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List of accused priests in Texas
Issues of clergy sexual abuse run deep in the Texas Roman Catholic Dioceses, and incidents of abuse have left survivors with life-long trauma. Some, if not many, are still fighting for their right to justice. Luckily, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers believe in everyone’s right to justice. Our team extends our support and services to survivors of abuse who seek to hold the perpetrators accountable.
| Last Name | First Name | Diocese | Status | Accusations (Summary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antle | Nicholas Cornelius | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Retired in 1990. Removed from ministry in 2011. Died in 2016. |
| Barry | John Patrick | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Barry was named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese and by the Tucson diocese. |
| Barzyk | Robert Ralph | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Retired 1993. Removed from ministry 1994. Died in 2007. |
| Brinkman | Terence P. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Sued | A man filed a civil suit against Brinkman, alleging that Brinkman molested and raped him between 1974 and 1976. The suit was dismissed due to the statute of limitations. |
| Burn | David Emmett | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Retired and removed from ministry in 1992. Died in 2003. |
| Cabrera | Moises | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 1988. |
| Dougherty | George Patrick | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | A Rev. “Pat” Dougherty was named publicly as accused by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on its list 1/31/2019. He died in 2002. |
| Doga | Allen Ray | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 1999. |
| Edelin | Richard A. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Settled | Accused in 1996 of repeatedly groping a girl confessional and at retreats 1981-82, Edelin was given $5K and told by Bishop Fiorenza on 02/23/96 that he was suspended. He was not indexed in the Directories after 1997 until 2003. |
| Gonzalez | Anthony Hernandez | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Settled | Anthony or Antonio Gonzales abused women in the 1960s and 1970s, and was named as abuser in 2006 civil suit. He was laicized in 1985 and admitted fathering at least 8 illegitimate children with young girls. |
| Guerra | Carlos | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Charged | In the early 1980s, Guerra was charged with being sexually involved with a 14-year-old boy. The charges were dropped in 1986 because the law required corroboration. |
| Guillermo | Rodrigo J. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | From Manila, Philippines. Incardinated 1979 into the Galveston-Houston archdiocese. Named publicly as accused Galveston-Houston on its list 1/31/19. Retired and removed from ministry in 1994. Died in 2015. |
| Guzman | Fernando Noe | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Guilty plea | Guzman molested a 13-year-old girl in 1984, was removed from ministry in 1987, and was sentenced to 10 years in jail in 1992 for the abuse. He served 90 day shock probation and died in 2006. |
| Hanna | Jack | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Taught at University of St. Thomas in Houston for 30 years, was head of Campus Ministry in the 1970s and 1980s, and received his M.Div at St. Michael’s College in Toronto, Canada in 1973. |
| Horn | Stephen R. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Horn was placed on leave and sent for treatment in 11/07 after allegations were made that he abused a minor. |
| Jimenez | William | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 1959. |
| Keller | John T. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Keller was accused of giving a 16-year-old boy wine, then fondling him in bed, and writing “love letters” to the boy. He denied abuse, but admitted holding the youth in a “manner inappropriate for a priest”. |
| Lawe | Pius | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 2009. |
| Lickteig | Franz Bernard | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Bernard, or “Bernie”, was accused by the Carmelite Order and the Galveston-Houston archdiocese of sexual abuse. He was laicized and died in 1996. |
| Laroche | Dennis J. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | LaRoche was named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese and the Burlington VT diocese. He left ministry by 2/1/93. |
| Leduc | Joseph Giles | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 1981. |
| LaRosa-Lopez | Manuel | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Convicted | Two people reported abuse by LaRosa-Lopez to the diocese in 2018, and one woman reported abuse in 2000. LaRosa-Lopez was charged in 2018, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. |
| Linam | Jesse S. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Sued | Linam was removed from ministry in 1993 after archdiocese learned of allegations of sexual misconduct with a boy. He retired in 1998. |
| Lynch | Denis O. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Included in 1/19 on the Galveston-Houston archdiocese’s list of accused. Removed from ministry in 1993. Died in 2015. |
| Marshall | William Hodgson | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Convicted | Ordained in Canada, worked at St. Thomas High in Houston, TX, retired in 1997, and was charged with abuse in Toronto and Windsor in the 1950s and 1980s. |
| Martin | Christopher J. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 1989. |
| Neumann | Donald A. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 2013. |
| Nguyen | Phi Thanh | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Sued | Accused in a lawsuit filed in 7/19 of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in November 2018. The girl was a student at Nazareth Academy in Victoria, TX. |
| O’Loughlin | Raphael | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 1998. Per his obituary, O’Loughlin worked with Spanish-speaking families in Houston, Detroit, Mexico and Colombia, and was “a giant to kids.” |
| Ordonez | Francisco | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese on its list 1/31/2019. Extern priest from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Removed from ministry in 2003. |
| Orlando | Vincent A. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | A Jesuit teacher was accused of sexually abusing a student in 1984. He was suspended and placed in a residence. |
| Patino-Arango | Juan Carlos | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Indicted | In 2003, the parents of a youth reported abuse by Patino-Arango, who was indicted in 2004 for the abuse of two boys in 1996. |
| Peguero | Lawrence O. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Sued | Monsignor Pegureo is accused of molesting three sisters and their brother in the 1970s. The sisters complained to the Church in 2007, but refused church-sponsored counseling. |
| Peterson | Dennis L. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Sued | A boy was brought to Peterson at age 14 for counseling related to abuse by a Catholic Boy Scout leader. Peterson was placed on leave and allowed to live at a parish. Peterson is accused of abusing a boy starting when he was 8, and continuing for months until the boy’s family left TX. |
| Ramon | Robert C. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Sued | Ramon was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor female in 1991. The diocese investigated and determined there was no evidence, but the family threatened litigation. |
| Salisbury | Walter Dayton | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Convicted | Worked many years in the Galveston-Houston archdiocese, was a TX Southern University Newman center chaplain, and taught at St. Tomas University, Alderian psychologist. Convicted twice on child sex charges, returned to his native Bar Harbor, ME after 1993. |
| Schreiner | William A. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | “Herb.” Named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese on its list 6/18/21. Assigned to St. Theresa in Sugar Land and St. Thomas High School in Houston. Died in 1992. |
| Schoppe | Charles Kevin | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Schoppe was forced to resign in 1992 after it was revealed that he had sexually abused girls 30 years prior. |
| Sheltz | George A. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Reinstated | Someone sent letters to the archdiocese claiming that Sheltz molested her in 1971, when she was a minor. The archdiocese stated its belief that the claims were false, but did report it to police and Children’s Protective Services. |
| Suarez | Jesus | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | In late 3/2019, a priest was removed from public ministry after allegations that he had sexually abused children in Colombia. The abuse may have resulted in the birth of children. |
| Stavinoha | Donald L. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Convicted | Stavinoha worked in several dioceses, was caught performing sex acts on a young boy in 1986, was sentenced to 10 years in jail, released in 1991, and put on probation. He died in 2007. |
| Stredny | Anthony G. | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | The Galveston-Houston archdiocese named Edward J. O’Brien publicly as accused in 1993. O’Brien died in 2018 and was included on the Nashville diocese’s list in 2020. |
| Turic | Ivan | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Faculties removed in 1977. |
| Weber | Gerard Martin | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese on its list 6/13/2019. Removed from ministry in 2011. Included on the Diocese of Belleville’s 9/20/2022 list, as Gerald M. Weber. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report. |
