New York Priests Accused of Abuse

The New York Catholic Diocese has faced a significant crisis of clergy sexual abuse within the Catholic church, including a troubling history of sex assaults and cover-ups. Addressing this issue is crucial for justice and healing of sexually abused victims in New York. Survivors, often silenced, now find their voices heard through recent revelations.

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New York Catholic Diocese Priest Sex Abuse List

Archdiocese of New York NY

Joseph Adamo

• Accused
  

Publicly identified by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Adamo was listed as accused of sexual abuse and removed from ministry. The designation was applied posthumously, as he had died in 2003. The listing formally acknowledged allegations within the archdiocesan record and rendered related claims eligible for internal review processes.

John C. Albino

• Settled
  

Albino was one of four priests at St. Simon Stock Parish in the Bronx accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy. Following the allegation, he was removed from ministry and later laicized. The matter was resolved through settlement rather than criminal prosecution, concluding the civil action connected to the reported abuse.

Joseph C. Ansaldi

• Settled
  

Monsignor Ansaldi was publicly named as accused by the archdiocese on April 26, 2019. Allegations involved abuse of a boy at Mount Loretto orphanage between 1953 and 1967, with additional alleged misconduct in 1984 and 1985. He died in 2015, and the claims were addressed through settlement.

Eusebius Arundel

• Accused
  

Arundel was included on the Holy Name Province Franciscans’ list of individuals with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse. The listing reflected internal findings within the religious order. No criminal disposition or civil settlement was noted in connection with the allegations recorded by the Franciscans.

Linda Baisi

• Settled
  

Formerly a nun, Baisi left her religious order in 1979. She was accused of sexually abusing a boy between the ages of 12 and 17 at St. Frances de Chantal Parish in the Bronx. The victim recorded taped conversations in which Baisi admitted the abuse. The claim was resolved through settlement.

Peter Barjacoba

• Accused
  

Barjacoba was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry following the designation. Barjacoba died in 2012, and the listing formally documented allegations within the archdiocesan records without criminal adjudication.

Michael J. Barrett

• Sued
  

Barrett was accused of sexually abusing a boy between 1974 and 1978. He was ordained by Pope John Paul II in 1985 and later named pastor of St. Agnes Parish in New York City in 2016. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation rather than criminal court proceedings.

Edward M. Barry

• Sued
  

In October 2019, Monsignor Barry was placed on administrative leave following allegations that he sexually assaulted a child decades earlier. The claims advanced through civil channels, prompting removal from active duties while legal proceedings addressed the historical allegations.

Juan Bazalar

• Convicted
  

Bazalar, a Peruvian national, was convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old altar boy. The conviction was later overturned, and he returned to Peru following the appellate outcome. The case involved criminal prosecution before being reversed through judicial review.

Martin Betances-Torres

• Accused
  

Betances-Torres was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry following the listing. The designation documented allegations within archdiocesan records without reference to criminal charges or civil settlements.

Dominic Bokulich

• Convicted
  

Also known as Brother Leopold, Bokulich was convicted of sexually abusing four boys from the same family. He received a seven-year prison sentence following criminal proceedings. The convictions formally concluded the case with incarceration imposed by the court.

Joseph Giles Bisaillon

• Accused
  

A religious brother, Bisaillon was publicly named as accused by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. The listing reflected substantiated allegations within the order. No criminal prosecution or civil settlement details were recorded in connection with the accusation.

Ronald Boccieri

• Sued
  

A civil lawsuit alleged that Boccieri sexually abused a boy while the child’s parents were Maryknoll lay missioners. The claim proceeded through civil litigation. No criminal charges or settlement outcomes were specified in relation to the lawsuit.

Jose Angel Borges Flores

• Accused
  

Borges was publicly named as credibly accused by the Jesuits of the Northeast Province on a list updated November 1, 2019. He was subsequently added to the Jesuits Central and Southern Province list on February 27, 2020. The listings reflected internal determinations within the Jesuit order.

Laurence Boschetto

• Sued
  

Boschetto became a religious brother in 1974. A lawsuit alleged that he committed abuse while serving as a novice brother and that he offered drugs to the plaintiff. The matter proceeded as a civil action without recorded criminal disposition.

George Boxelaar

• Sued
  

Originally from Holland, Boxelaar served at Carmelite Priory in Mantzville, Pennsylvania, from 1954 to 1956, and at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York, from 1956 to 1957 and again from 1962 to 1985. He was accused of abusing seven-year-old altar boys in 1973, though charges were not pursued.

Gerald A. Boyle

• Sued
  

Boyle was accused of sexually abusing two children, one between the ages of 13 and 14 and another between 8 and 9, while serving as a priest. The allegations were addressed through civil litigation rather than criminal prosecution.

Francis V. Boyle

• Accused
  

Boyle was accused of past abuse of a minor and removed from ministry. His case was referred for possible dismissal through the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The allegation was later described internally as lacking the semblance of truth.

John Joseph Brady

• Sued
  

A woman alleged that Brady sexually abused her every Sunday between 1944 and 1948, when she was between seven and eleven years old. Brady had served as pastor at St. Catherine of Genoa Parish in Manhattan. The allegations were pursued through a civil lawsuit.

Joseph Trunk

• Accused
  

Trunk’s name appeared on the Holy Name Province Franciscans’ list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The inclusion reflected internal findings within the religious order, without reference to criminal proceedings or civil settlements.

Severin Brady

• Accused
  

Brady was included on the Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The listing documented internal determinations by the Franciscan province. No additional legal outcomes were recorded in connection with the designation.

Timothy Brady

• Convicted
  

A Marist brother, Brady was accused of sexually abusing three boys. He was convicted and sentenced to prison following criminal proceedings. At the time of the abuse, he had been assigned to Marist High School in Chicago.

Charles B. Brennan

• Accused
  

Monsignor Brennan, who died in 1986, was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York in June 2022. The designation rendered claims against him eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program and formally recorded the allegations within archdiocesan files.

Robert J. Brennan

• Accused
  

Brennan was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry following the listing. Brennan died in 2008, and the designation documented allegations without criminal adjudication.

Louis Anthony Bucci

• Accused
  

A religious brother, Bucci was publicly named as accused by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. He had died in 1965. The listing reflected substantiated allegations recorded by the religious order.

Thomas A. Burke

• Sued
  

A lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act accused Burke of sexually abusing a child between the ages of 11 and 14 at St. Sylvester’s Parish in Concord from 1966 to 1969. Burke died in 1984 at age 72.

Harry J. Byrne

• Indicted
  

Monsignor Byrne was arrested at age 96 on charges of possessing child pornography. He was deemed unable to participate in his own defense due to his condition. Byrne died in May 2020 before the criminal case reached resolution.

Daniel A. Calabrese

• Convicted
  

Calabrese was convicted in 1992 of sexually abusing a teenage boy and sentenced to 90 days in jail, five years of probation, and one year of treatment. Additional allegations involved abuse of a child aged 13 to 14 at Blessed Sacrament Parish in West Brighton during 1989 and 1990. He was laicized in 2005.

Calabrese was convicted in 1992 of sexually abusing a teenage boy and sentenced to 90 days in jail, five years of probation, and one year of treatment. Additional allegations involved abuse of a child aged 13 to 14 at Blessed Sacrament Parish in West Brighton during 1989 and 1990. He was laicized in 2005.

Roy B. Campbell

• Accused
  

The Jesuits Northeast Province named Campbell as credibly accused in 2010 for abuse that occurred in 1955. He had died in 1977. The designation reflected internal findings within the Jesuit order rather than criminal proceedings.

Donald R. Campion

• Accused
  

Campion was publicly named as accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in January 2022. He had died in December 1988. The listing documented allegations within Jesuit records without reference to civil or criminal adjudication.

Richard Carbo

• Accused
  

Carbo was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry and later laicized. The designation formally recorded allegations within archdiocesan files.

Robert John Carden

• Accused
  

Carden was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry following the listing. Carden died in 2008, and the designation documented allegations without criminal prosecution.

Maurice Carroll

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Carroll’s case rendered claims eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1998. The listing formally recorded allegations within archdiocesan records.

Cornelius J. Carr

• Accused
  

Carr was under investigation by his religious order for allegations of child sexual abuse. He was also accused of witnessing the rape of a teenage boy by a janitor at a Jesuit high school in the 1970s and masturbating during the assault. Carr died in 2013 at age 93.

David L. Carson

• Accused
  

Carson was publicly named as credibly accused by the Archdiocese of New York in 2005 and later laicized. His name appeared on the archdiocese’s list released April 26, 2019. The designation documented allegations without criminal conviction.

John F. Carson

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Carson was included on the archdiocese’s list of clergy credibly accused or eligible for IRCP claims. Ordained in 1964, he served at multiple parishes and schools across New York State, with his final assignment at St. Ann’s Parish in Yonkers from 1995 until his death on August 3, 2011.

Daniel Cassiero

• Accused
  

Cassiero was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2009, and the designation documented allegations without criminal adjudication.

Charles Cavalconte

• Accused
  

A Dominican friar, Cavalconte was publicly named as accused of sexual abuse by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. The designation reflected substantiated allegations within the religious order. No criminal proceedings or civil litigation outcomes were specified in connection with the listing.

Dominic Casiraghi

• Accused
  

Casiraghi was named on a Salesians of Don Bosco list released in March 2020 identifying clergy with credible accusations of sexual abuse. The disclosure did not specify the location, time frame, or circumstances of the alleged misconduct. The listing documented the allegation within the Salesian order.

Jordan H. Charbonneau

• Accused
  

Charbonneau’s name appeared on the Holy Name Province Franciscans’ list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The inclusion reflected internal findings by the Franciscan province. No related criminal charges or civil settlements were detailed in the record.

Joseph M. Clark

• Sued
  

Clark was named in a civil lawsuit filed in 2006 alleging sexual abuse of a minor during 1971 and 1972. He had died in 1986, and the allegations were addressed through civil litigation rather than criminal prosecution.

Vincent Clyne

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Clyne was included on the archdiocesan list of accused clergy. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2013.

James Chiosso

• Accused
  

Originally from Italy, Chiosso arrived in the United States in 1953 and worked in New Jersey, California, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Italy. Allegations of abuse later emerged, and he was listed as accused. Chiosso died in 2011.

Charles P. Coen

• Accused
  

A retired monsignor, Coen was publicly identified in September 2018 as having a credible and substantiated accusation of sexual abuse. A canonical process was pending following the announcement. No criminal court disposition was recorded in connection with the allegation.

Kevin Colleran

• Accused
  

Colleran was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry and later laicized. Colleran died in 2016, and the listing formally recorded allegations within archdiocesan records.

Melory Joseph Collier

• Accused
  

Collier’s name was included on the Holy Name Province Franciscans’ list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The designation reflected internal findings by the Franciscan province without reference to criminal or civil adjudication.

Eugene Connolly

• Accused
  

Connolly was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1995, and the listing documented allegations posthumously.

John W. Coppinger

• Accused
  

Originally known as Father Clifford Coppinger, he was removed from active ministry in 2002 following an allegation of improper behavior occurring in the past. The action restricted his ministerial role, and no criminal prosecution was noted.

Daniel J. Croston

• Accused
  

Croston was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1994, and the allegations were recorded posthumously.

Bernard A. Cullen

• Accused
  

A monsignor, Cullen was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. The listing formally documented allegations within archdiocesan records without reference to criminal charges or civil settlements.

