list 7/12/2019. He was put on a safety plan in 2002 and died in 2021. |
Mullin | Jay Michael | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Mullin was accused of sexually molesting a boy in the early 1970s, was removed from parish in 1992, settled the claim in 1997, and was again removed from ministry in 2002. He is still on administrative leave. |
Motherway | Thomas F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Included on a list of 48 priests whose names were removed from the current Boston clergy directory in 2003 because they had been suspended from ministry after abuse allegations. Died in 2003. |
Murphy | Alfred M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A 17 year old boy was molested by Murphy in 1983, and a civil suit was filed and settled in 1992. Murphy was transferred to a Philadelphia monastery to live under supervision. |
Murphy | Charles J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Murphy was accused of walking in on a girl at the Boston School for Deaf while she was partially clothed, and later of fondling her. He was reinstated, but stepped down again after a new allegation. |
Murphy | David C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Murphy was removed from his position as chaplain at Brockton Hospital in 2/2002 because of multiple allegations of abuse. He was still on administrative leave in 2011 and canonical proceedings were still in process in 2020. |
Murphy | Kenneth B. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Murphy was included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 1/19/2011. He died 5/22/1999. |
Ngwumohaike | Anthony | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Personnel files on three priests contained allegations of abuse, but all three remained in active ministry because the allegations were either anonymous or withdrawn. |
Niehauser | Paul | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Divine Missionaries Chicago Province on its list as of 2/2024. Worked in Japan, IL, IA, NY OR, MA. Abuse noted to have occurred in 1951 in Duxbury MA. Niehauser died in 1968. |
Nyhan | W. James | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Accused of sexually abusing a girl, age 11, while assigned to St. Brendan’s in Dorchester MA in 1980. Pleaded guilty just prior to start of criminal trial and was given a 30-year sentence changed to 5 years probation. |
O’Donovan | Rickard J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | O’Donovan was accused of abuse of a boy, ages 9-11, in the rectory of St. Colman’s Church in Brockton. |
O’Driscoll | Denis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Driscoll was accused of sexually abusing a boy, ages 8-9, while assigned to St. Paul’s in Hingham. The case was settled in the mid-five figures in 1994. |
O’Leary | Arthur P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | O’Leary was placed on administrative leave in 1994 after two boys’ fathers complained that he had touched them inappropriately. He was also seen having sex with strangers at Cape Cod rest areas in the 1980s. |
O’Sullivan | Eugene M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | O’Sullivan was accused of abusing an altar boy, transferred to three other parishes, convicted of raping an altar boy, sent to Metuchen, retired, given senior priest status, died in 2019. |
O’Neill | William V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Accused of sexually abusing and exploiting a 12-year-old boy in 1957, Murphy died in 1960. |
Jr. | Francis E. O’Brien, | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused in a lawsuit settled in 6/21 in the high five figures of sexually abusing a boy, ages 7-12, multiple times 1966-71 while assigned to Christ the King in Hudson. O’Brien died in 2008. |
O’Toole | Donald J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Alois O’Toole was named publicly as accused by the Xaverians in 2019 and removed from ministry in 1989. He died in 2006. |
Ohazulume | Christian | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Charged | Extern priest from Nigeria charged with sexual abuse of 8-year-old girl in 2007. He has been a chaplain at B.I. Deaconess Medical Center since 2010 and pled not guilty. |
Pagacz | Julian S. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Polish National Catholic church parish priest was arrested in 1992, accused of raping two teenage girls, but pleaded guilty and was ordered to receive sex offender counseling. |
Ouellette | Lionel P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Ouellette had a reputation for seducing young ladies and was accused in 1994 of improperly touching young girls while an assistant priest in the early 1960s. |
Papile | Joseph A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Papile was included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 1/19/2011. He died 12/25/2009. |
Paquin | Ronald H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Paquin was convicted of three counts of child rape in 2002, sentenced to 12-15 years prison, and laicized in 2004. In 2017 he was indicted on 29 counts of sexual misconduct with two boys, and was found guilty on 11 counts and found not guilty of abuse of the other boy. |
Pereppadan | Varghese | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Visiting priest from India, convicted of sexually molested a teenage girl, received one year probation and was omitted from the 2011 Boston AD database. |
Pezzotti | Mario | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Pezzotti was accused of molesting students at Xaverian Missionary Faith High School in Brazil. |
Pelletier | Leonard E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | A priest was placed on leave in 2002 after an allegation of abuse occurred more than 20 years previously. |
Jr. | John M. Picardi, | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Unsubstantiated | Picardi was accused of raping a 29-year-old male youth minister in 1992. He was placed on sick leave, sent to counseling, and transferred to Paterson, NJ, where he was later accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. |
Plourde | Raymond C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A personnel file released in 12/2002 shows Plourde admitted to initiating a sexual “relationship” with a 12-year-old boy in 1976 that lasted two years. Plourde reached a private settlement with the victim in 1990 for about $38K. |
Pollard | Leo E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Taught at Boston College High and Fairfield Prep in CT. Included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 1/19/2011. |
Poitras | Steven W. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Laicized | After a sexual abuse allegation surfaced, Poitras was removed from St. Michael’s in Hudson and placed on sick leave. He was laicized in 2018 after the allegation was found unsubstantiated. |
Power | James F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused in 1992 of sexually molesting 13-year-old boy on camping trip to ME in 1980s. Received $35K settlement in 1996 and was granted ‘retired’ status but restricted privileges in 2009. |
Prybis | Raymond A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Prybis was accused in 1992 of exposing himself to a 14- or 15-year-old boy in a Boston parish in the mid-1980s and having the boy beat him with a belt while Prybis was naked. |
Raeihle | Dennis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Raeihle was one of three living religious included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian. |
Rancourt | Henry J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Rancourt was accused anonymously in 1992 of “kissing and molesting Haitian boys” in his Boston parish school. He was also assigned to parishes in North Easton, New Bedford and Vineyard Haven. |
Raux | Redmond H. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Raux was accused of molesting a boy in 1987. The allegations were either found unsubstantiated or he was acquitted by canonical process, and he was appointed Archdiocese of Military Services, USA Dean for European Vicariate. |
Rebeiro | Anthony J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Native of Goa, Rebeiro was ordained at the Vatican, worked in Italy and Paris, and was incardinated into the Boston archdiocese in 1977. He was accused of sexually abusing several teenage girls, as well as boys and adult women. |
Regan | Michael J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Regan was accused of sexually abusing a girl, ages 14-17, multiple times during 1977-1980. The lawsuit settled in late 2021 in the high five figures. |
Reilly | Joseph P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Reilly was accused of kissing and groping two altar boys and a 16-year-old altar boy, and of digitally raping a pre-pubescent girl between 1961-1963. He died before a canonical or criminal investigation could be completed. |
Richard | Lucien J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Sued in 11/05 for abuse of twin daughters that he admittedly fathered. He said he paid child support regularly and never abused the girls. |
Riordan | Eugene | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused in a claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures of sexually abusing a girl, ages 13-14, in 1961-62, while assigned to Queen of Apostles Seminary in Dedham, MA. |