| Weber | John Benedict | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Weber was named publicly as accused by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese on 1/31/2019, removed from ministry in 2011, and included on the Chicago Archdiocese’s list of credibly accused in 2022. |
| Willemsen | Adreanus Johannes | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston TX | Accused | Andrew, Andy, or Andre was a priest in the Netherlands, later ordained for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and was accused of sexual abuse by the Galveston-Houston archdiocese and the Austin diocese. |
| Aviles | Jose | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | In 2002 Aviles was director of Assumption Seminary’s vocation office. He was removed from parish assignment in 2004 over accusations of abuse of a teenage boy in 1985, and was sent for long-term residential psychological treatment. |
| Romero | Jose Leoca Cayetano | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Full name Jose Leoca dio Cayetan de los Dolores. Died in 1978. Accused in 2015 of sexually abusing a boy in 1952 or 1953. |
| Clerx | Theophilus | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Sued | Clerx worked in San Antonio 1959-1992 and was accused of sexually abusing children. Four sisters filed suit against the San Antonio archdiocese in 2011 and one woman reported the abuse to the archdiocese in 2010. |
| Contreras | Jose Luis | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Contreras was ordained in Tepic, Mexico, for the Claretians, and was named publicly as accused by the San Antonio Archdiocese on its list 1/31/2019. He returned to Mexico in 2000 and celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination there. |
| Davila | Johnny | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Convicted | Davila was accused of sexually abusing two girls, was sentenced to 7 years probation, and laicized in 1999. |
| Elizondo | Virgilio | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Sued | A teenage boy accused longtime University of Notre Dame professor Jesus Armando Dominguez of sexual abuse. Dominguez denied abuse and Elizondo kissed and fondled the boy. |
| Baeza | Federico Fernandez | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Settled | Chicago-St. Louis Province Franciscan, in San Antonio 1981-1987. Accused in a 1988 lawsuit of abusing two boys. Church promised to investigate and asked parents to keep quiet. Sent to treatment. The boys’ older brother said the priest abused him, too. Previously arrested for public indecency. Criminal charges dismissed. Civil suit settled in 7/1988. In 2002 a man said he told Archbishop Flores in 1983 about seeing Fernandez naked in a swimming pool with two girls, ages 10 and 11. Active priest in 5/2011 in Bogota, Colombia. One alleged victim who said Fernandez Baeza molested and raped him as a 5th-grader was convicted of rape and murder in 1995; he was executed in 2011 by the State of Texas. Fernandez Baeza was working in 2015 at Universidad de San Buenaventura in Cartagena, and posting “Sunday Reflections” on a Bogota church’s website. On San Antonio archdiocese’s list 1/31/2019. It notes eight allegations. Removed in 2015 in Colombia by the Franciscans, case referred to the Vatican. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report, which notes at least eight “reported survivors.” Included on the Franciscans’ Our Lady of Guadalupe Province list of credibly accused as of 1/2024. (Member of the Sacred Heart Pronvince.) |
| Fitzsimmons | Eugene T. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Marianist brother Fitzsimmons was accused of sexually abusing Michael Rodriguez 20 years prior when Rodriguez was a student at Catholic High School in San Antonio. Fitzsimmons invoked the Fifth Amendment and did not testify at trial. |
| Flynn | John A. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Monsignor from Ireland, admitted to a sexual encounter with a female adolescent more than 20 years prior, removed from ministry, sent to a MD treatment center for evaluation, resigned from ministry, allowed to minister in the Tyler TX diocese, retired in 2002, continued active ministry. |
| Garcia | Richard | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Antonio archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 1985. Credible allegation in a civil demand after Garcia’s death. |
| Gherman | Marshall T. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Antonio archdiocese on its list 6/19/19. Died in 1959. |
| Gomez | Francisco | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Ordained for the San Antonio archdiocese. Joined the Capuchin Franciscans in1980. Died in 1998. Accused in 2004 of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the late 1970s. Archdiocese deemed the allegation credible. |
| Zumaya | Benigno David Gonzalez | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | A man alleged that Gonzalez Zumaya molested him as a boy 1978-1982. The Archdiocese admitted that there had been previous allegations of an undefined nature in the past which had been “handled” at the time. |
| Harrold | Michael | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | A priest was named publicly as accused of abusing a girl in the 1970s. |
| Hentrich | Gabriel | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Dallas diocese and the San Antonio archdiocese on their lists 1/31/19. Accused in 2018 of sexually abusing a child in the 1950s. Hentrich died in 1992. |
| Hernandez | Larry | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Ordained for the archdiocese, accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1978, removed from ministry, placed under supervision, later left the Order. |
| Janak | Hubert Joseph | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | The San Antonio Archdiocese received accusations of sexual abuse of minors against Janak and Fr. Michael O’Sullivan, and Janak died in 1996. |
| Jansky | Edward John | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | The archdiocese named Jansky publicly as accused on 1/31/19, and discovered an allegation of child sexual abuse in 1962. |
| Keane | John Francis | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Keane worked in the archdiocese 1957-1961, and was dismissed in 1961 after being found wearing a dress in a parish school’s women’s restroom. |
| Kenny | Michael Christopher | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Settled | Kenny was suspended in 2000 after two women brought sexual misconduct allegations against him. The case was referred to the Vatican for possible laicization. |
| Khoury | James | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Settled | Maronite Rite priest, ordained for the Eparchy of St. Maron, accused in the mid-1980s of sexually abusing a student. Settlement in 1985, removed from the San Antonio area by his Eparchy. |
| Lievens | William | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Antonio archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the archdiocese 1957-72. Died in 1972. Allegation in 2018 that Lievens sexually abused a child in the 1950s. |
| Lozano | Carlos | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Convicted | Lozano was convicted of abuse of 4 boys, left the priesthood in 1994, and was arrested for computer pornography in 2004. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for each of 4 prior convictions. |
| Malone | Emmet | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Settled | Malone was accused of molesting an 11-year-old boy in the early 1950s, and was included on the San Antonio archdiocese’s list of credibly accused in 2001. He died in 1994. |
| Martin | Alfred Harry | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Accused of abuse of a male teen, left ministry, case referred to Vatican for possible laicization. |
| McMahon | Jon | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Antonio archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked at the archdiocesan high school seminary in the 1970s. Two known credible allegations against him. Laicized in 2002. |
| Martinez | Mario | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/2019, left assignment without permission, was sent for alcoholism treatment, then alleged to have sexually abused a child. |
| McNulty | Patrick J. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Sued | McNulty was accused of abusing a girl in the 1970s, but the girl and her family denied the abuse. He was transferred to another assignment in 1980 and died in 1984. |
| Martinez-Solis | Jesus Eduardo | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | From Mexico. Ordained for the Archdiocese of Chicago, incardinated into the Archdiocese of San Antonio, removed from ministry pending investigation, and referred matter to the Vatican. |
| McSwiggan | Thomas Aquinas | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Accused in 2000 of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the 1970s. McSwiggan stayed in ministry until 2005. Died in 2014. |
| Mokarzel | Galeb | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Mokarzel was named publicly as credibly accused by the San Antonio archdiocese and the San Angelo diocese, and was removed from ministry by his Order. He was living under supervision in 2019 at an Oblate’s retirement facility in San Antonio. |
| O’Sullivan | Michael J. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | From Ireland, O’Sullivan was ordained for the Archdiocese of San Antonio, but was removed in 1964 for abuse of a child. He returned to Ireland, where he was accused of more abuse, and died in 2013. |
| Ortega | Alejandro | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Alejandro Ortega was removed from ministry in 2023 after an allegation of sexual abuse. A private investigator found that Ortega had engaged in “sexually inappropriate and unwanted physical touch, usually with adult women”. |