Thomas A. Cunningham

• Accused
  

Cunningham was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1956, and the designation recorded allegations decades later.

Thomas J. Curley

• Sued
  

Curley was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy beginning in 1978, with allegations indicating abuse of additional boys. The claims proceeded through civil litigation rather than criminal prosecution, addressing misconduct alleged to have occurred during his ministry.

James X. Curran

• Sued
  

A lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act accused Curran of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy who was a student at Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island. The alleged abuse occurred during the 1960s or 1970s.

Herbert F. D’Argenio

• Indicted
  

D’Argenio was associated with a group known as “Herbert’s Boys” at St. Theresa’s Parish in the Bronx. Criminal proceedings led to his indictment in connection with allegations of abuse involving boys connected to the parish setting.

Thomas Devery

• Sued
  

Devery acknowledged to parishioners that he had been accused of sexually abusing a minor approximately forty years earlier and remained in ministry afterward. The accuser later filed a civil lawsuit under the New York Child Victims Act, advancing the claim through civil court.

Donald Patrick Dickson

• Accused
  

Known as Deacon Patrick Ignatius, Dickson was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry and had worked with youth at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester. He died in 2005.

Andrew C. Dittrich

• Accused
  

The Jesuits Northeast Province named Dittrich as credibly accused in 2019. Records noted his work in the Philippines from 1954 to 1957 and later assignments at Rutgers University from 1970 to 1977 and Rider College from 1977 to 1989. He died in 1990.

Edward J. Dobransky

• Accused
  

Dobransky was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He left ministry, married in 1984, and died in 2017.

Adrian Donachie

• Accused
  

Donachie’s name appeared on the Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The inclusion reflected internal findings by the Franciscan province rather than criminal or civil adjudication.

Daniel M. Dougherty

• Accused
  

Dougherty was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1978, and the allegations were recorded posthumously.

John J. Donovan

• Accused
  

Known as Brother Ronald, Donovan was accused of abuse occurring in the mid-1960s in the Bronx. He died in 2000, and the allegations were documented without criminal prosecution.

John M. Doolan

• Accused
  

Doolan admitted to sexual abuse occurring during the 1960s and 1970s. He was publicly named as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on January 15, 2019. Doolan died on May 5, 2008.

Frances Doyle

• Accused
  

Known as Sister Mary Andrew, Doyle was accused of sexually abusing at least two girls at Notre Dame School in Manhattan during the mid-1940s. She later left the religious order. The allegations were addressed outside criminal court.

Roy A. Drake

• Accused
  

Drake was accused in 2005 of raping and sodomizing a 13-year-old boy and again in 2014 of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy. He worked at colleges and retreat houses and conducted hundreds of workshops and retreats across the United States and internationally.

Jaime H. Duenas

• Convicted
  

Duenas was arrested at age 87 on charges of forcible touching and sexual abuse involving a 16-year-old girl who also filed a civil lawsuit. He died on April 26, 2019, earlier that same month, following the initiation of criminal proceedings.

Aidan T. Duffy

• Accused
  

Duffy’s name was included on the Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The designation reflected internal determinations by the Franciscan province without criminal adjudication.

Vincent Duffy

• Accused
  

Duffy was publicly named as credibly accused by the Salesian order in March 2020. He died on March 21, 2009. The listing documented allegations within the religious order.

John F. Dwyer

• Accused
  

A monsignor and parish priest, Dwyer served as an Air Force chaplain from 1964 to 1986. He was publicly named as credibly accused by the Archdiocese of New York in June 2022, removed from ministry, and undergoing laicization proceedings at the time of his death on January 12, 2020, at age 90.

Anthony Joseph Eremito

• Accused
  

Eremito sexually abused a 15-year-old altar boy in New Jersey in 1980 and was removed from active assignments in 1992. He later worked in Lubbock, Texas, from 1998 to 2002. Eremito was laicized in 2006.

Ricardo Fajardo

• Sued
  

Ordained for the Diocese of La Vega in the Dominican Republic, Fajardo was assigned to St. Catherine of Genoa Parish in Manhattan from 1999 to 2010. He was later named in a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse, addressed through litigation.

Joseph J. Faraone

• Convicted
  

After leaving the priesthood, Faraone worked at a facility serving individuals with cerebral palsy and brain injuries. He was convicted of sexually abusing a 50-year-old woman with a brain injury and served a one-year jail sentence.

Keith Fennessy

• Accused
  

Fennessy was suspended from St. Columba’s Parish in Manhattan in June 2015. He later filed a lawsuit in May 2020 alleging false accusation. He was laicized in June 2022, and the allegations remained recorded within archdiocesan files.

Salvatore A. Ferro

• Settled
  

Claims of sexual abuse by at least two individuals were brought against Ferro by the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and resolved through bankruptcy settlement proceedings. Two men alleged abuse during the 1970s while students at Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island.

Joseph D. Fitzgerald

• Accused
  

Fitzgerald was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1977.

John A. Flaherty

• Accused
  

Flaherty was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1971.

Edward Flanagan

• Accused
  

Flanagan was accused of sexually abusing a boy between 1962 and 1970 while working at St. John and St. Mary Church in Chappaqua, New York. He left religious life in 1971 and later became associated with Meher Baba, pursuing work as a writer, actor, and bioenergy healer. The allegations addressed conduct during his clerical service.

John D. Flanagan

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Flanagan was removed from ministry following the designation. He was subsequently laicized. The listing formally recorded allegations within archdiocesan records without criminal adjudication.

Andrew Florez

• Accused
  

In June 2020, the Archdiocese of New York announced that credible allegations existed against Florez involving the sexual abuse of minors. He was permanently removed from ministry and later laicized. His name appeared on the archdiocese’s updated list of accused clergy in June 2022.

Raymond J. Foster

• Sued
  

Foster was accused alongside Reverend William Lombardy of sexually abusing two altar boys, ages 11 and 12, during the 1960s at St. Mary’s Parish. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation addressing abuse that allegedly occurred during parish assignments.

Edmund F. Fogarty

• Sued
  

Monsignor Fogarty was accused of sexually abusing a girl while she resided at an orphanage. The victim stated that Fogarty forced her to have sex and that she was also abused by Sisters Helen, Joachim, and Georgine. The allegations advanced through civil legal action.

Vincent J. Fox

• Accused
  

Fox was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1994, and the designation documented allegations posthumously.

Patrick M. Carroll

• Sued
  

Carroll was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy during 1992 and 1993 while assigned to St. Joseph’s Parish in Yonkers. The allegation proceeded through civil litigation. Carroll died in 2002.

Matthew L. Gaskin

• Accused
  

Gaskin’s name appeared on the Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The listing reflected internal determinations by the Franciscan province without reference to criminal prosecution or civil settlement.

Thomas J. Gaffney

• Sued
  

Monsignor Gaffney, who taught at Cardinal Hayes High School and St. Joseph by the Sea High School on Staten Island, was accused of sexual abuse by a 29-year-old man who stated that seven other victims existed. Gaffney filed a countersuit and died weeks later.

Alfred F. Gallant

• Accused
  

Gallant was removed from ministry in 2002 following a recent accusation of sexual abuse. He was sentenced to a life of prayer and penance as part of ecclesiastical discipline. No criminal court disposition was recorded.

John P. Gallant

• Sued
  

Sued in 2002, Gallant was accused of sexually abusing a girl over a two-year period. He was removed from ministry and later laicized. The allegations were addressed through civil litigation.

Damian Galligan

• Settled
  

A Marist brother working within the Archdiocese of New York, Galligan was accused of abusing a boy in New Jersey over a five-year period from 1977 to 1983. A trial held in November 2013 resulted in a jury award of $2.4 million against him.

James Garisto

• Guilty plea
  

Garisto was accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1993 through 1998, with allegations describing grooming that began during grade school. He was arrested in the Philadelphia area for abuse alleged to have occurred between 1995 and 2002, though charges were withdrawn due to statutes of limitation. He was arrested again on May 4, 2022, charged with sexually abusing a boy between 2006 and 2010.

Gennaro Gentile

• Settled
  

Gentile’s clerical career spanned approximately 30 years and was marked by repeated abuse of boys. An anonymous letter was sent to the Archdiocese of New York in 1995 and followed by direct disclosure in 1996. The allegations were resolved through settlement.

Thomas Gibbons

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Gibbons had claims deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He left ministry and died in 2017. The listing documented allegations without criminal prosecution.

Kenneth Gerathy

• Accused
  

Monsignor Gerathy was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2013, and the allegations were recorded posthumously.

Louis R. Gigante

• Sued
  

Gigante was accused of sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy and a ten-year-old girl. Civil litigation advanced the claims. He later left millions of dollars to a son he had while serving as a priest.

Anthony J. Giuliano

• Accused
  

In 1987 and 1988, Giuliano was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy in the rectory of Holy Rosary Parish in Baychester. The accuser filed a police report at age 43. Giuliano denied the allegation and was suspended from two parish assignments.

Matthew P. Golden

• Accused
  

Golden was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1987.

Lawrence Gordon

• Convicted
  

Serving as assistant principal at the all-boys Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, Gordon was found to be in possession of child pornography on a USB drive. Criminal proceedings resulted in conviction for the offense.

Richard Gorman

• Settled
  

Following credible allegations of sexual abuse of boys, Gorman was removed from a Bronx parish. Civil claims brought by alleged victims were later resolved through settlement. He died on January 23, 2018.

William T. Greene

• Sued
  

Monsignor Greene was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy during 1956 and 1957, and a second man between 1954 and 1959. At the time, Greene served as music director for the Archdiocese of New York. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation.

Stephen B. Gregory

• Sued
  

Gregory was accused of sexually abusing a boy over a two-year period while assigned to St. Rita’s Parish on Staten Island. He denied the allegations. The claims were addressed through civil legal proceedings.

Robert Harrison

• Accused
  

Harrison served as a teacher, basketball coach, and assistant principal at Cardinal Hayes High School. He admitted to sexually abusing ten minors and was removed from ministry. He was sent to a treatment facility, and district attorneys were notified of the admissions.

John M. Harrington

• Settled
  

Monsignor Harrington served as longtime director of Family Services for New York Catholic Charities, in addition to parish and chaplaincy roles at a children’s home. Allegations of abuse were addressed through settlement rather than criminal adjudication.

Richard G. Hartnett

• Accused
  

Hartnett was publicly named as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on a list updated November 1, 2019. The allegation involved abuse of a minor in 1975. He died in 2017, and the designation documented internal findings by the Jesuit order.

Wallace A. Harris

• Accused
  

Monsignor Harris was placed on leave following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor in the late 1980s. After denying the allegations, he was permanently removed from active priesthood in 2010. The matter did not proceed to criminal court.

John P. Haverty

• Accused
  

A monsignor and former Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York, Haverty was publicly named as accused on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1980.

Herman L. Heide

• Settled
  

Heide was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York for abusing an altar boy between 1967 and 1969. The allegation was addressed through settlement. Heide died in 1997.

Placid Hennessy

• Accused
  

Hennessy’s name appeared on the Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. He died in 1959, and the designation reflected internal findings by the Franciscan province.

Paul Kevin Hennessy

• Sued
  

Entering his religious order in 1949 and professing final vows in 1958, Hennessy was named in a 2005 civil lawsuit alleging abuse of the plaintiff and additional misconduct. His appeal was dismissed by the New York Supreme Court.

Joseph Reginald Herlihy

• Accused
  

Herlihy, a former priest, was publicly named as accused of sexual abuse by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. The listing reflected internal determinations within the religious order.