Ring | Charles J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by Attorney Mitchell Garabedian 5/7/19. Ring died 6/14/86. |
Riley | Leo Thomas | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | A man said Riley abused him over a four-year period in the late 1950s at the Elm Bank Minor Seminary; Riley was transferred, but the order admitted knowledge of the original complaint. |
Rondeau | Julian Edward | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Rondeau admitted to sexually abusing a girl and her sister when they were 10, and his ordination year was adjusted from 1945 to 1971. |
Robichaud | James P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Moved to ME in 2000, incardinated in the Portland ME diocese in 2003, died by suicide in 2008, and was omitted from the 2011 Boston AD database. |
Rosenkranz | George J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Involuntary laicization announced in 2007 after multiple allegations of abuse of minors. Name on Boston Globe list of 48 priests dropped from the 2003 clergy directory. |
Robinson | Barry | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | From Australia, he worked in East Melbourne and Santiago Chile, and was placed on leave after admitting to a therapist that he had sexual relations with a 16-year-old boy. He died 10/10/14. |
Roche | Allan E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Roche’s niece told archdiocesan officials that he had abused her in the 1950s, but the church took no action. In 1997, Roche admitted to abusing his niece and reached a financial settlement with her. |
Roulier | George | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Rusty Roulier was accused in 2002 of sexually abusing a boy in 1983 while assigned to St. Angela’s in Mattapan and in 2004 of abusing a youth in 1979 at Immaculate Conception in Nashua NH. |
Ruest | Sylvio L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | In 1957-58, Ruest sexually abused a boy, age 13-14, in Bellingham. The settlement was in the high five figures. |
Salvucci | John P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Mitchell Garabedian announced that Salvucci had settled a lawsuit for sexual abuse in the high five figures. |
Ryer | Robert | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Ryer died 4/30/1967 and was one of 40 priests named in several lawsuits filed by 70 plaintiffs who alleged sexual abuse by the priests. |
Ryan | Frederick J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Monsignor Ryan was placed on leave in 2002 after a lawsuit alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. He was accused of abusing his brother at Most Precious Blood in Hyde Park in 1970 and of abusing two students at Catholic Memorial High School. |
Scanlan | William J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | As early as 1987, a church official noted in Scanlan’s personnel file that “he fools around with kids”. In 1996, Scanlan was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. |
Russell | Paul Fitzpatrick | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Russell was accused of sexually abusing a boy, age 12, at St. Mary of the Sacred Heart in Lynn. He denied the allegations and was placed on limited ministerial duty. |
Rynne | Paul P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Rynne’s personnel file shows allegations of inappropriate behavior with a 17-year-old in 1986, and that he abused and/or raped a boy in the 1960s. He was placed on leave after the 1994 allegation and retired in 1996. |
Shaughnessey | James C. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Shaughnessey was ordained for the Harrisburg PA diocese and worked in the Boston archdiocese from 1945 until 1977. He died in 1989 with no known allegations. |
Shanley | Paul R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Involuntarily laicized in 2004, convicted of sexually abusing a young boy in the 1980s, sentenced to 12-15 years in prison, and released on probation in 2017. Named included in 8/2011 on the Boston archdiocese’s list, died 10/28/2020, age 89. |
Shea | Francis S. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Monsignor Shea was listed as an accused priest and religious in the Boston Archdiocese on 1/19/2011, but the criminal or canonical proceedings were not complete when Shea died. |
Shea | William B. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Shea was listed as “Awaiting Assignment” 1985-1996, retired in 1996, and died in 2005. Criminal or canonical proceedings were not complete when she died. |
Sheehan | George M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Sheehan was listed on a list of accused priests and religious by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian. |
Sherry | Edward F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Lawsuit filed in 2003 by a man alleging he was fondled and raped by Sherry from ages 13-16. Claim settled in 2005. |
Sheehan | James T. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Sheehan was named publicly as credibly accused of abuse of a minor in 2002, and admitted to the abuse. |
Mark | Mary | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | A boy, age 16, accused 9 nuns of sexually abusing him in 1958 at the Boston School for the Deaf. The accusations were dismissed on SOL grounds. |
Spagnolia | D. George | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Spagnolia took a leave of absence in 1973 and returned to active ministry in the early 1990s, but was placed on leave without privileges in 2002 after an allegation of sexual abuse. |
Spagnolo | Nicholas J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Spagnolo was accused of molesting teenage girls in the 1960s and was ordered not to minister without supervision. He continued to organize retreats for lay and religious women. |
Stanton | Leonard F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Ordained for Boston, transferred to Sioux Falls SD, and died 4/3/97. One of 12 priests named as abusers in a 9/02 civil suit. |
Strahan | Francis V. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Charges dropped | Monsignor Strahan was placed on administrative leave in 10/2019, at age 86, during investigation of an allegation that he raped and sexually assaulted an altar server, ages 11-13, on two occasion between 2004 and 2008. |
Sujka | Andrzej | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | After an allegation that he molested a 12-year-old boy, Sujka was removed from his parish in Boston and placed on leave. |
Hilaire | Bernard St. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A file regarding known child sex offender Fr. Ronald Paquin confirms a long-standing sexual relationship between Paquin and St. Hilaire, who died in 1977. Paquin admitted to sleeping in the same bed with St. Hilaire for 30 years. |
Sullivan | Bernard L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Accused in a lawsuit settled in 6/21 in the high five figures of sexually abusing an altar boy, ages 10-13, multiple times 1970-1973 while assigned to St. Catherine of Genoa in Somerville. Sullivan died in 1985. |
Sullivan | Eugene P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A 15-year-old boy sued Sullivan in 2005, alleging that Sullivan molested him once while driving him to Camp Fatima in NH. The lawsuit settled for $475K in 12/2008, and Sullivan was granted Senior priest status in 10/2013. |
Sullivan | Michael D. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Sullivan was included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 1/19/2011. He died in 9/2005. |
Sullivan | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Br. John Augustine. Joined the Xaverians in 1934. Died in 1939. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2002 of abuse in 1938 in Danvers, MA. |
Sullivan | T. Raymond | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | After a woman accused him of abuse, Sullivan was removed from assignment at St. Mary Magdalen in Dracut, MA and later settled a lawsuit with a boy, about age 14, for low five figures. |
Szymanski | Czeslaw | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Szymanski allegedly sexually abused thirteen altar boys in Boston archdiocese in 1980s. He died 9/24/87, and eight accusers to be paid $600K. |
Surette | C. Melvin | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | First known allegations of abuse were made in 9/1993. Surette was a part-time counselor and later head of Alpha-Omega program for youths with serious behavioral issues. |
Sweeney | John M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A 37-year-old woman accused Sweeney of sexually abusing her at a leadership retreat in 2000. He was included on the Santa Fe archdiocese’s list 5/19/2021. |
Tague | Patrick J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Tague left ministry in the late 1960s, received a suspended sentence and three years probation for embezzling $30K from a halfway house for juvenile delinquents, and was accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1971. |
Thibault | Joseph A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Bro. Cuthbert was accused of abuse of a male student at Mission High School, Boston, 1956-1957, and was included on the Baltimore’s list of credibly accused in 2007 and later, but no action was taken. |