| Orr | James | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Deacon, assigned 1997-2016 to Our Lady of the Atonement, accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1992 or 1993, and again in 2007 of attempting to sexually abuse a boy in about 1995. |
| Ortiz-Dietz | Javier | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Convicted | Ortiz-Dietz was first accused in 1992, removed, sent to treatment, indicted in 1993, convicted in 1994, sentenced to three 20-year jail sentences, settled with seven victims in 1998, laicized in 2005, released in 2014, deported to Mexico. |
| Park | Austin N. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused in 12/18 by the Jesuits’ Central and Southern Province, Park abused children in the 1960s in several parishes. He died in 2013. |
| Pavlicek | Edward | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Allegations to diocese in 8/18 that Pavlicek sexually assaulted a child in the late 1980s. Suspended in 10/18. On the archdiocese’s list 1/31/19. Case referred to the Vatican for possible laicization. Prohibited from ministry in the archdiocese. |
| Prado | Alfredo | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Prado was stripped of all clerical authority in 1991 after accusations that he abused boys, and because of his theological opinions. He was laicized in 2006 and was celebrating mass and marrying couples in Costa Rica without official permission. |
| Rojas | Jesus Jeremias | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Accused of sexual abuse by a young girl, dismissed from the archdiocese. |
| Ruppert | Donald | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Sued | Accused in 2003 of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 1978, Ruppert denied the allegations and became a priest in 1982. The diocese deemed the allegations not credible and he remains in active ministry. |
| Sandoval | Jose Luis | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Sandoval was accused of abusing an 11-year-old boy in 1976. He fled to Guadalajara, Mexico, where he was allowed ministry based on a positive recommendation from San Antonio until removed by the archbishop in 2004. |
| Sieczynski | Jerzy | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Indicted | Sieczynski was arrested for indecent exposure at a public park in 2003, received one year probation, and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2006. |
| Agnes | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Sued | A woman claimed she was abused as a child by Sister Agnes, a teacher at her elementary school. She claimed she repressed her memories until an injury and subsequent CAT scan in early 1990. | |
| Strobel | Francis Sales | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Ordained for the Diocese of Little Rock, AK. Incardinated into the San Antonio archdiocese in 1918. Retired to Germany in 1958. Died in 1969. Allegation in 2003 that Stroble sexually abused a girl in 1941. |
| Storme | Albert | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Storme was named publicly as accused by the San Antonio archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Sprigler | William | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Accused of abuse of two boys, moved to New Ulm MN diocese, director of priest personnel, retired in 2016, worked as fill-in priest two FL dioceses and New Ulm, permanently removed 1/19. |
| Swize | Marion T. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Sued | A 56-year-old woman filed suit against Swize 2/05 alleging abuse by Swize beginning when she was 14 or 15. Swize denied the allegations, and the archdiocese found them credible. |
| Houtteghem | Paul Van | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Antonio archdiocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the archdiocese 1949-88. Accused in 1988 of sexually abusing a girl in the 1950s. Removed, sent to treatment. Died in 2001 in Belgium. |
| Walsh | Patrick J. | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Accused | A 60-year-old man told the archdiocese that Walsh abused him 50 years prior, when he was an altar boy at St. Anthony’s in San Antonio TX. He said he confronted Walsh 30 years prior, and the priest both denied the abuse and asked for forgiveness. |
| White | Louis Paul | Archdiocese of San Antonio TX | Settled | A man told the archdiocese that White and two other priests molested him as a minor at San Fernando Cathedral 1978-82. In 2009 the archdiocese made the allegation public and said previous allegations had been “handled” at that time. |
| Barton | Claude | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Assigned in the diocese 11/58 – 9/60. Previously worked with Native Americans in mid-western states, mostly South Dakota. Died 11/9/79. |
| Blum | Orville Raymond | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | After being removed from his congregation, a former student accused him of molesting her in the mid-1970s. |
| Boylan | Dennis A. | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Ordained in 1974 for the P.I.M.E. order, removed from ministry in 1988 due to allegations of sexual abuse, worked secular jobs, incardinated in 1995 into the Diocese of Amarillo, under supervision, removed in 2002 due to allegations, died in 2018. |
| Burke | Terence | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Terrance, a priest from Ireland, was named publicly as accused by the diocese on 1/31/19. |
| Burke | Thomas Hubert Patrick | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | From Ireland. Full name Thomas Hubert (Patrick) Burke. Ordained for Amarillo. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese 10/57 – 2/24/75. |
| Catalina | Anthony | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese 10/58 – 7/68. Died 11/30/68. |
| Connaughton | Laurence | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Excardinated 2/58. Likely deceased. |
| DiBenedetto | Peter Paul | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died 11/28/95. |
| Daly | James Leslie | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | James Leslie Daly was accused of sexual abuse by the Amarillo diocese and the Gallup diocese. |
| Guerrero | Jesse | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Guerrero was removed from ministry in 2002 after allegations that he molested three girls. He wanted to return to ministry. |
| Guidry | Dale Anthony | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Convicted | Ordained for Houma-Thibodaux diocese, removed from ministry in 1999, and sentenced to 5 years in prison for Online Solicitation of a Minor. |
| Gurzynski | James C. | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died 4/8/13. |
| Hoffman | Robert Patrick | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo and Lubbock dioceses on their lists 1/31/19. Worked in the Amarillo diocese until 7/83. Worked in the Diocese of Lubbock 7/83-7/87. Died 3/20/05. |
| Hernandez | Rosendo Herrera | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Settled | Herrera was accused of impregnating a 17-year-old girl and molesting two of her sisters, and was removed from ministry in the Amarillo Diocese in 2000. |
| Howell | Rodney Charles | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Settled | Fr. Howell was accused of abusing many students at a school for the deaf in New Orleans and was accused of abusing at least two minors in 1986. |
| Hutzler | James D. | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | After seeking opinion from review board, Hutzler resigned after incident of horseplay with a young man in front of a youth group. |
| Lang | Richard Wallace | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese 12/41- 3/45 and 8/57-7/68. Died 5/30/74. |
| Lopez | Joseph Raymond | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Left ministry in 1970. Laicized 1973. Died in 2005. |
| Lynch | Gerald V. | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Ordained for the Trappists in Brighton, MA. Incardinated into the Diocese of Amarillo 1954. Died 11/25/79. Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Maguire | Aiden | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Ordained in Ireland. Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese 1/61-12/65 and 10/69-8/81. Returned to Ireland in 1981. |
| McGorry | Cletus Bernard | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese 9/13/55-1/10/18. Died 2/2/92. |
| Martinez | Guillermo Morales | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese until 11/07. |
| O’Brien | Michael Dermot | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died 2/11/78. |
| Silva | J. Melton | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Amarillo diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese until 1980. Died in 1999. |
| Wafula | Peter Mukekhe | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Acquitted | Ordained for Crusaders of the Holy Spirit, Parana, Argentina. Removed from ministry 7/10/18. |
| Wood | Bruce Michael | Diocese of Amarillo TX | Accused | Full name Bruce Edward (Michael) Wood. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in the diocese 7/84-6/88. Died 6/22/17. |
| Aguilar | Ricardo | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 2011. Laicized in 2017. |
| Clogan | Paul M. | Diocese of Austin TX | Charged | Had lived in TX, married, and was ordained at age 66. He was arrested in 2005 for groping a 16-year-old boy, but his trial ended in mistrial. |
| Delaney | Daniel Joseph | Diocese of Austin TX | Settled | R. Scamardo, former chief counsel for the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, filed a suit against Delaney, former director for youth ministry for the Austin diocese, for sexual abuse in 1975. |