Joseph Herzog

• Accused
  

Herzog was publicly named as accused by the Salesians’ Eastern Province in March 2020. He died in 2013. The listing documented allegations within the Salesian order.

Eugene J. Hicks

• Accused
  

Hicks was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1986.

Joseph W. Hickey

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Hickey had claims deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2014, and the listing recorded allegations posthumously.

Thomas Higgs

• Accused
  

Higgs professed vows as a Salesian brother in 1960 and worked in Indiana, New York, and Sierra Leone during his religious career. He was removed from ministry in 2005. In March 2020, the Salesian order publicly named him as accused on its list of individuals with credible allegations of sexual abuse. No details were provided regarding the timing, location, or number of victims associated with the allegations.

Vincent Francis Holden

• Accused
  

Holden was publicly named as accused by the Paulist Fathers on a list updated October 7, 2019. Allegations reported in 2010 and again in 2019 described sexual abuse occurring in 1943 at St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. Holden died on August 23, 1972. The designation documented the allegation decades after his death.

Edward D. Horgan

• Accused
  

Horgan was publicly identified as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in 2019. The listing reflected an internal determination by the Jesuit order regarding sexual abuse allegations. No criminal proceedings or civil litigation outcomes were specified in connection with the designation.

Walter Hubert Maria Horan

• Accused
  

Horan was publicly named as accused by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. The listing placed him within the Archdiocese of New York for recordkeeping purposes and reflected substantiated allegations recorded by the Dominican order rather than criminal adjudication.

Lawrence C. Inzeo

• Accused
  

Inzeo was removed from ministry in 2003 following allegations that he sexually abused a young male relative between 1978 and 1983 while assigned to Sacred Heart Church in Newburgh. Laicization was announced in September 2005. He was later publicly named on the Archdiocese of New York’s list released April 26, 2019.

Robert A. Jeffers

• Accused
  

Jeffers was publicly named as credibly accused by the Archdiocese of New York in 2018. A subsequent canonical process concluded with the claims being found not proven. The designation recorded the allegation while noting the canonical outcome.

John Joseph Jenik

• Sued
  

Jenik, an auxiliary bishop of New York beginning in 2014, had been assigned to Our Lady of Refuge in the Bronx since 1978. He was removed from public ministry in October 2018 after being accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of five or six years beginning in 1978. The allegation proceeded through civil litigation.

Kenneth A. Jesselli

• Accused
  

Jesselli was removed from assignment in April 2002 following an allegation of past inappropriate behavior while serving at Holy Name of Mary Church in Croton-on-Hudson. He was laicized in 2005 and later publicly named on the Archdiocese of New York’s list released April 26, 2019.

Carleton Parker Jones

• Sued
  

Jones was accused in a civil lawsuit of molesting an eight-year-old boy approximately thirty years earlier. The Dominican Province of St. Joseph reviewed the allegation and determined it was not credible. The claim proceeded through civil channels without criminal prosecution.

Charles M. Kavanagh

• Accused
  

Kavanagh was removed from ministry in 2002 after being accused of maintaining an improper relationship with a minor male. He denied the allegation and filed a lawsuit against the accuser, who later recanted the claim and issued an apology. No criminal conviction resulted.

Walter T. Kearns

• Accused
  

Kearns was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1985, and the designation recorded allegations posthumously.

James Keehan

• Sued
  

Keehan was named in a civil lawsuit in which a man alleged sexual abuse by multiple individuals, including Revs. Joseph Ansaldi and Eugen Mangan, along with staff member Bill Finley and other lay counselors. The claims were addressed through civil litigation rather than criminal prosecution.

Stephen J. Kelly

• Accused
  

Kelly was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1993, and the listing documented allegations after his death.

Kevin Kelly

• Settled
  

A 62-year-old man alleged that Kelly sexually abused him repeatedly over a three-month period while he was in elementary school. The claim was resolved through a settlement under the Archdiocese of New York’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.

Timothy Kelly

• Sued
  

A civil lawsuit alleged that Kelly sexually abused a man in 1966 while assigned to St. Anselm’s Church in the Bronx. The claim proceeded through civil court, addressing misconduct alleged to have occurred during his parish assignment.

John Kennington

• Settled
  

Kennington sexually abused a teenage girl and her younger brother, with the abuse beginning when the children were approximately 11 and 8 years old. The brother filed a lawsuit in 1993 that was settled in 2001. The sister did not pursue a claim due to New York’s statute of limitations.

Peter Kiarie

• Acquitted
  

A visiting priest from Kenya, Kiarie was arrested in New York on charges of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy. He rejected a plea agreement and proceeded to trial. In April 2003, he was found not guilty, concluding the criminal case.

Peter J. Kihm

• Settled
  

Following credible allegations of sexual abuse of a male minor occurring approximately thirty years earlier, Kihm was suspended from ministry and laicized. He reached settlements with alleged victims in May and October 2017 through the archdiocese’s compensation program.

William Ferrer Kopfman

• Accused
  

Kopfman was publicly named as accused by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph on a list updated June 21, 2019. The designation reflected substantiated allegations recorded by the Dominican order rather than criminal adjudication.

Thomas L. Kreiser

• Charges Dropped
  

Kreiser was arrested in December 2018 on charges of child sexual abuse and pleaded not guilty. The charges were dropped in September 2019. His assignments included St. Patrick’s in Yorktown Heights from 2011 to 2017, Sacred Heart in Monroe from 2017 to 2018, and St. Joseph’s in Bronxville beginning July 2018.

Morgan J. Kuhl

• Convicted
  

Kuhl was arrested in 1999 after meeting a 15-year-old boy through the internet. He was sentenced to four months in a halfway house and four months of home confinement, later reduced to five years of probation with mandated participation in a program at Trinity Retreat in Larchmont. In 2002, he fondled a 16-year-old boy and was later laicized.

Ralph W. LaBelle

• Settled
  

LaBelle was removed from ministry in 2002 for non-sexual misconduct involving two 15-year-old boys and faced additional allegations of molesting other boys prior to ordination and providing alcohol to an 11-year-old. He was laicized in 2005. Civil claims were resolved through settlement, and he remains listed by the archdiocese.

Adolph M. Kowalczyk

• Sued
  

A civil lawsuit accused Kowalczyk and two other priests of encouraging a man to engage in sexual acts with four girls. After review, the archdiocesan board determined the allegations were unsubstantiated, and the priests were reinstated. The matter proceeded through civil litigation without criminal conviction.

James J. LeBar

• Accused
  

LeBar was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died on February 21, 2008.

John W. Lennon

• Accused
  

Lennon, a priest of the Maryknoll order, served at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx during the 1970s as a religion and English teacher, administrator, and athletics moderator. In 1997, an allegation was reported that he fondled a Hayes student during weekend hockey trips to Maine in the mid-1970s. An archdiocesan investigation in 1998 cleared him, but he was suspended from ministry in April 2002 following renewed review. In April 2008, the Archdiocese of New York announced his dismissal from the clerical state. Lennon died on December 16, 2012.

Thomas P. Leonard

• Sued
  

Monsignor Leonard was accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1976 while assigned to the Church of the Incarnation in New York City. The claim proceeded through civil litigation. Leonard died in 2018.

Arthur T. Leone

• Accused
  

Leone was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry, and a laicization process was pending at the time of his death in 2018. The designation recorded allegations without criminal adjudication.

Patrick Logan

• Accused
  

A Salesian brother, Logan was publicly named as credibly accused of sexual abuse in 2020. No details were provided regarding the timing, location, or number of victims associated with the allegations. The listing reflected an internal determination by the Salesian order.

Christopher Lieby

• Accused
  

Lieby, a Salesian brother, was publicly named as credibly accused of sexual abuse by the Salesian order in 2020. The disclosure did not include details regarding when or where the abuse occurred or the number of alleged victims.

James A. Liguori

• Sued
  

A man filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Liguori sexually abused him in 1969. After judicial review, the court determined that the allegations were without merit. The case concluded without criminal conviction or civil liability.

Robert A. Lindemann

• Accused
  

Lindemann professed vows as a Marianist brother in the Province of New York in 1941 and served in Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. He died in 1995. The Marianist Order publicly named him as accused on June 24, 2020, and he was added to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s list on November 3, 2020. His case was referenced in the Maryland Attorney General’s Report dated April 5, 2023.

Francis V. Logue

• Accused
  

Logue was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1981, and the designation recorded allegations posthumously without criminal adjudication.

William J. Lombardy

• Sued
  

Lombardy was accused of sexually abusing two altar boys during the 1960s. He left the priesthood in the late 1970s, later married, and had a son. Civil claims addressed alleged abuse during his clerical service rather than through criminal prosecution.

Robert V. Lott

• Settled
  

A man alleging sexual abuse by Lott between 1975 and 1985 received a $500,000 settlement from the archdiocese’s compensation fund in August 2017. After leaving ministry, Lott went on to establish charitable organizations. The claim was resolved through settlement.

William J. Luciano

• Accused
  

Luciano was placed on administrative leave in October 2019 following an allegation of inappropriate conduct occurring in the 1980s. Since 2007, he had served as pastor of Christ the King Parish in Yonkers. The allegation prompted removal from active ministry pending review.

Bernard J. Lynch

• Sued
  

Lynch was accused of abusing boys at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx and was tried for fondling a former student. He was found not guilty in court. He later moved to London, where he established a ministry serving closeted gay priests.

John J. Lynch

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, Lynch was removed from ministry. The listing formally documented allegations within archdiocesan records without reference to criminal proceedings or civil settlement.

Joseph Maffei

• Settled
  

Assigned to Sacred Heart Retreat House in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Maffei was accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at the Marian Shrine in New Rochelle, New York. The allegation was addressed through settlement rather than criminal adjudication.

Donald T. Malone

• Accused
  

Malone was arrested in 1979 for public lewdness and later removed in 1988 from his position as principal of Archbishop Stepinac High School. He was laicized and died in 2012. Allegations involved misconduct during his clerical career.

Peter V. Malloy

• Accused
  

A Salesian priest, Malloy was publicly named as accused of sexual abuse by the Salesian order. No details were provided regarding the timing, location, or number of victims associated with the allegations recorded by the order.

Eugene Mangan

• Sued
  

Mangan was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. A boy alleged repeated sexual, emotional, and physical abuse while residing at an orphanage. Mangan died in 1997, and the claims proceeded through civil litigation.

Alvin Manni

• Accused
  

Manni was associated with Mary Help of Christians School in Tampa, Florida, serving multiple terms as director. He was publicly named as accused by the Salesian order in March 2020. The listing reflected internal determinations by the order.

Arthur Manzione

• Accused
  

A deacon, Manzione was removed from ministry in August 2003 following allegations of abuse occurring in the early 1980s while he served as an elementary school principal. Laicization was announced in September 2005. He appeared on the archdiocese’s April 26, 2019 list.

Umberto Marino

• Accused
  

Marino was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2004, and the listing recorded allegations posthumously.

Patrick H. Martin

• Sued
  

Martin was accused of sexually abusing altar boys at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Manhattan. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation. Martin died in 1983, and no criminal adjudication occurred.

Stanley G. Mathews

• Accused
  

Monsignor Mathews was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1993, and the allegations were recorded posthumously.

Albert J. Mazza

• Accused
  

A deacon at the Church of the Holy Name of Mary in Croton-on-Hudson, Mazza was removed from ministry in the summer of 2013 after allegations of abuse were found credible. The action restricted his ministerial role without criminal prosecution.