Talbot | James F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Convicted | Talbot taught at Boston College High School and Cheverus High in Portland ME, and was accused of sexually abusing students. He was sentenced to 10 years’ prison for gross sexual assault and three years concurrent sentence for unlawful sexual contact. |
Thompson | James S. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | In 2014, the Irish Christian Brothers had at least two claims of sexual abuse against them. |
Thomson | J. Garrett | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Thomson was placed on leave after an allegation of abuse, but the archdiocese did not tell his parish about the allegations for almost 10 days. He was found dead in his NH home. |
Tourigney | Ernest E. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Tourigney was accused of inappropriate relationship with a youth in 1974, placed on leave in 1992, two suits in 1995, settled in 2002, and was laicized in 2006. |
Toma | Louis | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Several women told the archdiocese that Toma had abused many young girls during his 50 years as pastor of St. Lazarus in Boston. |
Tivnan | Paul J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Admitted abusing two boys in the late 1970s and having a relationship with a 15-year-old boy. Placed on disability leave in 1998 and retired in 2001. |
Towner | Robert K. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | After ordination, Towner was assigned to parishes in Brookline and Quincy, earned a degree as a clinical social worker in 1981, went on leave of absence in 1987, voluntarily laicized in 1990, and worked in real estate. |
Trainor | Eugene | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Bro. Hart. Joined the Xaverians in 1955. Left in 1973. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes an allegation received in 2003 of abuse in Westwood, MA in the early 1970s. Deceased. |
Turnbull | Robert | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Turnbull was sued in 2001 for sexually abusing two brothers at Austin Preparatory School and at a cabin in NH. He died in 2000. |
Urbaniak | Andrzej J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Arrested | Pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Boston was arrested for downloading porn and pleaded not guilty. Privileges removed. |
Tully | James J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | After giving three boys alcohol and grabbing one on the inner thigh during a baseball game, a missionary was sent to Rome and laicized for sexually molestation. |
Vasaturo | Anthony J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Vasaturo allegedly admitted to sexual activity with a 16-year-old girl beginning in 1969. Either the allegation was unsubstantiated or Vasaturo was acquitted by canonical process. |
Veneto | Joseph P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Denis Conte was supervised by Veneto, who was included on a list of accused priests and religious posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian. |
Walsh | James P. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in 2019, and included on the Fall River diocese’s list in 2021. |
Walsh | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A woman reported Walsh sexually abusing her twice in 1973 or 1974 at Sacred Heart in Lowell, MA. Walsh was moved often during his career, working in many dioceses. |
Walsh | Leonard Thomas | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Walsh was accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old MA boy in 1953. He died in 1954. |
Walsh | Michael | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Sued | Walsh, a member of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers, was accused of taking nude and sexually explicit photos of boys during a camping trip around 1986. |
Walsh | Martin J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Walsh was accused of abuse of a 14-year-old boy in 1975, but the Review Board found the allegations could not be substantiated. He was on permanent disability as of 2002, but had asked to return to ministry. |
Walsh | William M. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | One case settled in 2007; documents in file also allege abuse at Blessed Sacrament and St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Danvers. Walsh was placed on leave pending further investigation in 2004. |
Walsh | Michael | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Charged | Walsh, 65, was charged with rape and indecent assault and battery on a child, alleged to have occurred late 1980s-early 1990s while altar boy coordinator at St. Brendan’s in Dorchester MA. He pled not guilty. |
Waters | William F. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | None | Accused publicly of the abuse of a boy, ages 8-10, in 1987-90, Waters was reinstated in 4/20 after an independent investigation found no evidence to support the allegations. |
Ward | Robert A. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Ward used cocaine and had been treated for drug abuse. A computer technician found child pornography on Ward’s computer, and Ward was placed on leave and suspended. |
Welsh | Joseph L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Officials were warned in 1993 and 2001 that Welsh had abused children in two parishes, but he was promoted in 1997 and removed in 2002 after three brothers complained of abuse over a 20-year period. |
White | John J. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Accused | Close friend, business partner, traveling companion and associate of later convicted priest Paul Shanley, who was accused of abuse of the same boy in the 1970s. |
White | Paul | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | A woman accused Richard White of abusing her in the late 1960s. White is deceased. |
White | Kevin R. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Charged | Criminally charged with raping a Boston College High School student, White worked with Jesuit Refugee Services in South Sudan and Uganda. |
Wilson | James L. | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | Personnel files revealed that Wilson was accused of molesting a boy in 1991-1992. The case was settled in 1995 for $200K and Wilson was laicized in 1998. |
White | Paul David | Archdiocese of Boston MA | Settled | White was placed on leave in 1972 after removing himself from parish life in 1970 and teaching in a public school in Haverhill, MA. A former altar boy filed suit in 1998, claiming abuse by White 1964-1971. |
Jr. | Manuel Andrade, | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused of the abuse of a minor(s) by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Died in 1995. |
Annunziato | Armando Andrew | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor(s) by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Died 8/31/93. |
Avila | Jose Maria B. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | George Avellar was one of 21 names of accused priests published by the Fall River District Attorney in 9/02. He may have molested over 100 children over his 44 year career. |
Baker | William F. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Faculties removed at some point. Laicized in 2015. |
Barney | H. Stanley | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Barney was investigated by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office for sexual abuse, but was not prosecuted. |
Bernier | Adrien E. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Died in 1989. |
Berube | Albert | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Berube’s name was included on a list released in 9/02 by the District Attorney of 21 Fall River diocese priests accused of abuse. List showed one alleged victim. Berube died 6/26/73 at age 80. |
Boffa | William | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Parish priest, high school chaplain, camp and retreat house directory, CYO director, named publicly as accused by the Fall River diocese. |
Boulet | Normand J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Boulet was included on a list of 21 Fall River diocese priests accused of abuse, and his faculties had been removed. |
Bowen | Donald J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Convicted | Bowen sexually abused a girl, ages 9-16, in the late 1960s-early 1970s. He was sentenced to 2 years in jail, 10 years probation and registration as a sex offender, and was laicized in 2007. |
Buckley | James F. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Settled | Buckley was retired in 2001 and suspended in 1/2020 due to an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor decades prior. He was settled in 8/2023 for five figures. |
Byington | Edward J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Retired in 2006, suspended in 2020 due to an allegation of abuse of a boy, age 16, in 1971. Accused in another case settled in 2023 of sexually abusing a boy, age 12, in 1976. |
Carrier | George R. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly accused by the Fall River diocese in 1/21, died in 2004. |
Cavanagh | Charles | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Greek-Melkite priest. Included in 1/21 on the Diocese of Fall River’s list of accused. Assigned at some point to Corpus Christi in East Sandwich. |
Clark | James A. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Laicized in 2000. Died in 2011. |