| Drinan | Daniel Michael | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | After a complaint of inappropriate behavior with a minor, Bishop refused to return him to ministry and he was removed from ministry in 2006. He was arrested for viewing porn on laptop and masturbating during flight and was laicized in 2014. |
| Eggerling | Milton | Diocese of Austin TX | Sued | Eggerling was ordained for the Sioux Falls SD diocese and worked in a number of archdioceses and dioceses, including Austin TX, San Jose CA, Lima Peru via the Boston-based Society of St. John the Apostle, and Boston MA. |
| Faust | Claude | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 1973. |
| Gallagher | James | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Deacon. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died in 2005. |
| Garcia | Jim Castro | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Austin diocese on its list 1/31/19. Dismissed from seminary by the Austin diocese in 2011. Ordained 2017 for the Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica; aka Santiago. |
| Greenwell | James H. | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Austin diocese on its list 1/31/19. Included on the Tulsa OK diocese’s list of credibly accused 10/2/19. Died 7/14/12. |
| Jr. | Chester Culver Hand, | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/9. Died in 2002. |
| Kinder | Conrad | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | From Germany, named publicly as accused by the Austin diocese on its list 1/31/2019, died in 1978, and was included in 2020 on the Diocese of Little Rock’s list. |
| Krol | Michael Francis | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Michael J. Krol was ordained for the Diocese of Austin, was named publicly as accused on Austin’s list 1/31/2019, was included on Norwich’s list 2/22/2019, died in 1996, and was included in the CO Attorney General’s report 10/22/2019. |
| Muller | Gerald | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Religious brother. Vows professed 1946. On Diocese of Austin’s list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry and restricted in 2017. |
| Nowery | C. Richard | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Accused in 1986 of sexually abusing two boys, sent for treatment, then approved for return to ministry. Assigned to a New Orleans parish where he was made pastor, placed on leave in 2002, died in 2018. |
| O’Connor | James R. | Diocese of Austin TX | Sued | A man filed a civil suit against O’Connor in 12/03, and another in 3/16, accusing O’Connor of sexual abuse as a child. O’Connor was laicized in 2018. |
| Ozuna | Rafael Rendon | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Deacon. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 2007. Laicized 2013. |
| Reyes | Lonnie C. | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Longinus “Lonnie” Juventius Reyes, vice chancellor of the Austin diocese, was admitted to sexual ‘relationship’ with a girl, ages 16-18, in the 1970s. |
| Robles | Victor G. | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Ordained for the Jesuits, later became an Austin diocesan priest. On the diocese’s list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 2002. Retired 2009. |
| Tijerina | Alberto Matta | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Ordained for the Diocese of San Angelo, later joined Austin diocese. Named publicly as accused on Austin’s list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry 1993. |
| Tierney | Thomas Fergus | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Tierney was named publicly as accused by the Paulist order on its list in 2019. |
| Waiches | Vincent Casimer | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Waiches was named publicly as accused by the Austin Diocese on 1/31/2019, and the Jackson Diocese on 3/19/2019. No information as to when he was accused or where or when alleged abuse occurred. |
| Wozniak | Louis J. | Diocese of Austin TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Retired 1999. Removed from ministry in 2015. |
| Bollich | Ronald W. | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Settled | Bollich was suspended 5/94, retired for “health reasons” 8/7/96, and was accused of abusing a 14-year-old boy at Sacred Heart in Nacogdoches, TX in 1976-77. The suit was dismissed 12/11/13. |
| Byrne | John F. | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Beaumont diocese on 1/31/19, and removed from ministry in about 1981. |
| Calhoun | Ernest Dale | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Settled | Calhoun Dale was ordained for the Beaumont TX diocese, but was later revoked in Yakima, WA. He had at least three known victims in the 1980s in WA, and was included on the Seattle archdiocese’s Tribunal 1987-1988. |
| Drouilhet | Henry | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died 8/6/88. |
| Engle | James | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Died 5/16/99. |
| Geoffroy | Albert | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 6/11/19. Died 7/6/10. |
| Mudd | Earl | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Faculties revoked 11/96. Died 1/1/19. |
| Pucar | August | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Sued | A man filed a suit 10/10 alleging Pucar and Fr. Roger Thibodeaux abused him at separate times. Pucar was assigned to St. Charles Borromeo in Nederland, TX in 9/78 when alleged abuse occurred. |
| Sivcoski | Jude Thomas | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Convicted | Assistant pastor and CYO director at Assumption parish in Beaumont when arrested in 12/78. Pled no contest to sexual abuse of a 7-year-old boy, was sentenced to 10 years’ probation, and was laicized in 1996. |
| Thibodeaux | Roger | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Sued | A man filed a lawsuit against Thibodeaux and Pucar, alleging that both priests abused him at separate times. Thibodeaux resigned from ministry 4/1/02, faculties revoked. |
| Vincent | Herman | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Beaumont diocese on its list 1/13/19. Died 12/18/82. |
| Woodka | Raymond | Diocese of Beaumont TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Beaumont diocese on its list updated 4/24/19. Died 9/22/02. Assigned to Sacred Heart in Port Arthur in the 1970s and to Our Mother of Mercy, where he was pastor 1978 -1987. |
| Acosta | Humberto | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Brownsville diocese on its list 1/31/19. Left the diocese in 1994. List notes “Allegation fully disclosed to receiving Military Ordinary in Venezuela.” |
| Barrera | Gustavo | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Monsignor Barrera was removed from ministry in 3/2024 due to allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor 35 years prior. His attorneys denied the allegation and alleged slander. |
| Chavez | Ronaldo Mitchell | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Convicted | Deacon arrested for molesting an altar boy. Lost his job as principal at South Texas Educational Technologies Inc., pled guilty, sentenced to seven years in prison. |
| DaCosta | Lee | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Brownsville diocese on its list 1/31/19. Retired in 2012. Faculties removed in 2019. |
| Feit | John B. | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Convicted | Feit, a Catholic priest, was charged with raping and murdering a young woman in 1960. He was sentenced to life in prison and died in prison in 2022. |
| Escobedo | Armando | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Sued | Accused of abusing a boy 1978-81, while assigned to Our Lady of St. John of Fields in Mission, TX. Removed from ministry in 2002. |
| Fowler | Terrence | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Faculties removed in 1998. Laicization in process at time of list’s release. |
| Ortega | Fernando Gonzalez | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Indicted | Gonzalez was removed from active ministry after a report of child sexual abuse. He was arrested and charged with trafficking and child sexual abuse. |
| Jeffrey | C. James | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Ordained for the Diocese of Fargo, ND, but was removed from the ministry in 1988. He died in 2017. |
| Onyia | Basil Chukwuma | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Charged | From Nigeria, Onyia worked in the diocese beginning in 1999. He was removed in 2000 after a parish priest wrote to diocesan officials about his behavior with women. |
| Ortiz | Benedicto | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Ortiz was accused of sexually abusing two children from 1982 to 1985. The abuse allegedly occurred in the rectory, on trips to South Padre Island, and included plying the children with drugs and alcohol. |
| Rangel | Salvador | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Brownsville diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 1977, returned to his order. Died 5/18/02. |
| Rovira | Ivan M. | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | From Cuba. Ordained for the Rockford, IL diocese, incardinated into the Diocese of Brownsville 6/6/1977, removed quietly in 2002 after two brothers gave detailed written complaints to the diocese alleging abuse by Rovira in the late 1970s-early 1980s, faculties removed. |
| Sandoval | Salomon | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Brownsville diocese on its list 1/31/19. It notes his removal from ministry in the diocese in 1986, and allegation “fully disclosed to receiving bishop in Ciudad Victoria.” Deceased, date unknown. |
| Zuber | Martin G. | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry in 1993. Laicized 2018. |
| Zilligen | Michael | Diocese of Brownsville TX | Accused | A man reported to police that Zilligen had sexually assaulted him at age 11 during a sleepover at Prince of Peace Parish. |