Theodore Edgar McCarrick

• Indicted
  

By November 2021, McCarrick faced at least 14 allegations of child sexual abuse spanning decades. He resigned from the College of Cardinals in 2018 following renewed investigation ordered by Pope John Paul II. Criminal charges in multiple states were suspended after he was declared incompetent to stand trial.

James F. McCarthy

• Accused
  

An auxiliary bishop, McCarthy resigned in 2002 after admitting to affairs with women. A canonical process was pending at the time of his resignation. The matter addressed misconduct through church proceedings rather than criminal court.

John Joseph McCarthy

• Accused
  

McCarthy was publicly named as accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on January 15, 2019. He previously worked at Loyola High School in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1946 to 1949. The listing reflected internal findings by the Jesuit order.

Richard J. McCormick

• Convicted
  

McCormick served as a high school teacher, boys’ camp director, parish priest, and was active at the Marian Shrine in Stony Point, New York, by 2005. Criminal proceedings resulted in conviction related to sexual abuse during his ministry.

John P. McDonagh

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York in June 2022, McDonagh was found by the Review Board to have a credible and substantiated allegation. A canonical process was pending following the announcement.

Charles McDonagh

• Settled
  

Two sisters accused Monsignor McDonagh of sexually abusing them over a five-year period beginning in 1972, when they were ages 13 and 7. McDonagh later served as secretary to Cardinals Cooke and O’Connor. The claims were resolved through settlement.

Charles J. McGirr

• Accused
  

McGirr was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1949, and the listing recorded allegations decades later.

Joseph Ignatius McGuiness

• Accused
  

McGuiness was publicly named as accused by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. He died in 1994. The listing reflected substantiated allegations recorded by the Dominican order.

Robert B. McGovern

• Sued
  

McGovern was named as an alleged abuser of a teenage boy in New Jersey after 1975 in a separate civil lawsuit filed in 2005. He died on October 12, 2016. The allegations were addressed through civil litigation.

James McLucas

• Accused
  

McLucas was named as accused in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report released August 14, 2018. The Archdiocese of New York received a report of abuse in 2012 and subsequently revoked his faculties.

Lawrence McNeill

• Accused
  

A deacon, McNeill was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2006.

Roger McQuarrie

• Accused
  

McQuarrie’s name appeared on a list identifying individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The designation reflected internal findings without reference to criminal prosecution or civil settlement.

Thomas Philip McSherry

• Accused
  

A religious brother who professed vows in 1957, McSherry was publicly named as accused by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in late 2018. The listing documented substantiated allegations within the order.

Jogues McVeigh

• Accused
  

Joseph P. McVeigh was included on the Holy Name Province Franciscans’ list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. He died in 2019. The designation reflected internal findings by the Franciscan province.

Mortimer J. Melican

• Accused
  

Melican was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He left ministry in the early 1970s, married, and died in 2011.

John T. Meehan

• Settled
  

Publicly identified in August 2018 as credibly accused, Meehan faced allegations of repeated sexual abuse involving a teenage boy at Cardinal Hayes High School in the early 1980s. The claim centered on conduct during his connection to the Bronx school environment. The matter was resolved through settlement rather than criminal prosecution, and the designation remained part of archdiocesan public disclosures.

Henry Mills

• Sued
  

A 17-year-old boy filed a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by Mills, leading to his removal from parish duties. After the initial claim, Mills filed a countersuit connected to the allegations. The dispute proceeded through civil litigation without a documented criminal conviction or settlement outcome in the record.

Leo Joseph Mojecki

• Sued
  

Allegations against Mojecki described sexual abuse of a boy between ages 9 and 11 from 1964 to 1966, including drugging the child. The account stated that no intervention occurred from supervising staff during the period described. The claims were pursued through civil litigation and framed as abuse occurring while the child was under clerical authority.

George G. Murdock

• Accused
  

Ordained in 1917, Murdock was accused of sexually abusing multiple boys in the late 1950s. The allegations referenced misconduct decades into his clerical career, with the claimed abuse concentrated in that period. No criminal case disposition or civil settlement was specified in the record tied to the allegations.

Arthur E. Murphy

• Accused
  

An Irish-born monsignor ordained in 1918, Murphy spent his entire priesthood at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Manhattan. He died in 1959. The Archdiocese of New York publicly named him as accused on April 26, 2019, and the claims were designated as eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.

Edmund W. Netter

• Sued
  

Netter was accused of sexually abusing a girl from 1973 to 1979, beginning when she was nine years old. The allegation described abuse occurring at a parish residence and during family vacation settings connected to her family. The claims were filed as a civil action rather than prosecuted as a criminal case.

Randolph Nowak

• Accused
  

A former student alleged that Nowak sexually abused him from 1961 to 1966 while he attended St. Mary’s Seminary High School in Glenclyffe, New York. Nowak was removed from the faculty in 2004 after prior allegations were raised in other settings. The record presents the school timeframe as the core period of alleged abuse.

Edward J. O’Brien

• Accused
  

O’Brien was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims connected to his name were designated as eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died on April 9, 2002, and the public listing recorded allegations after his death.

William B. O’Brien

• Accused
  

Monsignor William B. O’Brien was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were designated eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2014, and the designation documented allegations within archdiocesan disclosures.

Kenneth F. O’Connell

• Settled
  

Serving as a parish priest in multiple New York locations, O’Connell was accused of serious sexual abuse involving a 12-year-old Boy Scout in 1973, including an allegation of forcible sodomy. The matter was resolved through settlement rather than a criminal conviction. The record centers on the 1973 allegation as the basis for the settlement outcome.

Eugene J. O’Brien

• Settled
  

O’Brien held senior school leadership roles, including principal of Fordham Prep from 1960 to 1980, Fairfield Prep from 1983 to 1985, and St. Peter’s Prep from 1959 to 1960, and later served at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1995 to 2002. He admitted to abuse allegations involving minors beginning in the 1960s. The claims were addressed through settlement.

John Francis O’Brien

• Sued
  

In 2005, John Francis O’Brien was sued following allegations of abuse raised by multiple individuals within his religious order, alongside claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. The matter moved through civil litigation focused on both alleged misconduct and alleged workplace consequences. No criminal case outcome was specified in the record.

John Justin O’Connor

• Sued
  

Former students at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx alleged that O’Connor sexually abused them in the mid-1980s. He left the Irish Christian Brothers in 2012. The record describes him as the subject of numerous allegations and lawsuits, with the claims centered on the school setting and the mid-1980s timeframe.

Daniel M. O’Hare

• Accused
  

Accused in early 2019 of sexually abusing a minor during the 1990s, O’Hare was placed on leave pending investigation. The Archdiocese of New York reportedly learned of the allegation through the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. O’Hare denied the allegation, and the record does not list a criminal conviction or settlement.

Michael D. O’Herlihy

• Sued
  

Claims involving O’Herlihy were tied to allegations of abuse of boys at a school in 1980, in addition to a separate account that a Catholic counselor sexually abused a boy that year. A related civil lawsuit was dismissed in 2006 on statute of limitations grounds. The record frames the matter as civil litigation rather than criminal prosecution.

John J. O’Keefe

• Settled
  

Monsignor O’Keefe was suspended from his parish after allegations of sexual abuse involving a boy in the early 1980s. Following settlements with alleged victims, he was permanently removed from parish ministry. The record links the removal decision to the settlement resolution rather than criminal adjudication.

Raymond O’Reilly

• Accused
  

O’Reilly was included on the Holy Name Province list identifying individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The designation reflects an internal determination by that Franciscan province. No additional details regarding timeframe, location, or legal proceedings were provided in the record.

Oligny

• Accused
  

Oligny was included on the Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. The record provides only the surname and the order-based designation. No dates, assignments, or civil or criminal case outcomes were specified.

John N. Paddack

• Sued
  

Monsignor Paddack was accused of sexually abusing five boys across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island from 1988 to 2002. He denied the allegations, resigned from his parish, and later faced a civil suit asserting institutional cover-up and continued ministry despite the claims. The record presents the matter as ongoing civil litigation.

Edmond A. Parrakow

• Sued
  

Parrakow was included in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report released August 14, 2018, and was publicly listed as credibly accused by the Diocese of Greensburg in August 2018. He admitted to molesting about 35 boys over 17 years, worked in the Greensburg diocese from 1986 to 1989 without restrictions, and was laicized in 2004. Civil actions followed.

Harold J. Parsons

• Accused
  

Parsons was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, with claims deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2002. The record situates the designation within the archdiocese’s 2019 public list rather than criminal adjudication.

Raphael Pakulniewicz

• Sued
  

Monsignor Pakulniewicz was accused of sexually abusing a boy aged 12 or 13 between 1966 and 1968 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish on Staten Island. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation. No criminal conviction or settlement outcome was specified in the record.

Ann Peterson

• Sued
  

In a lawsuit filed in December 2019, Peterson was accused of sexually abusing a girl over several years beginning in 1963, when the child was ten, at St. Joseph’s parish school in Middletown. Peterson denied the allegation. The claim proceeded as civil litigation without a documented criminal outcome in the record.

James Pfeiffer

• Accused
  

Pfeiffer was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, and was removed from ministry. He died in 2002. The record places his name within the archdiocese’s public disclosures and does not list a criminal conviction.

Thomas R. Phillips

• Accused
  

Phillips was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, with claims eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2000. The record documents the allegation through archdiocesan listing rather than court disposition.

Jorge Patricio Pintado Herrera

• Convicted
  

Herrera, a priest from Ecuador, was charged with inappropriate sexual contact involving a 16-year-old altar server. He was convicted and sentenced to five days of community service. The record describes the case as concluding with a criminal judgment and a brief sentence.

Edward A. Pipala

• Convicted
  

Two brothers reported in 1977 that Pipala abused and raped them, and he admitted the abuse. He was sent to treatment, reassigned, and later abused again, including while serving as pastor at another parish. He was convicted of sodomy, served seven years in prison, and died in 2013. The record describes repeated offending across multiple assignments.

Christopher Pliauplis

• Reinstated
  

Pliauplis began as a religious order brother in Steubenville, Ohio, left for three years to work as a nurse, and later was ordained for the Steubenville diocese. He was placed on leave in March 2006. In June 2008, he returned to ministry with an assignment at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, marking a reinstatement after the leave period.

Robert Post

• Sued
  

Post, a former priest, was named in a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of boys at a New Rochelle high school. He was also included on his religious order’s list of former and deceased brothers with at least two claims of sexual abuse against them. The record frames the matter as civil litigation supported by order-level documentation.

Dominic Quigley

• Accused
  

Quigley was suspended in September 2014 from American Martyrs Parish in Queens after an accusation that he sexually abused a male St. Francis Preparatory School student in 2003. The district attorney initiated an investigation. The record notes the case status as unclear as of May 2016, with no conviction or settlement listed.

Lawrence T. Quinn

• Accused
  

Quinn was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, with claims eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2004. The record ties the designation to the 2019 archdiocesan list rather than a criminal proceeding.

Michael Raimondo

• Accused
  

Raimondo was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on a list updated November 5, 2018. He was deceased at the time of listing, with the record noting death in Italy. No further assignment details or legal outcomes were specified.

Patrick W. Quigley

• Convicted
  

Quigley served in assignments across Manhattan, Staten Island, and Stony Point. In December 1994, he pleaded guilty to offering several teenage boys money in exchange for sex. The guilty plea resolved the criminal case and established the conviction as the recorded outcome.