Connolly | Paul G. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Paul Connolly was accused of abusing at least 11 altar boys in the 1960s and was suspended from the priesthood in 1992. He died in 2007 and was included on the diocese’s list of credibly accused. |
Cronin | John P. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named on a list of priests investigated by the D.A’s office for allegations of sexual misconduct, he was placed in charge of cemeteries with some restrictions, and his faculties were removed after two more allegations surfaced in the mid-1990s. |
Degagne | Richard | Diocese of Fall River MA | Settled | Placed on leave in 11/2019 pending an investigation into “misconduct” allegedly occurring prior to ordination. Allegedly sexually abused a boy in 1972-1973 while a counselor at Cathedral Camp in Freetown. |
Delgado | Alexander | Diocese of Fall River MA | Acquitted | A woman said she was raped by Delgado at a religious retreat, and he was acquitted by jury. He had previously been accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl, and pled guilty in 1997. |
DeMello | Arthur T. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | DeMello’s name appeared on list of 21 priests accused of abuse released 9/2/02. |
Reis | Arthur C. dos | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | From Sao Vicente Ferreira, Sao Miguel, Azores. Named publicly as accused by the diocese in 1/21 and died in 5/81. |
Dupuis | J. Arthur G. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21 of credibly accused. Elevated to Monsignor in 1967, Died in 1975. |
Dylla | Hugo | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | From Poland, where he was ordained. Named publicly as accused by the dFall River diocese on its list in 1/21. Died in 1966. |
Fahey | James W. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Faculties noted to have been restricted. Died in 2016. |
Fernandes | Stephen A. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Convicted | Arrested in 11/04 and placed on leave after a computer repair technician found child pornography on his laptop computer. Pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 months in prison, 4 years probation and a $20K fine. |
Fraga | Bento R. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | After retiring in 2005, Fraga was accused of molestation of a minor. He denied all allegations, but the accuser decided not to press criminal charges. |
Fredette | Albert A. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Alfred A. Fredette, priest of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, was named publicly by the Fall River diocese on its list of accused. |
Furtado | Stephen R. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Pastor of Holy Ghost Parish was placed on leave in 2002 due to allegations dating back about 20 years. He died in 2016. |
Gaudin | Rene | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Gaudin was listed on a list of accused priests and religious by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on 01/19/11. |
Gomes | John A. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Added in 8/2022 to the diocese’s list of credibly accused, for abuse allegedly occurring decades prior. Faculties restricted. |
Guarin | Angelo Michael | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (F.F.I.). Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Fall River on its list in 1/21. Assigned to Our Lady’s Chapel in New Bedford. Faculties revoked. |
Herrera | Hernando | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | After being placed on leave due to allegations of inappropriate conduct with two minors, the priest was laicized. |
Hession | Mark R. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Indicted | Hession was indicted on charges of rape and indecent assault of a person under age 14 and was suspended from the priesthood in 2019. |
Higgins | Phillip J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Name appeared on a list of accused released by the Bristol County MA District Attorney in 9/02; one alleged victim with claims beyond the statute of limitations; removed in 2004; died in 2007. |
Keliher | Cornelius J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Retired in 1981. Died 6/9/93. Pastor of St. Mary’s in Seekonk 1956-1971, among other assignments. Included on the diocese’s list of credibly accused in 1/21. |
Kaszynski | Robert S. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Kaszynski resigned 3/02 after allegations of sexual misconduct against two teenage girls, and another woman made separate allegations in 5/02. |
Kozanko | Andrzej Jacek | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | From Poland. Parish priest, hospital chaplain. Worked during summers while in seminary as a counselor at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown. Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Faculties restricted. |
Kossak | Michael J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Allegedly involved in inappropriate sexual behavior with students at Boston College High School, given a warning by the state Dept. of Social Services, transferred to parishes in FL, returning to Boston in 1999, and dismissed from the Jesuits West Province. |
Lacroix | Daniel W. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Lacroix was placed on leave pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct. He filed a defamation suit against Bishop da Chunha. |
Landry | David J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Landry’s name appears on a list of 21 priests investigated by the D.A.’s office after allegations of sexual misconduct. |
Lebel | Maurice T. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | A Jesuit priest was placed on leave in 2007 pending an investigation of allegations that he sexually abused a youth in the early 1980s. |
Maguire | Joseph D. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Fall River on its list in 1/2021. Maguire’s faculties were removed, and he was laicized in 2007. |
McCarthy | Raymond W. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named on a list of 21 priests accused of sexual abuse released by the District Attorney in 9/02. Died in 2005. |
Messier | Donald E. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Messier’s name appeared on a list of 21 priests accused of abuse, and he left Fall River in 1973 to work in Providence. |
Murphy | James E. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Name appeared on list of 21 priests accused of abuse which District Attorney released in 9/02. Three alleged victims with claims beyond the SOL were listed. |
Neylon | Bruce | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Pastor of Holy Trinity was suspended due to an allegation he sexually abused a 14- or 15-year-old boy. |
Nichols | Herbert T. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese in 1/20. Suspended after a review of personnel files showed an allegation that he abused a minor 20 years prior. Nichols denied the allegation. |
Nickel | James R. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Settled | The Fall River Diocese settled a lawsuit with eight men claiming abuse as boys by Nickel in the 1970s and 1980s, and was included on the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese’s list of accused and on the Diocese of Winona-Rochester’s list. |
Norton | William W. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list 1/7/21. Taught at Bishop Stang High School 1969-71; Director of St. Mary’s Home for children in 1970. Died in 2004. |
O’Dea | Thomas E. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | A man came forward in 1993 to allege that he had been molested by O’Dea and James Porter in the 1960s. The review board unanimously found “insufficient evidence of improper activity”. |
Pegnam | John W. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list in 1/21. Died in 1996. |
Porter | James R. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Guilty plea | Laicized in 1974, married and had four children. Accused of abusing 100s of children in MA and MN, served 4 months in prison, and pleaded guilty to abusing 28 children in MA. A woman filed suit in MN in 2013 claiming rape of a former NM altar boy. |
Quinn | Justin J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Parish priest, director of Holy Family High School, and father figure at St. Mary’s Home for Children. |
Rausch | Edward A. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Name appeared on list of 21 priests accused of abuse released by District Attorney in 9/02. Rausch denied ever having harmed anyone. |
Robillard | Raymond A. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Name appeared on list of 21 priests accused of abuse released in 9/02 by the District Attorney. Robillard left his position as chaplain at Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home to become assistant diocesan archivist. |
Shovelton | William J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Retired in 1993. Named publicly as accused by the Fall River diocese on its list of credibly accused in 1/21. Died 1/31/15. Had been living in Lady Lake, FL. |
Simoes | Gilbert J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Suspended and faculties removed in 3/86 after diocese learned of allegations against him. Worked as a regular substitute teacher at Falmouth High School from 1989 until 1997-98. |