| Beazley | Francis | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | A woman alleged abuse by Beazley in 1957 when she was an elementary student in Edinberg. Beazley died in 1992. |
| Bedrosian | Robert J. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | The Corpus Christi diocese named him publicly as accused in 2019; he left his order in 1985 and died in 2014. |
| Caponi | Jerome | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Ordained for the Benedictines. Incardinated 1971 into Diocese of Corpus Christi. Excardinated 1982. Died 2/27/09. |
| Clarke | Hugh | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Settled | Monsignor Clarke molested three altar boys 1972-1975 while assigned to Christ the King in Corpus Christi, and took three teens to Mexico where there was sexual abuse, drugs, alcohol and visits to brothels. He was diagnosed with pedophilia and retired in 1997. |
| Daly | William | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Ordained in Ireland for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Named publicly as accused on the diocese’s list 1/31/19. Left the diocese in 1971. Died 11/9/82. |
| Llano | Domingo De | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Retired in 1999. Died 5/4/13. |
| Dougherty | Stephen Tarleton | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Convicted | Dougherty was removed from active ministry in 12/11 after the Corpus Christi diocese received an allegation that he had engaged in sexual misconduct. He was indicted in 6/16 and convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2/28/18. |
| Feminelli | John J. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Sued | Feminelli was accused of buying presents for a 15-year-old boy in exchange for wrestling matches. He denied the allegations and filed a defamation suit against the diocese. |
| Francois | Adelhard M. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Ordained for the Mariannhill Missionary Society in Wuerzberg, Bavaria. Incardinated into the Corpus Christi diocese 1/14/50. Left the diocese 1959. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Hernando | Jesus Garcia | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Indicted | Monsignor Garcia Hernando was accused of drugging and raping four boys and a man. He fled to Spain, but returned to TX in 12/96 and was arrested. |
| Gomez | J. Frank | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Dioceses of Corpus Christi and Brownsville on their lists released 1/31/19. Excardinated from Corpus Christi in 1965. Per Brownsville, faculties removed in 1994. Died 5/20/14. |
| Hageman | Clement A. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Settled | A 70-year-old man sued Gallup diocese in 2011 alleging abuse by Hageman in the 1950s. Gallup diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2013 after lawsuit claiming 57 victims. |
| Heras | Michael | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Heras denied the allegations against him and filed a defamation suit against the diocese. |
| Horan | Edward J. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Corpus Christi diocese on its list 1/31/9. Retired 1996. Died 1997. |
| Hughes | Peter J. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Ordained in Carlow, Ireland for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Left the diocese of Corpus Christi in 1963. Died 12/7/90. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Kelly | William J. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Ordained in Dublin, Ireland for the Corpus Christi diocese. Died 3/12/19. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Kinlough | William C. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Sued | Ordained in Ireland for the Corpus Christi diocese. Accused in a 1994 civil suit of abusing a girl 1972-77, when she was ages of 9-14. Kinlough retired in 1999. Died 9/29/00. Included on the diocese’s list 1/31/19. |
| Koch | Patrick | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Settled | Koch was named publicly as accused by the Corpus Christi diocese on its list 1/31/19, by the Dallas diocese on its list 1/31/19, and by the Vatican on its list 9/9/06. He was also named in a lawsuit filed by multiple plaintiffs regarding multiple priests who allegedly abused. |
| Macklin | Eckley | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Macklin, age 85, was credibly accused of abusing a minor in the Diocese of Corpus Christi and was restricted from public ministry. He was ordained late in life, in 1995. |
| Meany | Thomas L. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Sued | Monsignor Meany was accused of abusing a youth from 1971-82, but was never charged. |
| Herrera | Flover Antonio Osorio | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | Ordained for the Diocese of Villavicencio, Meta, Columbia. Incardinated into the Corpus Christi diocese 12/4/03. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry 10/29/07. |
| Trevino | Robert | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Sued | Trevino was accused of sexually assaulting youth in 1993 in the St. Joseph rectory in Alice, TX. The DA’s office sat on the case for long time, and Trevino entered the Air Force as chaplain. |
| Wilkes | James P. | Diocese of Corpus Christi TX | Accused | A man stated publicly that Wilkes was his father, and that he sexually abused him and his siblings. The Official Catholic Directory shows that Wilkes was an active priest 1950-1956, after which his name no longer appears. |
| Bagert | Matthew | Diocese of Dallas TX | Convicted | Bagert was arrested in 2005 on charges of possessing child porn on his computer. The charges were dismissed just prior to trial, and he was sentenced to 4 years 3 months in prison. |
| Barusseau | Peter | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | From France. Born in 1909. Named publicly as accused by the Dallas diocese in 7/19. Barusseau was a fill-in priest 1960-61 in Denton, Dallas and Shermon. The alleged abuse occurred in 1960. Deceased. |
| Behnke | Thomas | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Richard Thomas Behnke is accused of sexually abusing at least six boys in several dioceses, beginning when the boys were in about the sixth grade. A Dallas-area man filed a suit against Behnke, alleging he abused him as a boy at St. Mary of Carmel in Oak Cliff 1978-1980. The Dallas Diocese denied sending him there and the Order wouldn’t comment. |
| Brown | Richard Thomas | Diocese of Dallas TX | Arrested | A priest was accused of molesting a teenage girl in 1981. He was transferred to parishes without notice to pastors, and was removed from active ministry in 1993. |
| Buitrago | Alejandro | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Removed in 2018, named by diocese as credibly accused on its list, and raided by Dallas police in 5/19. |
| Callery | Peter J. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | A Jesuit College Prep student sued Callery for abuse in the early 1980s. Callery was suspended from public ministry “until this matter is resolved”, and the lawsuit settled in 3/22. |
| Crisp | Robert R. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Convicted | Crisp was accused of inappropriate and unwanted touching by several women, including 2 teens, and was sentenced to 6 months deferred adjudication and $650 fine. He was reassigned to prison ministry and may have been ministering at St. Joseph Village. |
| Custodio | Narciso Marquez | Diocese of Dallas TX | Convicted | Custodio, a deacon at St. Paul the Apostle in Richardson, was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy. |
| Detzel | Paul | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed in 1977. Laicized. |
| Duesman | John B. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Dallas on its list 1/31/2019. Retired in 1975. Died in 1984. Included on the Diocese of Tyler’s list in 4/2019. |
| Flanagan | Michael T. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | After accusations, a priest was removed from the Dallas diocese and suspended after accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors. |
| Mata | Ricardo Reyes | Diocese of Dallas TX | Charged | Assigned to the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas when arrested 5/7/2024, on charges that he inappropriately touched two young girls at a home in Garland several days prior. The alleged abuse occurred the previous month. |
| Gonzalez | Ronald | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Gonzales, a former supervisory chaplain with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was removed from his position in the Phoenix diocese without privileges after allegations of past abuse. |
| Heines | Timothy J. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | A 33-year-old man said Heines sexually abused him as a minor, and that after high school Heines sexually assaulted him. The diocese said Heines had been removed from ministry and was in the process of being laicized. |
| Hughes | William J. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Hughes was accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl 1983-84, and settled a $5M civil suit in 1998. He left active priesthood in 1992, and was laicized in 1989. |
| Johnson | Richard E. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Johnson was placed on leave after allegations he abused an altar boy. The diocese admitted it knew of an allegation in 2001 but kept Johnson in ministry. |
| Kos | Rudolph | Diocese of Dallas TX | Convicted | A priest was sued by eleven victims for abuse during his priesthood and while he was on leave. A $119M civil jury verdict was obtained, and a $30.9M settlement was reached. |
| Lane | William | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Ordained for the Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad). Incardinated into the Diocese of Dallas in 1958. Died in 1968. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 6/4/19. |