Lawrence J. Quinn

• Accused
  

Quinn was accused of sexually abusing boys from 1990 through 2001 and denied the allegations. The record does not list criminal charges, conviction, or settlement associated with the claims. The timeframe is presented as an extended period spanning multiple years.

George E. Reinheimer

• Accused
  

Reinheimer was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, with claims eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2010. The record situates his designation within archdiocesan public disclosures.

Louis J. Rios

• Sued
  

Rios was accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl to have intercourse and urging her to obtain an abortion. The record also places him in multiple jurisdictions, noting service in Worcester, Massachusetts, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Boston, Massachusetts. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation rather than documented criminal conviction in the record.

Robert T. Ritchie

• Sued
  

Monsignor Ritchie became rector of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in 2006 and was later accused in a lawsuit filed in July 2021 under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim alleged sexual abuse of a child roughly fifty years earlier. Ritchie denied the allegation, and the record presents the matter as civil litigation.

Gerald R. Rippon

• Sued
  

Regis High School informed alumni in 2019 that former faculty members had been accused of abuse of minors, naming Rippon among those identified. He was not included on the Jesuits Northeast Province list of those with credible allegations. The record frames his inclusion through school disclosure and related civil litigation.

Bruce Ritter

• Sued
  

Ritter, the founder of Covenant House in Greenwich Village, was accused of sexually abusing teenage boys beginning in the early 1970s. He was forced to resign in 1990 following the allegations and reportedly later joined an overseas diocese. The claims proceeded through civil litigation rather than a documented criminal conviction.

Esteban Rodriguez

• Settled
  

Rodriguez, a priest from Puerto Rico, was accused of giving a boy money for sex between 1996 and 1998. After the allegations, the boy moved out of state following harassing anonymous phone calls. The matter was resolved through settlement, with the timeframe and conduct central to the claim.

Ruben Rodriguez

• Settled
  

Ruben Rodriguez, also a priest from Puerto Rico, was accused of giving a boy money for sex between 1996 and 1998, in allegations parallel to those against Esteban Rodriguez. The record links the claim to the same period and pattern of conduct. The case was resolved through settlement, with no criminal conviction specified.

Edward M. Roos

• Accused
  

Roos was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, with claims eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2015. The record documents the allegation through archdiocesan listing rather than court disposition.

Sean Leo Rooney

• Settled
  

Rooney was accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy at the Salesian minor seminary in Goshen, New York, and on a school bus trip from Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston to Sacred Heart Retreat House in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was laicized in 2008. He later filed lawsuits against the Salesians in 2020 and 2022, separate from the settlement record.

Richard H. Roos

• Accused
  

Roos was publicly named as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in 2001 for abuse of a minor in the 1980s. He was later impeded from ministry in 2019. The record presents these actions as order-based restrictions rather than criminal adjudication.

John T. Ryan

• Accused
  

Ryan was publicly named as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on January 15, 2019. The listing referenced reports made in 2003 and 2014 concerning abuse of minors during the 1980s and 1990s. He left the Jesuits in 2002, preceding the later public designation.

Joseph Ryan

• Accused
  

Ryan was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019, with claims eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1968. The record places the allegation within the archdiocese’s public disclosure list.

Paul Sappino

• Accused
  

Sappino worked in New York, Florida, and Louisiana during his religious service and died in 1969. In March 2020, the Salesian order publicly named him as accused on its list of credibly accused individuals. No details were provided regarding the timing, location, or number of alleged victims. He is placed within the Archdiocese of New York based on the Salesians’ Eastern Province administrative jurisdiction.

John Sardy

• Accused
  

Sardy was publicly named as credibly accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. The listing noted that he had been removed from ministry and subsequently laicized. No additional details regarding the timing, location, or nature of the alleged abuse were provided in the public record.

William J. Scanlon

• Accused
  

Scanlon was named as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on January 15, 2019. Allegations received in 1994 described abuse of minors occurring between 1985 and 1994. He admitted to the abuse, was restricted from ministry in 1994, and later impeded in 2011. No criminal conviction was recorded.

Alan Scheneman

• Settled
  

Scheneman was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a boy at the Salesian minor seminary in Goshen, New York. The matter was resolved through a settlement reached in 2014. His name later appeared on public disclosures associated with legal representation involved in abuse litigation.

Peter Sella

• Accused
  

Sella, a Salesian brother, was publicly named as accused of sexual abuse in 2020. The disclosure did not provide details regarding when or where the alleged abuse occurred or the number of victims involved. The designation originated from the Salesian order’s public listing.

John J. Sheehan

• Sued
  

Sheehan professed vows as a Marianist in 1950 and was ordained in 1961. He was laicized in 1997. In 2020, he was added to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s list of individuals found to have sexually abused a minor. The allegations were addressed through civil proceedings rather than criminal prosecution.

Raymond M. Shine

• Accused
  

Shine was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were designated as eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1991. No criminal case outcome was noted in the record.

Sister Helen

• Sued
  

Sister Helen, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, was accused of sexually abusing two girls at an orphanage operated by the order. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation rather than criminal court.

Sister Joachim

• Sued
  

Sister Joachim, affiliated with the Sisters of St. Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, was accused of sexually abusing a girl at Mount Loretto. The claim was addressed through civil legal action.

Sister Rosemarie

• Accused
  

Rosemarie was accused of sexually and physically abusing a girl at Mount Loretto orphanage in the early 1960s. The allegations named multiple individuals, including Sister Agnes, Helen, Juanita, Philip-Marie, and a lay staff member. The record presents the claim as part of a broader pattern of abuse at the institution.

Sister Virginia Marie

• Sued
  

Virginia Marie, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, was accused of sexually abusing a girl at Mount Loretto orphanage. The same victim also reported severe physical abuse by another sister. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation.

Sister Juanita

• Sued
  

Juanita was accused of sexually abusing a girl at the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin at Mount Loretto orphanage. The claim also named other sisters and a priest as involved in the abuse. The matter proceeded as a civil action.

Philip Soltau

• Accused
  

Soltau, a Salesian brother who professed vows in 1966, left the order in 1979. He was later included on the Salesians’ list of credibly accused individuals. No details regarding the timing, location, or nature of the alleged abuse were provided in the public listing.

Anthony Spano

• Accused
  

Spano was assigned to Salesian schools in New York and New Jersey. In March 2020, the Salesian order publicly named him as credibly accused of sexual abuse. The listing did not include specific details regarding the allegations.

Daniel J. L. Sullivan

• Accused
  

Sullivan was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were designated as eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1977. No criminal adjudication was noted.

Francis Stinner

• Settled
  

Stinner was accused by the Archdiocese of New York of sexually abusing at least ten boys and was laicized in 2005. He was later sued by a boy who alleged abuse at age 14 while Stinner was assigned to Burke High School. The claims were resolved through settlement.

Paul V. Sullivan

• Accused
  

Sullivan was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were deemed eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. No further details were provided.

Vincent T. Taglienti

• Accused
  

Taglienti was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1990, with the laicization process pending at the time of his death.

Samuel Taylor

• Accused
  

Taylor was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was later laicized. The record does not specify the timing or location of the alleged abuse.

James Tamburrino

• Convicted
  

Tamburrino was one of four priests accused of abusing a teenage boy at St. Simon Stock Parish in the Bronx. He was transferred in 1999, suspended in 2001, arrested in 2002 for harassing a young man, and arrested again in 2005 for taking erotic photographs. His case resulted in criminal convictions.

Joseph L. Theisen

• Settled
  

Allegations of abuse of male minors involving Theisen surfaced in 1987. In 1994, the Archdiocese of New York settled with three men who alleged abuse in the early 1980s when they were teenagers. He was voluntarily laicized in 1994.

Donald G. Timone

• Settled
  

Timone was accused of abusing teenage boys in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was suspended and later returned to ministry, including work in California. Claims alleged institutional concealment of abuse histories involving Timone and another priest. The matter was addressed through settlement.

Thomas J. Thompson

• Sued
  

Thompson was accused of sexually abusing a boy aged 10 or 11 at the Church of the Incarnation in New York. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation rather than criminal prosecution.

Aldo J. Tos

• Accused
  

Tos was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He was removed from ministry and died in 2014. The laicization process was pending at the time of his death.

Joseph C. Towle

• Accused
  

Towle was named as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on January 15, 2019. The listing noted an allegation received in 1992 regarding abuse of a minor in 1971. He was impeded from ministry in 2002 and died in 2016.

Richard Trezza

• Accused
  

Trezza’s name was included on the Franciscans’ Holy Name Province list of individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. No additional details regarding assignments or legal outcomes were provided.

Jorge Luis Vasquez-Erazo

• Accused
  

Vasquez-Erazo, a Dominican religious brother, was publicly named as accused by the St. Joseph Province in late 2018. The record does not specify details regarding the alleged abuse.

John Versaggi

• Accused
  

Versaggi was publicly named as accused by the Salesians’ St. Philip Province on a list updated in May 2021. No further information regarding the allegations was provided in the public disclosure.

Austin Bernard Vaughan

• Sued
  

Vaughan, appointed auxiliary bishop of New York in 1977, was accused in a lawsuit filed in November 2019 of sexually abusing a boy between 1974 and 1984 while assigned to St. Patrick’s Parish in Newburgh. He died on June 25, 2000. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation.

John Vincent

• Sued
  

Vincent was accused of sexually abusing a boy aged 15 or 16 in the late 1960s. A review committee later determined that the allegation did not meet the definition of sexual abuse of a minor. The matter was addressed through civil proceedings.

Donatus Walsh

• Accused
  

Walsh’s name was included on a list identifying individuals with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. No additional contextual or legal details were provided.

James J. Walsh

• Accused
  

Monsignor Walsh was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. He died in 1998. The record does not list criminal or civil case outcomes.

Edward J. Weber

• Sued
  

Monsignor Weber was placed on administrative leave in October 2010 following an allegation that he sodomized a boy between the ages of 11 and 16 during the period from 1978 to 1983. The claim proceeded through civil litigation.

Joseph Weckbach

• Accused
  

Weckbach, a deacon, was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims against him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 1995.

James E. White

• Sued
  

Monsignor White was placed on leave after being accused of sexually abusing children during the 1980s. The allegations were addressed through civil legal action rather than criminal court.

Donald J. Whelan

• Sued
  

Whelan was accused of sexually abusing a boy between 1964 and 1965, including allegations of anal penetration. He died in 1987. He was also named alongside Auxiliary Bishop Austin Vaughan in allegations of abuse occurring in 1979. The claims proceeded through civil litigation.

William T. White

• Settled
  

White was accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old male high school student over a three-year period in the 1970s. He was removed from a teaching position in Florida and later laicized. The allegations were resolved through settlement.

John V. Wilkinson

• Accused
  

Monsignor Wilkinson was publicly named as accused by the Archdiocese of New York on April 26, 2019. Claims associated with him were eligible for the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. He died in 2005.

William E. Williams

• Accused
  

Williams was publicly named as credibly accused by the Archdiocese of New York in September 2018 in connection with allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. A canonical trial later found him not guilty. The archdiocesan listing documented the allegation despite the canonical outcome.

Casper G. Wolf

• Settled
  

Wolf, a monsignor and long-time teacher at Cardinal Hayes High School from 1942 to 1969, died on February 1, 1972. His case was resolved through a settlement in October 2017 as part of the archdiocese’s compensation fund, and he was included on the archdiocese’s public list dated April 26, 2019.