Souza | Maurice | Diocese of Fall River MA | Settled | The diocese says it first learned of allegations against Souza in 2012. The plaintiff’s attorney said he tried to settle in mediation, but efforts fell through. |
Tripp | Kevin F. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Kevin Tripp was accused of sexual abuse by two alleged victims and was laicized in 2020. He was listed on a list of 21 priests accused of abuse by the District Attorney in 9/02 and was living in Santa Rosa, CA in 4/20. |
Wolf | Richard J. | Diocese of Fall River MA | Accused | Wolf was named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on 1/15/2019, and died in 1986. |
Adair | Ralph Herbert | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 6/2/2021. Allegedly abused a minor in 1984. Adair died 2/28/1992. |
Allen | William Edward F. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Allen was named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Springfield on its list 6/2/2021. He left the Diocese in 1954 and became director of Don Bosco Boys’ Home in Cottonport, LA. |
Archambault | Paul J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Chaplain at Baystate Medical Center and part-time parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish in Hampden, died by suicide 7/3/2011 after being confronted with abuse allegations. A 20-year-old man filed a civil suit against the Diocese and pastor. |
Auger | Henry J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Accused of sexual abuse of a minor in the Worcester diocese, and died in 1968. |
Authier | Edward George | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Authier was accused of abuse by a 67-year-old man, who also alleged abuse by Bishop Weldon and Rev. Clarence Forand. Authier died in 1970. |
Beauregard | Gerald R. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Joseph Rosario Gerald Beauregard was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1940s. |
Berthiaume | George A. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Sued | Accused of abuse by a man who also alleged abuse as a minor by other priests and two bishops, but the claims were deemed not credible by the Worcester diocese. |
Blanchard | Albert Rene | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | A woman told the Diocese that she sought counseling from Blanchard in 1971 at age 15. In 2009 she complained after learning that he was working as a volunteer “social worker/spiritual care coordinator” for the diocesan resource group. |
Bonzagni | John J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | A woman filed suit in 2003 against Bonzagni, alleging he fondled her on three occasions when she was 16 and preparing for confirmation. Her claims settled in 2004 and Bonzagni was cleared by the diocese. |
Boudreau | Paul T. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | One claim was included in a 2004 $7.5M settlement between 45 claimants and the Diocese of Springfield involving 18 priests. Suspended in 1991 after being on leave for several years. Reportedly “abandoned priesthood.” |
Carrier | J. Victor | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list in 10/2023. Allegedly sexually abused a minor 1981-1982. Assigned to St. Rose de Lima Parish in Chicopee during the time in question. Carrier died 2/17/2011. |
Desilets | Donald A. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Desilets was barred from public ministry in the early 1990s and joined the Sulpician Fathers in Montreal to help prepare young men for the priesthood. He died in 2001. |
Devlin | Michael H. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Devlin was placed on leave in 2004 and named in a civil suit in 2005 after allegations that he had abused a minor. He denied the allegations and was eventually settled for $4.5M. |
Dion | Frederick George | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | At least one claim was included in the Diocese’s 11/2008 $4.5M settlement with 59 plaintiffs. Name included on the Diocese’s list 6/2/2021 of credibly accused. Noted to have allegedly sexually abused a minor in 1957. Dion died in 1991. |
Doheny | Bernard L. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Sued | Monsignor Doheny was accused of sexually abusing a boy for four years, beginning when the boy was age 10. He was accused of being abused by his uncle, other priests and two separate bishops. |
Donahue | John Paul | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list updated 6/2/2021. Multiple credible allegations of abuse 1961-1962. Worked in the Diocese until 1962 then was a U.S. Air Force Chaplain until his death at age 37 on 2/16/1971. |
Dowling | Jude | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Springfield MA diocese on its list 6/2/21. Worked in the diocese 1978-93. Multiple allegations of abuse, occurring 1969-75 and 1980-85. Died 10/17/01. |
Dranka | Eugene Adalbert | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Two people settled claims against Dranka as part of a 2004 $7.5M settlement involving 18 priests. He was the first priest to be publicly identified as accused. |
Dube | Donald V. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Dube was removed from parish ministry in 1994 due to sexual misconduct, and his privileges were removed in 2002. One person filed a lawsuit against Dube’s estate in 2004. |
Dufresne | W. Francois | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 6/2/2021. Allegedly abused a minor in 1955. Dufresne died in 1983. |
Dupre | Thomas Ludger | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Dupre was named Auxiliary Bishop in 1990, Bishop of Springfield 1995-2004, and was sued for abuse of two youths in the 1970s and 1980s. He made a financial contribution to the Diocese’s $4.5M settlement with 59 plaintiffs. |
Egan | John F. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Egan was named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of abuse occurring 1954-1955. He died in 1974. |
Farland | David M. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Permanently removed from ministry in 2002, Farland was accused of abuse of a minor in the early 1990s. He was given a life of prayer and penance. |
Forand | Joseph Clarence W. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | A man told the Diocese that Forand molested him for several years, beginning when he was age 8 or 9. The allegations were deemed credible and Forand was placed under prayer and penance. |
Gatineau | Oscar A. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Sued | A civil suit alleges that Gatineau abused plaintiff as a boy for about a year. The diocese said the allegations are not credible. |
Gauthier | Lawrence | Diocese of Springfield MA | Sued | A man filed a suit against Gauthier in 2002, claiming he had been sexually abused by Gauthier. |
Gill | Daniel L. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | A woman reported to the Diocese that her family priest, Gill, sexually abused her beginning on the day of her First Communion in the late 1960s and continuing until she was 12. Gill died in 1995. A parishioner confronted Gill in 1977 after a 14-year-old girl told him that Gill was molesting her. |
Graves | Alfred C. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | One claim of abuse was part of an 8/2004 settlement involving 18 priests. A new suit was filed in 9/2009 accusing two former bishops of knowingly allowing abuse by Graves of a boy 1982-1984. |
Hallahan | Timothy Joseph | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 6/2/2021. Allegedly abused a minor 1967-1968. Hallahan died in 2013. |
Hebert | Earl Albert Victor | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Accused of sexually abusing a child in 1972. Died 11/2/2015, age 92. |
Huller | Ernest Karl | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Two men filed separate suits alleging they were abused as students at Cathedral High School in Springfield by Huller. In 2004 the Diocese settled with 46 clergy abuse victims for more than $7M, including two plaintiffs with allegations against Huller. |
Kaczorek | Placid | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused of the sexual abuse of a minor by the Springfield MA diocese on its list 6/2/21. Worked in the diocese 1970-2001. Abuse allegedly occurred 1973-81. Died in 2016. |
Jenness | Joseph Roy | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Four brothers filed a civil suit in 2003 alleging abuse by Jenness and four other priests 1967-1983. One person settled claims against Jenness as part of a 2004 $7.5M settlement reached between 45 claimants and the Diocese. |
Karam | Maurice P. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list in 6/2021. Allegedly abused a minor 1967-1968 while assigned to St. Anthony’s (Maronite Rite) in Springfield. Died in 2013. |
Kelly | Vernon | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Also known as John, he was noted to have sexually abused a minor in 1965. He was laicized in 1967. |
Kelty | John Earl | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Springfield on its list 6/2/2021. Assigned to San Domiano Friary in Holyoke 1981-1982. Accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1980s. Died in 1993. |
Kennedy | Edward Michael | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Placed on leave in 1991, sent for treatment in 1994, removed from public ministry in 2002, named in at least three suits in 2003 and 2004, laicized in 2006, died 11/2/2018. |