| Landwermeyer | Francis M. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Accused of abuse in the 1960s and 1970s. Removed from ministry in 2010. |
| Lucio | Justin Joseph | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Accused of abuse of two immigrant youths and financial misconduct, Lucio denied the allegations and kept working. |
| Lynch | Patrick J. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | The Dallas Diocese knew in 1966 that Lynch sexually abused a student and settled with one victim in 1995. He retired in 1997 and moved to England. |
| Malatesta | Vincent R. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Malatesta was accused of sexually abusing a Dallas Jesuit College Prep student in the 1980s. Malatesta was deemed not to be a risk by the Order in 1999, but was removed from ministry in 2002. At least two students were abused by Malatesta at Dallas Prep in the 1980s. The suit settled in 3/2022. |
| McGill | Henry | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Monsignor McGill was accused of sexually abusing minors at Dunne Memorial Home for Boys in the 1960s-early 1970s. The suit was filed against the Dallas diocese and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, who staffed the facility. |
| Mora | Oscar | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | After an allegation of sexual abuse, Mora was suspended from ministry. He denied the allegation. |
| Myers | Jeremy | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Dallas police raided diocesan headquarters in 5/19, related to an allegation that Myers abused a student in 1986 at Subiaco Catholic School in AR, and continued to sexually abuse the boy at the clergy house where he worked in Dallas. |
| Nwaogu | Emeh | Diocese of Dallas TX | Convicted | From Nigeria, he was admitted to abuse of a girl, age 12, and sentenced to five years prison. |
| Naughton | Thomas J. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | In 2002, while working as a visiting priest in the Diocese of Orange, Thomas Naughton was placed on leave after allegations he molested a teen and tried to grope a young faculty member. He was dismissed from the Jesuits in 2009 and died in Laguna Woods, CA. |
| Paredes | Edmundo | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Pastor of St. Cecila’s in Oak Cliff for 27 years, Paredes was investigated for molestation of three teen boys, stole from the parish, was suspended, and fled to the Philippines. |
| Jr. | Robert R. Peebles, | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Peebles was an Army chaplain who confessed to sexually abusing 15-20 boys before, during, and after chaplaincy, starting in 1979. He was removed and retired in 1986 and laicized in 1989. |
| Richard | William | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Several boys accused Richard of harassment in 1993 and 1994, but the priest was never reported to police. He resigned from his parish in 2005. |
| Roberts | Kenneth J. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | From England, Roberts was a well-known conservative multi-media evangelist and author. He was sent to a MO treatment center in 1968 and was allowed to work there on a temporary basis until 1994. |
| Saldana | Jose Mario | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Accused of abusing a 15-year-old boy in the mid-1980s in Ferris, TX. He left his parish in Bonham, saying he was going to a clinic for treatment of medical problems, but the Diocese later admitted that he still retained all his priestly faculties. |
| Scott | Raymond John | Diocese of Dallas TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/31/19. Worked in Wichita Falls, Dallas, Ennis, Terrell and Greenville parishes. Retired in 2000. Died in 2012. |
| Smylie | Benjamin G. | Diocese of Dallas TX | Settled | Smylie was named publicly as accused by the Dallas diocese on its list 1/31/2019, included on the Diocese of Tyler’s list in 4/2019, retired in 2002, and died in 2004. He was accused of abuse of a student in 1981. |
| Almaguer | Santiago | Diocese of El Paso TX | Indicted | A man alleged that Santiago Almageur, a priest in the Diocese of Las Cruces, abused him in 1978 at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, NM. Santiago Almageur was also listed on the Santa Barbara Province Franciscans list in 1979. |
| Alamaguer | Santiago | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | A man alleges that “Santiago” abused him in 1978 at Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, NM, then at the retreat center for the El Paso diocese. The suit claims other known victims. |
| Fenerty | Martin | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | A woman made a complaint of abuse against Br. Fenerty in 4/02; Fenerty denied abuse but said there was an occasional hug. |
| Finochietto | Arnold | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Accused of sexually abusing an altar boy, ages 6-10, almost daily at Our Lady of Health in Las Cruces in the 1960s. |
| Frias | Carlos | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | From the Philippines. Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. It notes he was incardinated into the diocese in 1979 and retired in 2002. Died11/24/16. |
| Lopez | Lucio | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Lopez was ordained in Spain and worked in Puerto Rico and Venezuela before arriving in El Paso. He was accused of sexually abusing a child weekly during 1959-1960. |
| Furches | Stephen | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Former principal of Cathedral High School accused of abusing a male student for two years in the late 1980s. |
| Garcia | Samuel | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | First named publicly as accused on the Las Cruces diocese’s list 11/8/18, removed from ministry in 1999, laicized in 2007. |
| Gaynor | Lawrence E. | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Monsignor Gaynor was accused of abusing a young man for several years while assigned to St. Joseph’s in Lordsburg, and of abusing at least two more youths in El Paso. He died in 1978. |
| Goni | Jesus | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Accused in a lawsuit filed in 3/21 of sexually abusing a girl, about age 14, in 1970. Goni was the pastor of St. Genevive’s in Las Cruces NM at the time of the alleged abuse. |
| Guillory | Kerry | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Guillory is accused of abuse of a teen boy 1976-77 in Las Cruces, NM, and a 7-year-old boy 1972-74 at St. Edward’s school in Carlsbad. He denies the allegations. |
| Hay | James B. | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | A man filed suit 2006 alleging that Monsignor Hay raped him and another youth in 1964 while assigned to Our Lady of the Light. The suit was dismissed on SOL 1/09, and the judge withdrew 4/28/09. |
| Islas | Mario | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry 1988. Inactive. On the Dodge City diocese’s list 10/1/19, where he was assigned 12/88-2/94. |
| LaBate | Raymond M. | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Luna | Miguel | Diocese of El Paso TX | Convicted | After allegations of sexual harassment, Luna was removed from the priesthood in 12/13, sent to Shalom Center in Houston for treatment, and was later found guilty of molesting and raping a girl in the late 1990s. He was sentenced to 18 years’ prison and 10 years’ probation. |
| Madrid | Alfonso | Diocese of El Paso TX | Settled | Jose Alfonso Madrid was accused of abusing an altar boy in the 1970s at Sacred Heart in El Paso, TX. He was denied any prior complaints against him and the suit settled at mediation in 7/2013. |
| Maramba | Manuel Perez | Diocese of El Paso TX | Settled | A man filed a civil suit in 2004 against Maramba, claiming abuse in the 1970s. Two other suits were filed in 2007 and 2010, and the fourth suit was filed in 2011. |
| Marin | Miguel | Diocese of El Paso TX | Settled | In 1996, Marin was accused of molesting a 17-year-old boy. He was settled for $23K, but was on the El Paso diocese’s list as of 1/31/19. |
| Madrid | Jaime | Diocese of El Paso TX | Settled | Accused of abuse of a boy for two years, 1971-72, in rectory, car and elsewhere. Laicized 2007, died 10/07, suit against diocese filed 2/19, alleging abuse by Madrid of a 12-year-old altar boy 1970-71. |
| Martinez | Pedro | Diocese of El Paso TX | Settled | “Pete.” Died in 1996. Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. Lawsuit filed in 8/19 claims Martinez abused a boy during trips to Deming beginning in around 1968. Settled in 1/23. |
| Munoz | Jesse | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. Removed from ministry 1980. Died in 1988. |
| Nesom | Richard M. | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. Deceased. Added to Las Cruces diocese’s list 6/24/19, where he was assigned in 1981 (misspelled Nesome). Died 11/25/02. |
| Nieves | Jose | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| O’Sullivan | Arthur F. | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | O’Sullivan was ordained for the Archdiocese of Kansas City KS, incardinated into the Diocese of El Paso in 1957, retired in 1968, died in 1973 at age 53. At least two boys accused him of abuse. |
| Ochoa | Aloysius | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Ochoa was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy at Little Flower church. He was reportedly from Mexico. |
| Olivas | Jose Alfredo | Diocese of El Paso TX | Indicted | Olivas was charged with indecency with a child, but the charges were dismissed in light of the impact on the victim. |
| Resma | Joaquin V. | Diocese of El Paso TX | Settled | Pastor of Our Lady of Health in Las Cruces NM 1978-83, allegedly abused an altar boy and a 10-year-old girl. He was accused of having girls sleepover three or four at a time in the rectory living room, then taking them one at a time to his bedroom. |