Diocese of Albany NY

Anthony Adams

• Accused
  

Adams was publicly named as accused on the Diocese of Albany’s list as revised on November 30, 2018. He died on April 10, 1995. No additional case details were provided in the summary beyond the public listing.

Joseph Amato

• Sued
  

Amato (also shown as “Joseph Mato” in some records) was accused of sexually abusing a boy between 1976 and 1978 while assigned to St. Michael the Archangel in Troy, New York. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation.

David G. Bentley

• Settled
  

Bentley was connected to claims involving abuse at the Albany Home for Children in the 1970s. One man received $150,000 in 1994, his brother received $70,000 in 1997, and a third brother received an unspecified settlement amount. The outcomes described were civil settlements.

John Patrick Bertolucci

• Sued
  

A 2002 lawsuit alleged Bertolucci sexually abused a boy between 1976 and 1979, beginning when the boy was 12. The bishop and diocese were dismissed from the case in July 2003. The claim against Bertolucci was dismissed in October 2003.

Paul Bondi

• Sued
  

Bondi was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of sexually abusing a boy aged 12 to 15 between 1994 and 1998. The boy was described as a parishioner at St. Mary’s in Ballston Spa. The same plaintiff also accused Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of abusing him at age 16.

Anthony Boucher

• Accused
  

Boucher was publicly named as accused on the Diocese of Albany’s revised list dated November 30, 2018. He died on November 24, 1972. No further details were included in the summary.

John W. Broderick

• Acquitted
  

Broderick was arrested in February 2008 and charged with abusing four children from one family in 2007 in Nicolville, within the Albany diocese. He was acquitted of two felony charges in February 2009. He was reported as permanently removed from ministry.

Liam Casey

• Accused
  

Casey was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s revised list dated November 30, 2018. He was removed from ministry in 2004. The record did not provide additional allegation details in this summary.

Neil Cawlings

• Sued
  

Cawlings, an English priest, was accused of inappropriate sexual advances involving a male teen in the late 1970s. The civil suits were dismissed without a determination of the validity of the abuse allegations.

Charles R. Celeste

• Accused
  

Celeste was alleged to have sexually abused a man while the complainant was a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the 1980s. Celeste acknowledged his conduct as inappropriate and wrong, while noting the complainant was legally an adult.

Vincent J. Ciotoli

• Sued
  

Ciotoli was accused of sexually abusing a minor at St. Patrick’s in Troy. He maintained his innocence. The allegation proceeded as a civil claim.

John F. Connolly

• Accused
  

Connolly was accused by complainants who said they were abused as high school students by Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Connolly. Connolly denied the allegations and requested a canonical trial.

Michael Cronin

• Accused
  

Cronin was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s revised list dated November 30, 2018. He resigned in 1977. No further allegation specifics were included in this summary.

Anthony Curran

• Sued
  

Curran was referenced in a 2004 lawsuit in which a man sued the Archdiocese of Boston and the Diocese of Albany, alleging he had been abused by several priests. The summary lists Curran as part of that litigation context.

James D. Daley

• Sued
  

Daley was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old in 1974. He maintained his innocence. The matter proceeded through civil litigation.

Rosaire Anne DeMare

• Sued
  

DeMare was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1963 to 1964 at St. Joseph’s in Green Island, New York.

Albert E. DelVecchio

• Sued
  

DelVecchio served in the diocese for 25 years and later worked for the Schenectady County Department of Social Services as coordinator of an Independent Living Program. He was accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. The allegation proceeded as a civil claim.

Almerico Dicerbo

• Accused
  

Dicerbo was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He served as a parish priest and college chaplain and worked as a canon lawyer on the diocesan tribunal. He died on June 17, 2004.

Ralph Di Pasquale

• Sued
  

A woman filed a civil suit in 2004 alleging Di Pasquale abused her at a Schenectady home for troubled teens between 1979 and 1982.

Joseph F. DiMaggio

• Accused
  

DiMaggio was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its list dated November 30, 2018. He died on January 9, 2004. No additional allegation details were provided in this summary.

Louis E. Douglas

• Settled
  

In 1992, the diocese settled with a man alleging Douglas abused him as a minor during the 1960s. In 2003, Douglas was accused of improper sexual advances toward a male teen, with a note that the teen was allegedly supplied by Rev. Alan Jupin.

Edward F. English

• Sued
  

English was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1962 to 1964 at St. George in Pittstown. He served as diocesan Director of Radio and TV and died on July 2, 1989.

Ferdinand Ermlich

• Accused
  

Ermlich was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated January 15, 2019. He resigned in 1970 and died in 1999.

Joseph W. Estabrook

• Sued
  

Estabrook was accused of abusing a student aged 14 to 16 at St. Vincent de Paul parish between 1969 and 1971. He died on February 4, 2012 at age 67.

Raymond J. Ethier

• Convicted
  

Ethier was arrested on federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. He was sentenced to four years in prison and ten years of parole, and was permanently removed from ministry.

John F. Fitzpatrick

• Settled
  

In 1993, an anonymous letter to Bishop Hubbard accused Fitzpatrick of sexually abusing a child. Fitzpatrick admitted abusing three children and was sent to the Paracletes for treatment. The matter is described as having been resolved through settlement and internal action.

Charles A. Gaffigan

• Sued
  

Gaffigan was accused of sexually abusing a child between 1992 and 1994 while assigned to the Church of the Holy Infancy in Lake Luzerne. The allegation proceeded through civil litigation.

Angel Garcia

• Convicted
  

Garcia, a deacon, was removed from assignment at the Church of the Holy Family in Albany and denied allegations of sexual abuse of minors. He was defrocked as a deacon in 2010 and sentenced to five years in prison for sexual abuse of a six-year-old girl in 2003.

Thomas George

• Accused
  

George was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He was removed in 1993 and died on January 2, 2011.

Thomas R. Gilmartin

• Sued
  

Gilmartin was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of sexually abusing a 10-year-old at St. Margaret Mary in 1971.

Frank M. Genevive

• Convicted
  

Genevive was removed from active ministry in 2002. He later sued the diocese in 2004 in connection with allegations involving a 13-year-old boy. He was sentenced to 8 to 10 years in prison for felony child rape of two boys in Albany between 1978 and 1982.

Edward Gilmour

• Accused
  

Gilmour was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s revised list dated November 30, 2018. He died on July 3, 1977.

Sister Graber

• Sued
  

Graber was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor from about 1978 to 1981 at Mercy High School in Albany. She joined the Sisters of Mercy in 1944 and died in 1997.

Sister Graham

• Sued
  

Graham was accused of sexually abusing a minor around 1961 to 1962 at St. Joseph’s in Green Island. She retired in 2013. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation.

Anthony David Gulley

• Accused
  

Gulley was publicly named as accused by the diocese on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He died on August 21, 2013.

Ladislaus Guzielek

• Sued
  

Guzielek was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s revised list dated November 30, 2018 and died on February 7, 1965. A lawsuit filed in August 2019 alleged he abused a boy aged 11 to 16 between 1954 and 1959.

James Vincent Hanney

• Settled
  

Hanney was accused of abusing male and female teens and was shown as a “former brother” as of June 11, 2014. He was reported as currently teaching in the Philippines and named in 11 complaints. The matter is described as involving settlements.

Francis J. Hartigan

• Sued
  

Hartigan was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1964 to 1969 at St. Ambrose in Latham and at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. He later left the priesthood, married, and raised a family. He died on August 28, 2016.

Robert Stephen Hatela

• Sued
  

Hatela was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of sexually abusing a boy aged 14 to 17 between 1964 and 1968, while assigned to St. Patrick’s parish.

William J. Heim

• Convicted
  

Heim, a former priest working as a school guidance counselor, was arrested on charges of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old boy and was sentenced to two years in prison.

Howard J. Hubbard

• Sued
  

In 2019, four lawsuits were filed alleging Hubbard abused boys aged 9 to 11. He was also accused of sexually abusing two young brothers, but was reportedly denied laicization by the Vatican.

Francis E. Husselbeck

• Sued
  

Husselbeck was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1982 to 1985 at St. Agnes and St. Patrick in Cohoes. He retired in 1998 and died on May 15, 2003.

Richard Jones

• Accused
  

Jones was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He resigned in 1986.

Alan D. Jupin

• Sued
  

Jupin, a parish priest and police chaplain, was accused of raping a 16-year-old boy in the mid-1970s and intimidating the accuser. Another man alleged Jupin abused him beginning at age 9 and claimed other clergy also abused him.

Gerald D. Kampfer

• Sued
  

Kampfer was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing an altar boy between 1988 and 1990. The allegation also claimed abuse occurred on one occasion by Bishop Hubbard.

Joseph Donald Keffer

• Sued
  

Keffer was accused of sexually abusing four or five boys at St. Mary’s in Waterford in the early 1980s. The summary states he warned the boys that God would punish them if they disclosed the abuse.

James E. Kelly

• Sued
  

Kelly was accused of sexually abusing boys in Albany during the 1980s and was placed on leave in 2003. After a new allegation, six additional alleged New York victims reportedly came forward.

Joseph Keyrouze

• Accused
  

Keyrouze was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He served as pastor of St. William’s in Troy for 30 years until June 1999, was removed in 1999, and died on March 26, 2005.

John Klebauskas

• Settled
  

Klebauskas was removed from ministry in the 1970s after allegations of abuse at Camp Scully. The summary notes he changed his last name to Klebie at some point. The matter is described as involving settlement outcomes.

Peter Kranch

• Accused
  

Kranch was publicly named as accused by the diocese on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He died on November 12, 2001.

Andrew J. Lenahan

• Sued
  

Lenahan was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1960 to 1963 at Holy Family in Stottville. He died on December 11, 1987.

Fr. Jerry Miller

• Sued
  

Fr. Jerry Miller, a priest of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, was named in a 2019 lawsuit by two men. They alleged he abused them and other boys when they were teenagers over a three-year period beginning in 1984.

Michael J. Miller

• Convicted
  

Miller was arrested in 2001 and charged with soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy. He was sentenced to five years’ probation.

John Minkler

• Sued
  

Minkler was accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy beginning around 1965. He died by suicide in February 2004 after being identified as the author of a 1995 letter to Cardinal O’Connor alleging that Albany Bishop Hubbard and other priests were gay.

J. Gregory Mulhall

• Sued
  

Mulhall was ordained for the Diocese of Albany and assigned to St. Paul in Albany and the Church of the Annunciation in Ilion. He was accused of sexual abuse of a minor and a vulnerable adult. He died in 2001.

Dennis P. Murphy

• Sued
  

Murphy was accused in a 2021 lawsuit filed under the New York Child Victims Act of sexually abusing a minor. The summary notes the diocese said Murphy maintained his innocence.

Clement Adan Murphy

• Settled
  

The Edmund Rice Christian Brothers listed Murphy as accused by at least two persons in claims that were settled in bankruptcy proceedings. He was also named in 17 lawsuits filed under the New York Child Victims Act.

Jeremiah Nunan

• Sued
  

Nunan was ordained in Ireland, suspended, and cleared of abuse allegations, but a later lawsuit by two brothers claiming abuse as minors led to a permanent ban from ministry.

John O’Connor

• Accused
  

O’Connor was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He died in 1961.

Donald J. Ophals

• Sued
  

Ophals was accused in 2003 of improper sexual advances toward a male teen. The charges were dismissed without a determination of validity, and he was reinstated in 2004.

John Phillips

• Accused
  

Phillips was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list dated November 30, 2018. He died on December 21, 2001.