Klekotka | John R. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 6/2021. Allegedly sexually abused a minor 1963-1970. Died in 1974. |
Kirouac | Richard L. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Priest of the Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy, assigned 2001-2003 to Sts. Patrick and Raphael in Williamstown, MA, with multiple credible allegations of abuse noted. |
Koonz | John Anthony | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Three men alleged that Koonz sexually abused them when they were teens. The Diocesan Misconduct Commission found the claims credible, and Koonz was removed from all ministry. |
L’Arche | Jeffrey | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | LaSalette Missionaries priest was placed on leave after being accused of sexually abusing a minor in MA 1976-1981. |
Lafleur | Gerard A. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Died in 2011. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list in 3/2022. Accused of sexually abusing a minor in 1974. |
Lavelle | Francis Patrick | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Two men filed suit alleging abuse by Lavelle when they were teens, four brothers filed suit claiming abuse by Lavelle and four other priests 1967-1983, Lavelle was permanently barred from ministry in 2004, and named in a 2004 civil suit. |
Lavigne | Richard Roger | Diocese of Springfield MA | Convicted | Lavigne was arrested and charged with abuse of 5 boys, convicted of assaulting 2 boys, and was sentenced to jail time of 4-6 years, suspended; 10 years probation. He was also a prime suspect in the 1972 murder of altar boy Danny Croteau. |
Leary | Timothy J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Monsignor Leary was accused of abusing a boy for five years, beginning when he was in 4th grade. He died in 1991 at age 81. |
Loiselle | Jordan | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Springfield MA on its list 6/2/21. Worked in the diocese 1947-49 and 1970-96. Multiple credible allegations of the sexual abuse of minors, occurring in 1988. Died in 1996. |
Malboeuf | Ronald Raoul | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Malboeuf was removed from ministry in 1988 after a man alleged that he had abused him over five years, beginning when he was age 10. He was voluntarily laicized in 1989 and died in 2009. |
Martone | James A. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | A deacon was placed on leave after allegations of child abuse. He was permanently removed from ministry and included on a list of credibly accused. |
McCarthy | Thomas James | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | McCarthy was accused of sexual abuse in 1954-1957 and died in 2003. |
McKenna | James Daniel | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | A woman told the Diocese that McKenna sexually abused her over 18 months at St. Francis in South Lee, beginning in the early 1970s. |
McNamara | John Davitt | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | At least one claim of abuse by McNamara was included in the Diocese’s 11/2008 $4.5M settlement with 59 plaintiffs. Added to Diocese’s list of accused 6/2/2021. Allegedly sexually abused a minor 1980-1981. Died in 1990. |
Menge | James Paul | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | At least one claim was included in the Diocese’s 11/2008 $4.5M settlement with 59 plaintiffs. Retired in 6/2000. Died in 8/2010. Added to the Diocese’s list of credibly accused in 9/2021, with multiple allegations. |
Meehan | Richard Francis | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Meehan was removed from parish ministry in 1994 as a result of sexual misconduct. He was named in a civil suit by one man and laicized in 2006 after settling two claims. |
O’Connor | Thomas Joseph | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Four brothers filed suit in 12/2003 against O’Connor and four other priests, alleging abuse by O’Connor and three of the other four priests 1967-1983. One claim settled in 2008. |
O’Hearn | Richard | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | One man settled with the Diocese for $75K in 11/08 as part of a $4.5M settlement with 59 claimants. He claimed abuse by O’Hearn at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Pittsfield. |
O’Malley | Thomas F. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | One person settled claims against O’Malley as part of a $7.5M settlement in 2004. |
Quinlan | Joseph P. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Indicted | Quinlan’s name was added to the Diocese’s list of credibly accused in 11/2021, and he died in 1989. |
Richard | John Paul | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 6/2/2021. Allegedly sexually abused a minor 1978-1980. Richard died in 6/17/1991 in Lake Park, FL. |
Roy | Ferdinand | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 6/2/2021. Allegedly sexually abused a minor 1965-1968, while assigned to St. Aloysius in Indian Orchard. Died in 1983. |
Russell | John R. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | A woman claimed that Russell sexually assaulted her in high school. Russell left the Catholic priesthood in 1970 and later became a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande. |
Sabotor | Michael | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | At least one claim was included in the Diocese’s $4.5M settlement in 11/08 with 59 plaintiffs. |
Scanlon | John J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | At least one claim included in diocese’s 11/08 $4.5M settlement with 59 plaintiffs. No other information. Died in 1967. |
Sgueglia | Charles Joseph | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Ordained for the Augustinians (O.S.A.), removed from ministry in 2002, ordered to live a life of prayer and penance, died in 2005. Included on the Diocese’s list of credibly accused. |
Simonds | Donald D. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Springfield MA on its list 6/2/21. Worked in the diocese 1980-83 and 1984-97. Removed from ministry in 2002. Multiple credible allegations of the sexual abuse of minors, occurring 1979-83. |
Sipitkowski | James A. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | The Vicar General testified that parishioners had reported Sipitkowski having young boys go up to rectory late at night, but no investigation was conducted. |
Sullivan | Charles J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Sullivan was Chancellor for the Diocese’s Fiscal Affairs from 1975 to 1981, Director of Catholic Charities Appeal from 1980 to 1984, and Pastor of St. Matthew’s in Indian Orchard from 1984 until his death in 2014. |
Vidnansky | Mary Jane | Diocese of Springfield MA | Sued | A 14-year-old boy was accused of sexual abuse by a nun from 1974-76. The nun left the order in the mid-1970s. |
Walsh | James T. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Sued | A civil suit alleges that Walsh abused plaintiff, who was in prison for an unrelated murder when suit filed. |
Wamsher | Ronald E. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Four brothers complained to the Diocese of Dallas in 2002 that they were abused by five priests, including Wamsher, 1967-1983. The Diocese removed Wamsher’s privileges in 2005 and settled three claims in 2008 for $4.5M. |
Welch | David P. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | A man filed a civil suit against Monsignor Welch, alleging that he was sexually abused by Welch for three years in the early 1950s. Welch was executor of Bishop Weldon’s estate. |
Welch | Richard Joseph | Diocese of Springfield MA | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 6/2/2021. Allegedly sexually abused a minor 1948-1952, while assigned to Notre Dame in Pittsfield. Transferred to the Diocese of Columbus OH in 1953, where he died 12/31/1969. |
Weldon | Christopher J. | Diocese of Springfield MA | Settled | Accused of abuse of a boy, ages 11-16, by his uncle, several other priests, Weldon and another bishop. The Diocesan Review Board deemed credible an allegation that Weldon raped a boy in the early 1960s, and the victim sued Weldon, claiming he was part of a ring of priests who gang-raped altar boys. |
Antonucci | Antonio F. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Acquitted | Antonucci ran a street ministry for young children. He was charged with fondling a 15-year-old boy, but acquitted by court in 1996. |
Ares | Brion T. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Ares was charged with raping a 20-year-old man who came to him for counseling. He was acquitted and a mistrial was declared on another charge. |
Bagley | John J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Bishop Harrington was placed on leave in 2002 after a man complained of abuse in 1967 when he was 17. A second man filed a civil suit in 2004. |
Banach | Henry S. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Two brothers filed suit in 2002, another man joined the suit in 10/2002, and a fourth man came forward with similar allegations. |
Bartlett | Lee F. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Placed on leave in 2002, accused of abusing two boys in 1979-1980, took nude photos of boys and showed them pornographic movies. Resigned from his parish in 2003. |
Beaulac | Robert F. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | A young student said a priest at Assumption Preparatory School, Rev. John Martin, initiated a “relationship” with him during the same general time period of 1965-1967. |