| Rizzo-Rico | Marcos | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | In 1974-76, Rizzo Rico allegedly sexually abused an altar boy and convinced his mother to let him live with him. |
| Roure | Emilio | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | The Official Catholic Directory indicates he may have arrived in the U.S. in 1931. He was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of El Paso on 1/31/2019. |
| Santiago | Marcelino | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. It notes that Santiago was working in the diocese as a priest incardinated in the Philippines. No indication as to whether he is living or deceased. |
| Marie | Katherine | Diocese of El Paso TX | Sued | Accused in a lawsuit filed in 8/19 of abusing a child at Holy Cross Parish and School in Las Cruces NM in 1978. The school was run by the Sisters of Divine Providence. |
| Tejada | Denis | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | A man said that Tejada molested him at age 11 in 1973. Tejada was placed on leave in summer 2002 and laicized in 2007. |
| Tentori | Franco | Diocese of El Paso TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the El Paso diocese on its list 1/31/19. |
| Detwiler | Russel William | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Convicted | Deacon Detwiler was arrested for indecency with a child after a 14-year-old girl told him he touched her inappropriately between 2010-12, when she was under age 10. |
| Hanlon | James Bernard | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Accused of abuse of a 16-year-old boy, settled in 1997 for $12.5K. Death certificate says years of alcoholism contributed to his death. |
| Herrera | Henry | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Accused | Included on the Fort Worth diocese’s list of priests who had allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, but was not publicized in any way. |
| Hoover | William Reece | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Convicted | Hoover was forced to resign in 1995 as pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Fort Worth after admitting that he repeatedly abused a 12-year-old in 1957. He was convicted in 1996. |
| Howlett | John A. | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Ordained in Ireland, assigned to Lubbock, TX, and Amarillo, TX dioceses, but accused of abusing several women as children. Faculties removed, returned to Ireland. |
| Mitchel | Bede | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Mitchel was accused of sexually abusing a girl from 1969 to 1970/1971, beginning when the child was age 8. A lawsuit was filed against the Fort Worth diocese and the Benedictine’s Subiaco Abbey in the Little Rock diocese. |
| Paiz | William | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Accused of abusing a boy while assigned to All Saints in Fort Worth and Nolan Catholic High School, Paiz was removed from ministry in 1/12 by his order and went on to work in CA and NV for many years. |
| Pansza | Gilbert Albert | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Accused | Bishop Delaney removed Pansza from active ministry in 12/06 after discovering an allegation of sexual abuse. He was sent for treatment in 2/07 after another allegation was discovered. |
| Pistone | Anthony J. | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Accused | Pistone professed vows in 1953 as a Marianist brother, St. Louis Province. He was removed from ministry in 2005 after allegations that he had groped a youth at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, TX in the 1980s. |
| Reilly | James Joseph | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Reilly was accused of abuse of four youths about 30 years prior. Several claims were settled without litigation, and a building named after Reilly was renamed as part of the settlement. |
| Renteria | Rudolf John | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Accused of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy in 1981. Reassigned several times, sent for treatment to Southdown, and then assigned as hospital chaplain. |
| Scholl | Gerard M. | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Scholl was included in settlement with Fort Worth Diocese 3/09 by five men who alleged abuse by James Reilly and James Hanlon. |
| Sutton | Hugh John | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Sued | Father K was a parish priest, teacher, chaplain for orphanage, hospital and the U.S. Navy, and was accused of abuse of a boy, ages 14-16, at Notre Dame Catholic School in Wichita Falls, TX in the early 1990s. |
| Nguyen | Joseph Tu Ngoc | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Settled | Seven original accusers filed suit in 12/09, one dropped; six others settled suit 10/6/11. Personnel files released by the Fort Worth diocese in 2006 under court order. |
| Zimmerer | Francis A. | Diocese of Fort Worth TX | Accused | Zimmerer sexually abused boys in several churches. He was included on the lists of several dioceses, including Little Rock, Springfield-Cape Girardeau and La Crosse. |
| Diaz | Nelson | Diocese of Lubbock TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Lubbock diocese on its list 1/31/19. Permanently removed from ministry in 2011. |
| Guerrero | Jesus | Diocese of Lubbock TX | Accused | A deacon named Jesse Guerrero was named publicly as accused by the Lubbock diocese on its list 1/31/19. He was suspended in 2003, reinstated in 2006, and permanently removed from ministry in 2008. |
| Quezada | Omar | Diocese of Lubbock TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the Lubbock diocese on its list 1/31/19. It notes that he was assigned to a parish in 2003, but never served. Permanently removed from ministry in 2003. |
| Bujnowski | Leo J. | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Settled | Bujnowski was named publicly by the diocese on its list 2/13/19, and was accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1966-67. |
| Collins | Hubert | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Deacon. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 02/13/19. Died 4/19/99. |
| Estrada | Domingo Gonzales | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Settled | Arrested and indicted 5/04 on charges of molestation, acquitted 12/04, named in civil suit, died 9/21/09, still shown as priest in San Antonio. |
| Esquivel | Miguel | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Arrested | In 2002, a priest was accused of sexually assaulting a girl in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was removed from active ministry and charged with eight felony counts, but the charges were dropped due to SOL. |
| Espitia | David | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Settled | Espitia spent several years as a Brigittine monk, was ordained for the San Angelo diocese, and was found hanged in the rectory. He was accused of sexually abusing a minor, but settled at mediation. |
| Fernz | John | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | From Eluru, India. Named publicly as accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list 2/13/19. Removed from ministry in the diocese 4/87. Deceased. |
| Goode | Michael | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list 2/13/19. Removed from ministry by the diocese in 6/02. |
| Huerres | Agusti | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Settled | A 15-year-old boy reported that Huerres sexually abused him while he was stationed at a parish in TX. The Diocese paid for Huerres to return to Spain with permission from the victim’s family and criminal justice authorities. |
| Kolega | Richard | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list 2/13/19. Died 4/12/95. On the Dodge City diocese’s lsit 10/1/19, where he was assigned 9/73-8/74 and 1/86-10/91. |
| Lucca | Augustine | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list 2/13/19. Died 8/16/09. |
| Moeller | Louis B. | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/13/19. Died 12/29/08. |
| Rodriguez | Gilbert P. | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Named publicly as credibly accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list in 4/22. Noted to have been removed from ministry 8/29/18. Investigation ongoing. Rodriguez denied the allegations. |
| Wiggins | Vince | Diocese of San Angelo TX | Accused | Named publicly as accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list 6/14/19. Laicized 1995. |
| Barone | Michael J. | Diocese of Tyler TX | Accused | Barone was placed on leave by the Diocese of Tyler after information that Dallas would include him on its list of accused. |
| Cuello | Gustavo DeJesus | Diocese of Tyler TX | Convicted | Colombia native, ordained for the Guayaquil archdiocese in Ecuador, was arrested in 1997 and charged with having sex with 13-year-old girl. He was found guilty at trial and sentenced to 50 years in prison, but rejected the judge’s sentence. |
| Mathews | Abraham | Diocese of Tyler TX | Sued | Mathews fled after the diocese withdrew its sponsorship after he sexually exploited a woman and physically and verbally abused her 12-year-old daughter. |
| Suarez | Octavio J. | Diocese of Tyler TX | Arrested | Arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child in 4/96, released on bail, and investigated by Texas Rangers, Henderson Police and Rusk County DA. |
| Colella | David L. | Diocese of Victoria TX | Accused | Colella was placed on leave by his Order after allegation of sexual abuse in 1990. He denied the allegation and worked in Philadelphia parishes in retirement. |
About Clergy Sexual Abuse
Clergy sexual abuse refers to misconduct or sexual assault by clergy members. These are individuals with religious authority who exploit their position and harm vulnerable individuals. This abuse leaves deep emotional scars and a sense of injustice.