Lawrence M. Pizzuti

• Settled
  

A man told the diocese that Pizzuti abused him for many years beginning when he was 15. The diocese offered counseling and $4,000, which the man refused.

Edward C. Pratt

• Sued
  

Pratt was one of six priests removed from active ministry in June 2002 for what the diocese described as credible accounts of sexually abusing minors. A man publicly alleged Pratt abused him beginning in 1980 when he was 11 and continuing through his teen years.

George Puello

• Sued
  

Three men filed suit in 2002 alleging abuse by Puello when they were students at the Salesian Junior Seminary in Goshen, New York, between 1969 and 1973. The summary notes Puello later left the order and was active in the Westchester County theater community.

Guy J. Puglisi

• Sued
  

Puglisi was accused of sexually abusing two minors at St. Teresa of Avila in Albany in 1974 to 1975 and again in 1976.

Robert H. Purcell

• Accused
  

Purcell, a retired pastor of Sacred Heart in Margaretville, was removed in March 2011 after a reported abuse claim dating to 1957. He denied the allegation and died on July 17, 2014.

Salvatore A. Rodino

• Accused
  

Rodino was placed on leave in October 2009 after a Review Board found “reasonable grounds” to believe he sexually abused a teenager in the early 1980s. He denied the allegations.

Joseph R. Romano

• Sued
  

A 1998 allegation against Romano was deemed unfounded. Additional complaints in 2002 and 2003 alleged abuse in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was placed on leave in February 2003. A civil lawsuit was filed in October 2005. He requested a canonical trial in August 2005.

John J. Rooney

• Sued
  

Rooney was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1973 to 1974 at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Albany. He died on April 19, 2016.

Ignatius Rossi

• Sued
  

Rossi was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 of “unpermitted sexual contact” with a child aged 11 to 14 between 1957 and 1960 while assigned to St. Anthony of Padua in Troy, where the child was a student at the parish school. Rossi died on September 16, 1989.

James J. Rosch

• Settled
  

Rosch was removed from his parish in 2002 after what were described as credible allegations that he abused a teenage boy about 20 years earlier. The summary notes he may have appealed his dismissal to the Vatican.

Francis X. Ryan

• Sued
  

Ryan, a monsignor, was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of sexually abusing an altar boy aged 6 to 9 at St. Patrick’s in Troy between 1963 and 1966.

Richard A. Severson

• Sued
  

Severson, described as a Hoosick Falls police officer, mayor, and Boy Scouts volunteer, was accused of sexually abusing a boy aged 10 to 13 between 1982 and 1985.

Robert S. Shinos

• Sued
  

Shinos was placed on leave in March 2004 following allegations reported in January 2004 that he sexually abused a boy in the 1960s in Albany. The diocesan review board determined the allegation to be credible. At the time, Shinos had served as pastor of the same parish since 1977. A civil lawsuit filed in July 2004 against the Diocese of Albany and the Archdiocese of Boston alleged that the plaintiff was abused as a minor by Shinos and at least two other priests, and also claimed abuse by another priest during adulthood. Shinos died on January 4, 2019.

Anthony Sidoti

• Sued
  

Sidoti was accused of sexually abusing a minor during the period from approximately 1970 to 1971 while serving as a priest of the Diocese of Albany. The allegation was raised in a civil lawsuit. Sidoti retired from ministry in 1990. No further details regarding assignments, outcomes of litigation, or subsequent restrictions were provided in the available record.

Benedict Marie

• Sued
  

Marie was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in August 2019 of sexually abusing a five-year-old child in 1946 at St. Joseph’s Infant Home in Troy, New York. The allegation surfaced decades after the alleged abuse. Marie died in 1995. No additional information regarding disciplinary action or institutional response was specified.

Bernadette Marie

• Sued
  

Marie was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor during approximately 1966 to 1967. The alleged abuse occurred while Marie was associated with St. Teresa of Avila parish in Albany, New York. No further details were provided regarding outcomes, ministry status, or disciplinary measures.

Eileen Patrice

• Sued
  

Patrice was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor during approximately 1961 to 1962 at St. Joseph’s parish in Schenectady, New York. The record does not specify subsequent assignments, disciplinary action, or the resolution of the legal claims.

William M. Slavin

• Sued
  

Slavin was accused in a 2003 lawsuit of sexually abusing a teenage boy between 1959 and 1964 in New York and Massachusetts. The lawsuit was filed in Massachusetts and dismissed in June 2006 due to statute of limitations grounds. Slavin died in 1985.

Donald Starks

• Sued
  

Starks was accused in civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse occurring in 1976 in Albany and Boston, as well as in a separate suit alleging abuse in the early 1960s at St. Patrick’s parish in Albany. The record does not provide details regarding employment status, discipline, or case outcomes.

R. Mansfield Starks

• Accused
  

Starks was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Albany on its revised list issued November 30, 2018. He died on March 15, 2004. He was identified as the brother of Donald Starks, who was also accused of abuse. No further details regarding assignments or allegations were provided.

Robert W. Taylor

• Sued
  

Taylor was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor around 1981 while assigned to St. Margaret Mary’s parish in Albany. Taylor died on February 16, 1993. No additional information regarding ministry restrictions or institutional response was included.

James Michael Taylor

• Convicted
  

Taylor, a U.S. Army captain, was arrested for inappropriate physical contact, communications, and images involving a 15-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and avoided incarceration. The case did not involve parish ministry, but resulted in a criminal conviction.

Nellis Tremblay

• Sued
  

Tremblay was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in 2021 under the New York Child Victims Act of sexually abusing a minor. The Diocese of Albany stated that Tremblay denied the allegation. No further details regarding ministry status, assignments, or resolution were provided.

Bernard R. Turner

• Sued
  

Turner was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor from approximately 1981 to 1982 while assigned to St. Patrick’s parish in Ravena, New York. The record does not specify subsequent disciplinary action or the outcome of the lawsuit.

Carl A. Urban

• Accused
  

Urban was accused of sexual abuse in 2004 by an attorney. A second individual, who had previously reported abuse by four other priests during the same period, later notified the diocese that Urban had also abused him. No details were provided regarding ministry status or investigative outcomes.

John Varno

• Sued
  

Varno was arrested in 1997 for public lewdness at a rest area. He was later accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy when the victim was a child. Varno voluntarily stepped down from public ministry in 2021. No further disciplinary outcomes were noted.

Gregory Weider

• Sued
  

Weider served as a parish priest, diocesan chaplain for Scouting, and sacramental minister. He was placed on leave in 2021 following an allegation that he sexually assaulted and abused a 14-year-old boy between 1977 and 1978 at St. Mary’s parish in Coxsackie, New York.

Dozia J. Wilson

• Settled
  

By 1976, Albany officials were aware of allegations that Wilson had sexually abused young boys. He was transferred to Boston in 1980 following complaints there, returned to Albany in 1990, and gave up the priesthood in 1993. Claims involving Wilson were later resolved through settlement.

Wood

• Sued
  

Wood was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in June 2020 of sexually abusing a minor from approximately 1974 to 1978 while assigned to St. Patrick’s parish in Watervliet, New York. No additional details regarding ministry status, identity specifics, or case outcomes were provided.

Diocese of Brooklyn NY

Anthony Acciarito

• Accused
  

Acciarito was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list released in February 2019. He had been permanently removed from ministry on July 22, 2002, prior to the public disclosure. No additional details regarding the nature, timing, or location of the allegations were provided in the record.

John L. Abrams

• Accused
  

Multiple men reported to the Diocese of Brooklyn that Abrams sexually abused them when they were boys. Following these reports, he was permanently removed as pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Queens. The record does not specify dates of abuse, assignments beyond Sacred Heart, or further disciplinary actions.

Joseph V. Agostino

• Accused
  

In 2003, a man notified both the Diocese of Brooklyn and Agostino’s religious order that Agostino had abused him. The same individual came forward again in 2009 with additional evidence. Following the renewed disclosure, the order removed Agostino from his assignment at St. John the Baptist parish.

Bennet Akuzie

• Arrested
  

Akuzie, a visiting priest from Nigeria, was arrested on charges of groping a 16-year-old girl and exposing himself to her. The incident occurred in Brooklyn, where two women reportedly took his car following the event. The record does not provide information on subsequent ecclesiastical actions or legal outcomes.

Eugene P. Arnaud

• Accused
  

Arnaud was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list updated June 29, 2019. He died on August 14, 1988. No further details regarding allegations, assignments, or institutional response were included in the available information.

Louis Aufiero

• Accused
  

Aufiero was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on May 24, 2015. Multiple allegations were reported both before and after his death. The record does not specify dates of alleged abuse or assignments.

William Authenrieth

• Settled
  

Authenrieth engaged in sexual relations with a youth described as approximately 18 years old in 1973. He was removed from ministry in 1985. He was later named in at least four civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of boys, which were resolved through settlements.

David Baker

• Accused
  

Baker, also known as Felix Baker, was a Xaverian friar who taught English in the United States, Mexico, South Korea, and Romania. He was named publicly as credibly accused by his religious order in 2003. No further details regarding allegations or disciplinary outcomes were provided.

John Bals

• Accused
  

Bals was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was laicized on October 13, 1973, and died in August 1995. The record does not include details regarding the allegations or his assignments.

Juanita Barto

• Settled
  

Barto, a Religious Sister of Mercy, was accused of sexually abusing a woman throughout her high school years, beginning when the victim was 15 years old. The civil lawsuit was settled in 2020. No further details regarding location or institutional response were specified.

Hugo Bedoya

• Sued
  

Bedoya, a priest from Colombia, was named in a large civil lawsuit in which 27 victims alleged abuse by 24 priests. He denied all allegations and remained in ministry until his removal on June 19, 2012. The record does not describe the alleged abuse locations or timeframes.

Thomas F. Brady

• Arrested
  

Brady, a monsignor, was arrested on October 14, 2011, on charges of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old boy. He was placed on administrative leave following the arrest. Brady died on March 25, 2013, before the case concluded.

Edward C. Brennan

• Sued
  

Brennan was named in two civil lawsuits filed in 2002 and 2003, alleging that he sexually abused two girls. He died in 2000, prior to the filing of the lawsuits. No further details regarding assignments or institutional actions were provided.

Joseph F. Brocato

• Settled
  

Brocato, known as Brother Romanus, taught in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, and Brooklyn. A man accused him of sexual abuse occurring when the victim was between 10 and 13 years old. The claim was resolved through settlement. No dates or specific locations were provided.

Douglas L. Brown

• Accused
  

Brown, a monsignor, was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on December 10, 1996. No further information regarding the allegations or his ministry history was included.

Edward J. T. Burke

• Accused
  

Burke, a monsignor, was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on December 25, 1996. The record does not provide details regarding the allegations or assignments.

William M. Burns

• Accused
  

Burns, known as Brother Francis Jerome, was a Xaverian accused of abusing children in the 1950s and 1970s. The alleged abuse occurred in Brooklyn, New York, and in Shrewsbury, Danvers, and Malden, Massachusetts. No further details regarding disciplinary outcomes were noted.

Masseo Butteri

• Sued
  

Butteri was accused in a lawsuit filed in September 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act of sexually abusing a boy between 1952 and 1954, beginning when the child was nine years old. The same accuser also alleged abuse by Rev. Rudolph Manozzi during the same period.

John W. Byrnes

• Accused
  

Byrnes was named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list updated September 20, 2019. He died on April 26, 2014. No additional details regarding allegations or ministry assignments were provided.