Bernard | Andre M. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Bernard was an Air Force Chaplain from 1975-1991, and is not indexed or listed in Necrology through at least 2019. |
Blizard | David L. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | By 2002 several people had accused Blizard of abuse. Involuntary laicization was granted in 2012, and he was found not guilty by court in 2004. |
Branconnier | Gerard L. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Branconnier was accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy in 1993 and was removed from active ministry and faculties in 2006. |
Carelli | Richard J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Carelli was accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1964 while headmaster of Sacred Heart Academy in Worcester. Three suits were settled out of court by 2/2006. |
Carney | Michael L. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Monsignor. Died in 1981. Accused in a 12/2004 lawsuit of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy while assigned to St. Andrew the Apostle in Worcester in 1977 and 1978. Civil suit pending in 2006. Carney died in 1981. |
Coonan | Joseph A. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Accused by as many as 15 men of psychologically manipulating and sometimes sexually abusing them as boys in the 1970s, he was placed on leave in 2002 and denied the accusations. |
Devlin | Chester J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | A man alleges abuse in the 1980s at Holy Name High School. No criminal charges were filed due to the statute of limitations. |
Doherty | Paul J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Ordained in 1995 at age 47, placed on leave in 2006 after telling Bishop McManus about inappropriate sexual behavior with a minor in the 1970s. |
Dongor | Lowe B. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Guilty plea | Dongor was removed from his first assignment at St. Joseph’s in Fitchburg after his computer contained child pornography. He admitted to the porn and took money from the parish to send to family in the Philippines. |
Fredette | Joseph Albert | Diocese of Worcester MA | Convicted | Joseph R., AA, a priest who fled to Canada in 1974 after accusations of sexual abuse, was arrested in 1994 and extradited to the US, where he was convicted and sentenced to three concurrent 4-5 year sentences in prison. |
Gagnon | Jean-Paul | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Gagnon was evaluated for possible “sex role identification” problems in 1977, sued in 2002, and sentenced to 18 months supervised probation in 2005 for sexually assaulting an adult male parishioner in 2002. |
Harrington | Timothy J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Accused of sexually abusing a boy, ages 11-15, three times. The diocese found no basis for credibility to the claims. |
Holley | David A. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Convicted | Ordained for the Benedictines, dispensed from order in 1962, abused minors in many states, transferred to San Angelo, TX diocese. |
Inzerillo | Peter J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Placed on leave in 1994, re-assigned in 2000, placed on leave again in 2002, and cited in a RICO suit in 2008, Laicization announced in 1/2018. |
Jalbert | Norman R. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Guidance counselor at Holy Name Central Catholic Junior/ Senior High accused of sexually assaulting at least two students, possibly as many as six. |
Kardas | Thaddeus J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | A woman sued Kardas in 1993, alleging that he referred to her as his girlfriend and kissed her in the rectory. The suit was settled in 1995 for $55K. |
Kane | Thomas A. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Accused of sexually abusing a boy 1968-1979, settled in 1995, and left the diocese in 1993. He continued to receive financial support from the diocese while working in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico, as director of the Worldwide Teachers Institute. |
Kelley | Robert E. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Convicted | Kelley was convicted in 1990 and 2003 for abusing 50-100 girls, was sentenced to two separate prison terms (1990-1996 and 2003-2008) for different abuses, and was awarded $527K in 1997. |
Laperle | Louis | Diocese of Worcester MA | Acquitted | A man alleged in 2003 that he was molested by Philip Laperle in 1968 when Laperle was teacher and/or principal at Notre Dame Academy in Fitchburg. Laperle was acquitted in 2004. |
Lettic | Edward P. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Lettic was removed without privileges from Immaculate Conception in Lancaster after a man alleged abuse as a boy about 40 years prior. |
Mahoney | Thomas E. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Retired in 2012. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 4/2020 of grooming and sexually harrassing a boy 1971-1974, including plying the boy with alcohol and then pinning him down on a bed, attempting sex. Faculties removed. |
Martin | Joseph M. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | A man claimed Martin raped him as a boy in the 1970s and the Abbot of St. Benedict Abbey knew about it but didn’t tell him. The Abbot also offered to help with his medical expenses but withdrew the offer. |
Martineau | Alan J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | Placed on leave in 1/2022, deemed credible in 12/2022, and assigned to St. Anne’s in Shrewsbury. |
Messier | Raymond P. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Messier allegedly had inappropriate sexual contact with a 9-year-old boy in Worcester in 1980, and was transferred from the camp owned by the priest’s family. He died in 2018 after being investigated by DSS for recent allegations. |
Nicewicz | Edward | Diocese of Worcester MA | Convicted | Chaplain at state prison in Gardner, MA when accused of child rape and molestation. Died 2/2/2017, age 88. |
O’Donoghue | Brendan W. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | O’Donoghue was placed on leave in 1994 after a man filed suit, referencing two previous allegations. The suit settled in 1999 for $300K. |
O’Neil | Leo J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | In 1975, O’Neil was accused of abusing a 14-year-old boy at the Stetson Home for Boys. He died in 2005. |
Page | Raymond J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Monsignor Page was accused of abuse by a nephew in a 2005 lawsuit. He was Vicar General of Worcester in 1983 and was given information on abuse by several priests, but took no action. |
Provost | Ronald D. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Convicted | Provost was sent to the House of Affirmation after a pastor gave auxiliary bishop Harrington photos of Provost taking nude photos of boys. He was convicted of taking nude photos of a 10-year-old and received a 10-year suspended sentence. |
Rebokus | Donald J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Accused | In 2003 a man accused Rebokus of molested him while a student at Holy Name High School. The abuse stopped when the man bested Rebokus in wrestling. |
Reilley | Bernard R. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | A woman filed suit in 12/2004 alleging that Reilley sexually assaulted her for several years in the 1950s when she was ages 2-8. He died in 1990. Case was still pending 2/15/2006. |
Rueger | George E. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Sued in 2002, but the suit was dropped in 2003 after a diocesan investigation found no proof of charges. |
Shauris | Robert A. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | One of three priests listed in a 1995 confidential settlement of a 1993 lawsuit against Thomas A. Kane and the Worcester Diocese. Placed on leave in 1991 “so he could work” at a local college. |
Steponaitis | Justin | Diocese of Worcester MA | Sued | Steponaitis was sued in 1993 for abuse of an altar boy, but the suit was dismissed by 1997. |
Szantyr | John J. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Indicted | Szantyr was ordained for the Marian order, dismissed in 1972, sent to treatment in MA in 1975, prohibited from ministry in 1978, became priest of the Worcester Diocese in 1980, charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, died in 2014. |
Teczar | Thomas H. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | Teczar was removed from the Worcester, MA diocese in 1986 for sexually abusing boys. He became a visiting priest in the Fort Worth, TX diocese in 1990 and was convicted in 2007 of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in 1990. |
Walsh | Gerard P. | Diocese of Worcester MA | Settled | A man gave a written confession to the Worcester County D.A. regarding abuse by Walsh, who had been serving as chaplain with the MA state police. Walsh admitted the abuse and resigned in 2003. |
About Clergy Abuse
Clergy sexual abuse is any sexual misconduct that religious leaders conduct to the members of their church. It often involves the abuse of a minor, but it can happen to adults as well. Child sexual abuse causes emotional and psychological trauma to the victims, often lasting for the rest of their lives.