Survivors should not feel shame or fear in bringing these incidents to light. Reporting abuse can not only help bring closure but also put an end to perpetrators’ crimes. Exposure to such abuse can also aid in establishing and strict implementation of preventive measures within the institution.
Legal Support for Survivors in Texas
Survivors of abuse have several avenues of legal support to opt from. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers are dedicated to providing effective legal representation for those seeking justice. Our team of attorneys understands that each case presents unique challenges. Therefore, each case requires a unique strategy and personalized support. Unique challenges are involved in these cases. Our team is dedicated to providing customized care for those seeking justice.
Following is a list of our services.
- Confidential Consultations – Ensuring a safe and confidential environment for abuse survivors to share case details and explore potential options.
- Evidence Gathering – Collecting relevant evidence and testimonies through a thorough investigation to strengthen the survivor’s case.
- Legal Representation—We represent clients in settlement negotiations and trial proceedings, ensuring the best possible outcome for our clients.
- Support Services – Connecting survivors with support groups and organizations that offer healing through counseling.
Laws and Regulations in Texas
Texas has strict laws and regulations addressing the issue of clergy sexual abuse in the Texas Diocese. These laws emphasize accountability for the abusers and support for survivors.
Key legal aspects involved in abuse cases are as follows.
- Statutes of Limitations – Survivors in Texas have an extended amount of time to file a lawsuit against sexual abuse. At the same time, there is no statute of limitations for charges against child sex abuse.
- Mandatory Reporting Laws – Every individual who suspects child sexual abuse is mandated by law to report it. Failure to do so may result in legal consequences.
- Recent Legislative Changes – The State of Texas has not only extended the statute of limitations for cases of abuse but also strengthened protection for survivors and improved reporting requirements.
- Civil Aid – Survivors in Texas can seek monetary compensation from the perpetrators following a case of sexual abuse.
Filing a Clergy Sexual Abuse Lawsuit in Texas
Each step in filing a lawsuit against sexual assault is crucial. Survivors filing lawsuits must know and understand each of these steps and their significance. Key aspects of such a lawsuit are as follows.
- Initial Consultation – A confidential consultation allowing survivors to share the case details and discuss the best legal routes.
- Investigation – Conduct an in-depth investigation to collect all the relevant documents, testimonies, and evidence to build a strong case for the alleged abuse.
- Filing the Complaint – Submitting all the required legal documents for the lawsuit on behalf of the survivor.
- Discovery – Exchanging information and evidence and managing depositions if needed.
- Settlement Negotiations – Attempting to settle the case outside of the court.
- Trial – Representing the survivor if a settlement isn’t reached and the case goes to court.
- Post Trial – Reinforcing the judgments passed in the court or assisting with any other legal needs.
Support Resources for Survivors in Texas
There are plenty of support resources available for survivors of clergy abuse in Texas. Seeking emotional as well as legal support is crucial for healing and justice.
Below are some of the critical resources that survivors can choose from.
- Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) – Provides counseling, advocacy, and support groups across the state.
- The National Center for Victims of Crime – Provides resources and referrals for survivors of all types of crime.
- RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) – Offers a 24/7 national hotline and online chat for crisis support.
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) – Offers mental health services and crisis intervention.
Notable Cases and Outcomes in Texas
There have been several similar cases in the Roman Catholic Church in Texas. These incidents highlight the need for change and improvement in policies and protection for the vulnerable in the catholic dioceses.
Some of the notable cases in the Texas Dioceses are as follows
List of Archdiocese of Galveston Houston
Several clergy members in this Archdiocese have faced credible allegations of sexual misconduct against them. Many of the cases were those of abuse of a minor. Cases led to multiple settlements, stripping priests of their authority and convictions.
Abuse in Archdiocese of San Antonio
Federico Fernandez Baeza is one of the many accused priests of the San Antonio Diocese. Following credible allegations of child sex abuse, the San Antonio Diocese failed to take sufficient steps against the clergy member. Baeza was credibly accused of eight more incidents of abuse, leading to lawsuits that resulted in settlements for the survivors.
Cases of Dallas Diocese
Similar to the Archdiocese of San Antonio, several priests in the Dallas Diocese have been accused of sexual abuse. This includes cases of allegations against priests of the Diocese having sexually abused women and minors. Many of these priests lost their positions, pled guilty to the charges, and faced conviction.
There have been several other notable cases in Corpus Christi Diocese, Fort Worth Diocese, and El Paso Diocese. As more priests are accused of abuse, survivors continue to file for civil claims. There is a dire need for acknowledgment of this troubling issue and finding solutions to protect members of the Catholic church.
Why Choose Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
Efficient legal representation is key in sensitive cases like those of clergy abuse. Our team stands against the exploitation of power and sexually abusing the vulnerable. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers are dedicated to providing personalized legal support for survivors of abuse and ensuring the best possible legal outcomes.
- Experience – Extensive relevant experience representing survivors of abuse in court and negotiating the best possible settlements.
- Compassion – Commitment to creating a supportive environment throughout the legal process and dealing with survivors using empathy and compassion.
- Results-Oriented – Proven record of our diligent approach in sensitive cases, resulting in the best possible outcomes for our clients.
- Confidentiality – Ensuring complete confidentiality with all the details of the case being shared by the survivors.
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If you or a loved one has been a victim of abuse, seeking justice is your right. There is no shame in taking your case to court and bringing closure for yourself. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers commit to providing you with the best possible legal representation and outcomes to aid your journey toward healing and justice.
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