Reporting Catholic Priests, Bishops, and other church officials when there’s abuse of a minor or adult is essential to bringing them to justice and the survivors getting the compensation they deserve. Those who want to bring their abuser to justice will have to go through a legal process that involves reporting the abuse, hiring an attorney, gathering evidence, and then negotiating a settlement in or out of court.
Legal Support for Survivors in Massachusetts
For those who’ve been abused or are the parents of someone who’s been abused by clergy members, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers are ready to help you fight for justice. We have experience working on these abuse cases that will allow us to help you get the best settlement possible. Our expertise and compassion are what help drive us not only to fight to hold the abusers responsible but also to ensure you have the support and guidance you need along the way.
Laws and Regulations in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has taken measures to protect children and other victims of sexual abuse. While it’s almost impossible to prevent it from happening, the laws and regulations they have in place are there to help them hold their abusers accountable and prevent them from harming others. When someone wants to file criminal charges against a clergy member, the statute of limitations in Massachusetts is 35 years or seven years from the discovery of abuse, whichever is later.
Mandatory reporting laws also exist. Mandated reporters are those in healthcare, religious sectors, education, and similar occupations. These individuals are required by law to make an oral report to the Department of Family and Child Services within 48 hours of suspecting abuse.
Filing a Clergy Sexual Abuse Lawsuit in Massachusetts
Whether you’re filing a lawsuit against the Diocese of Springfield, another diocese, or a specific clergy member, knowing how the process works will help make the process feel more manageable for you:
- Initial Attorney Consultation: After making your report to the police, you’ll want to hire a Massachusetts attorney with experience handling clergy abuse cases. This initial consultation will allow them to hear the details of your case and create a plan to proceed.
- Evidence Gathering: Collect all the evidence you can to support your allegations of sexual abuse to make sure that they’re solid and can bring the abuser to justice.
- Filing the Complaint: Officially file the lawsuit against any liable parties and institutions.
- Discovery Process: Both parties will exchange information about the case and evidence.
- Settlement Negotiations or Trial: Your Massachusetts clergy abuse attorney will attempt to come to a fair settlement outside of the courtroom. If an agreement can’t be made, the case will proceed to trial.
Contact Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers to get started pursuing justice for the harm you’ve endured.
Support Resources for Survivors in Massachusetts
Massachusetts offers survivors several resources to support them through the emotionally and legally complicated waters after suffering sexual abuse. Survivors have crisis hotlines, support groups, and specialized counseling services available to them through a variety of different organizations:
- Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)
- Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Jane Doe Inc.)
- Survivors Network of Those Abuse by Priests (SNAP)
The Boston Archdiocese has an office of Pastoral Support and Outreach if survivors feel comfortable reporting the abuse to someone else within the Catholic clergy.
Notable Cases and Outcomes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is no stranger to serious cases of clergy abuse. There have been numerous clergy members credibly accused of sexual abuse throughout the state. All of these cases are important, but these are some of the most notable and their outcomes, if applicable:
- Jesuit School: In 2003, Jesuit Priest James Talbot was accused of sexually abusing minors. The 14 individuals who came forward about the sexual abuse were from two different Jesuit Schools: Cheverus High School in Maine and Boston College High School in Massachusetts. The 14 survivors won a settlement of $5.2 million, and James Talbot was convicted of sexually abusing children and was removed from the clerical state in 2013, two years after his release from prison in Massachusetts. He was then transferred to Maine in 2018 and sentenced to two three-year sentences for child sexual abuse.
- Boston Archdiocese: The Archdiocese of Boston has two notable cases. One in 2002 and one in 2003. In 2002, there were over 80 individuals who reported an allegation of sexual abuse against former Priest John J. Geoghan. The Boston Globe covered this widespread abuse, and the Archdiocese of Boston paid a settlement of $10 million. In 2003, they had 541 victims of clergy abuse, and they paid out a total of $84.1 million to the survivors.
- Springfield Diocese: In 2008, members of the church sexually abused minors who filed a lawsuit. These 59 survivors received $4.5 million in their settlement total. The Springfield Diocese has paid millions to survivors over the years. Since 1992, this diocese has had several abusive priests, causing the diocese to pay out a total of $14,948,001 over 147 claims.
Our attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers have reviewed public and private settlement data related to Massachusetts clergy abuse settlements. Depending on the details and specifics of your case, the settlements can be valued between $400,000 and $950,000. In cases of extreme sexual misconduct or if the case goes to trial, it can be upwards of $1 million.
Why Choose Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
Experience and knowledge about clergy abuse cases are vital when looking for an attorney, but so is compassion.
Priest grooming and handling
Deacon assault and rape
Clergy child abuse filed in adulthood
Volunteer-perpetrated Catholic church abuse
Religious school priest teen sexual abuse
Clergy abuse case filed against a deceased priest
The lawyers at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers have all these qualities and will help bring clergy members’ abuse to light. We understand the intricate laws in place in Massachusetts and how to handle sensitive cases by providing the guidance and support you need.
Contact Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
When you’re ready to file a claim to hold clergy members accountable for their abuse, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is ready to be your ally. We have ample experience with these types of cases and offer free consultations. Contact us today by filling out the contact form on our website or by giving us a call at (888) 424-5757.
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