Hugh A. Byrne

• Accused
  

The Diocese of Brooklyn determined that Byrne engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor between 1971 and 1973, and that a separate allegation of abuse in 1996 was also credible. He was permanently removed from public ministry on July 1, 2019.

Joseph P. Byrns

• Convicted
  

Byrns was placed on leave in July 2002 and charged with abusing a third youth in 2000. He was sentenced to three years of probation following conviction. Byrns was laicized on May 18, 2013.

Roberto Antonio Cadavid Arroyave

• Accused
  

Cadavid was transferred among parishes in Colombia and accused of molesting at least four boys. One accuser was reportedly paid $46,000 to remain silent. The Diocese of Brooklyn delayed informing parishioners for ten months regarding his history of alleged abuse. No criminal disposition was noted.

John F. Campbell

• Sued
  

Campbell was accused of sexually abusing a girl from approximately 1960 to 1966, beginning when she was ten years old, while she attended St. Mary’s parish in Long Island City. The lawsuit alleged that other clergy and parish staff enabled the abuse.

Brian F.X. Callahan

• Accused
  

Callahan was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on February 15, 2019. He was one of three priests reported to the diocese by three nuns in 1996 for molesting boys at a Brooklyn parish in the mid-1970s. He died on December 15, 2003.

John D. Capillo

• Accused
  

Capillo was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on May 31, 2001. No further information regarding allegations or assignments was provided.

Francis J. Capellupo

• Arrested
  

Capellupo was reported by at least two priests to Bishop Daily for hosting late-night rectory parties involving teenage boys, without action taken. He was later arrested for sodomizing a 14-year-old boy, though the charges were ultimately dropped.

Nicholas J. Capua

• Accused
  

Following credible allegations, Capua was placed on leave without ministerial privileges. He later died while residing at Our Lady of Consolation Rehabilitation Center. The record does not provide dates of alleged abuse or further procedural details.

Christopher Lee Coleman

• Accused
  

Coleman was removed from ministry on January 13, 2010. His name was quietly added to the diocesan website in November 2017, while he was still presented publicly as a priest. He was laicized on December 11, 2013, and later worked at the Hermitage of Peace, unaffiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.

James P. Collins

• Sued
  

Collins was one of twelve priests and one brother named in a civil lawsuit filed in October 2002 alleging sexual abuse. He denied the allegations. The Diocese of Brooklyn placed him on leave in 2002 following the filing of the lawsuit.

Patrick C. Congdon

• Accused
  

Congdon, known as Brother Douglas, was accused of sexually abusing minors in the late 1940s and early 1950s at a summer camp in New Jersey. No further information regarding assignments or institutional response was included.

Eugene A. Connolly

• Accused
  

Connolly was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was removed from ministry on November 30, 2004, and died on December 19, 2017.

Michael C. Conroy

• Sued
  

Conroy was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died in 1995. He was also accused in a civil lawsuit filed in September 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act.

Augusto Cortez

• Convicted
  

Cortez was accused of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl in Hampton Bays, New York, and fled the country. He was located in Guatemala by Interpol, extradited to the United States, and convicted of sexual abuse.

Coleman J. Costello

• Sued
  

Costello was accused of sexually abusing a boy for approximately two years, beginning when the victim was 13 years old and homeless. No further information regarding assignments, discipline, or case outcome was provided.

John A. Cross

• Accused
  

Cross, a monsignor, was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on April 7, 1980. No further details regarding the allegations were included.

Lawrence A. Crowley

• Accused
  

Crowley was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on November 9, 1974. The record does not specify the nature or timing of the allegations.

Harold T. Cox

• Sued
  

Cox was named in a civil action in which 27 individuals accused 24 priests of abuse occurring between 1956 and 1958 or 1959. One accuser stated that Cox sexually abused him between 30 and 50 times. No further procedural outcomes were noted.

William Cummings

• Accused
  

Cummings was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on October 14, 1985. No additional information regarding allegations or ministry assignments was provided.

Vincent M. Daly

• Sued
  

Daly, a retired priest, was accused in summer 2021 of sexually abusing a child more than 30 years earlier. The record does not specify the parish involved or the outcome of the claim.

Michael J. Dempsey

• Accused
  

Dempsey, a parish priest, was placed on leave pending a federal investigation into alleged violations of child pornography laws. The investigation was later dropped, and no criminal charges were filed. The record does not describe subsequent ministry status.

Joseph P. Denning

• Accused
  

Denning was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn from 1959 until his retirement in 1982. Denning died on February 12, 1990.

Thomas F. Denny

• Accused
  

Denny was named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on its list released January 15, 2019. No further details regarding allegations, assignments, or disciplinary measures were provided.

Enrique Diaz Jimenez

• Convicted
  

Jimenez was arrested in 1990 and pleaded guilty in 1991 to sexually abusing three boys. He was deported to Venezuela in 1991, later returned to Colombia in 1996, and subsequently abused an additional 18 boys. No further ecclesiastical details were noted.

Thomas David Dougherty

• Accused
  

Dougherty, a monsignor, was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on December 12, 1996. The record does not include further details regarding the allegations.

John R. Dwyer

• Accused
  

Dwyer was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry on July 1, 2002. No further information regarding the allegations was provided.

Francis J. Evans

• Accused
  

Evans was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list updated June 29, 2019. He died on June 28, 1999. No further details regarding allegations or assignments were included.

Anthony J. Failla

• Sued
  

Failla was accused of abusing a youth in the mid-1970s. He was instructed to cease priestly work and undergo counseling. He left his parish in 1997, citing personal health reasons. No further disciplinary details were provided.

Robert A. Ferro

• Sued
  

Ferro was named among 24 priests accused by 27 plaintiffs in a large civil action alleging sexual abuse. He was responsible for a teen center and altar servers at the parish where the alleged abuse occurred. No further outcomes were noted.

Romano J. Ferraro

• Convicted
  

Ferraro was arrested on April 1, 2002. He was convicted and sentenced on May 20, 2004 for repeatedly raping a boy between 1973 and 1980 in Billerica, Massachusetts. During trial, he admitted he was a pedophile who may have abused dozens of boys. He had been suspended in 1988. Allegations also referenced abuse connected to Brooklyn, Rockville Centre, St. Louis, and Metuchen dioceses.

William E. Finger

• Accused
  

Finger served as a Brooklyn priest until 1980 and was later laicized through Vatican processes. He became licensed as a psychologist in 2012. He was accused of abusing a girl beginning at age 12 and continuing for roughly ten years. He was fired, and a report was made to the Alabama state licensing board.

Francis J. Hughes

• Arrested
  

Hughes, pastor of St. Pancras in Glendale, was arrested in July 2020 after allegedly sharing sexually explicit texts and photos with a 15-year-old boy. He was also described as being arrested on child pornography-related charges tied to the same conduct.

James I. J. Frost

• Sued
  

Frost was named among 24 priests in a large civil action in which 27 victims alleged sexual abuse. He was permanently removed from ministry on July 22, 2002. The record does not provide further details about the alleged misconduct.

Vincent Gallo

• Settled
  

Gallo was named in the large civil suit brought by 27 victims alleging abuse by 24 priests. The Diocese of Brooklyn determined the allegations against Gallo were unsubstantiated, and he was permitted to continue in ministry. The record indicates the broader matter involved civil claims and settlements.

Otto L. Garcia

• Sued
  

In 2017, a man accused Monsignor Garcia of molesting him when he was a teenager working in the rectory of St. Michael’s in Flushing, Queens. Garcia denied the allegations and was not included on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s accused list released in February 2019.

Francis W. Gillen

• Accused
  

Gillen was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on November 9, 1997. No additional details about allegations or assignments were provided.

Leo Gillis

• Accused
  

Gillis, identified as Brother Wenceslaus, was accused of abuse in 1960. He was placed on a safety plan and monitored. The record does not specify location, victim details, or later disciplinary outcomes.

James Gotimer

• Accused
  

Gotimer was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on November 11, 2013. No additional details were provided.

James R. Gowdy

• Accused
  

Gowdy was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on a list dated July 1, 2019. He died on July 18, 1967. The record does not provide details about allegations or ministry assignments.

Robert Guiry

• Accused
  

Guiry was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He left the priesthood in 1991 and was laicized on June 24, 2006. The record does not provide details about allegations.

Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez

• Settled
  

Gutierrez, later Bishop of Marbel in the Philippines, was accused of sexually abusing a boy aged 11 to 12 in the early 1970s. The matter was resolved through settlement. The record does not specify where the abuse occurred or institutional actions at the time.

Thomas G. Hagerty

• Accused
  

Hagerty was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on January 2, 1984. No additional details were provided.

Joseph Hassan

• Accused
  

Hassan was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was laicized on June 11, 1976. The record does not provide details about allegations or assignments.

John Hauser

• Accused
  

Hauser was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry on May 20, 2015. No additional details were provided.

William J. Houston

• Accused
  

Houston was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died in February 1980. No additional details were provided.

Edward J. Huckemeyer

• Accused
  

Huckemeyer was a deacon and a principal at a public school. He admitted to sexually abusing a male student in 1981. The record does not provide additional detail regarding discipline or criminal proceedings.

George Kayser

• Accused
  

Kayser was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list updated in February 2019. He died on June 3, 2010. No further details were provided.

Brian Keller

• Accused
  

Keller was placed on leave in 2002 following allegations that he molested teenagers in the 1980s. He was permanently removed from ministry in 2011. The record does not provide additional details regarding locations or outcomes beyond removal.

Thomas F. Kelly

• Accused
  

Kelly was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on January 16, 2011. No additional details were provided.

Michael J. King

• Accused
  

King was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was laicized on June 1, 1974. The record does not provide details about allegations or assignments.

Adolph C. Klein

• Accused
  

Klein was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on June 12, 1994. No additional details were provided.

Charles A. Kraus

• Accused
  

Kraus was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on May 25, 2008. No additional details were provided.

Joseph T. Lahey

• Accused
  

Lahey, a monsignor, was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on March 10, 1997. No additional details were provided.

James R. Lara

• Settled
  

Lara was accused of child sexual abuse, removed from ministry in 1992, and later changed his name to Jaime. He built a career in academia, then resigned under pressure in November 2017 after disclosures about his history. He was laicized on March 30, 2017. The record indicates the matter involved settlement.

Richard Lewkiewicz

• Sued
  

Lewkiewicz was named in the October 2003 multi-plaintiff civil suit alleging abuse by 24 priests. In November 2004, Bishop DiMarzio stated the Diocesan Review Board found the allegation against Lewkiewicz “had no merit.” Lewkiewicz retired in September 2017.

John J. Lorinightus

• Accused
  

Lorinightus was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list, with his surname reportedly misspelled on the list as “Loringhitus.” He died on March 13, 1966.

Andrezj Lukianiuk

• Accused
  

Lukianiuk was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 22, 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry on June 23, 2011. No additional details were provided.

Alphonsus Maher

• Sued
  

Maher died on July 19, 1999. He was accused in a lawsuit filed in September 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act of abusing a 16-year-old boy around 1974, when the boy was a student at Bishop Ford High School.

Peter Mahoney

• Sued
  

Mahoney was removed from ministry in November 2021 after allegations of sexual abuse were deemed credible. He was also accused of abusing a boy in 1963 to 1964. The record does not provide further detail on locations or outcomes.

Charles M. Mangini

• Accused
  

Mangini was removed in 1993. His name was quietly added to the diocesan website in 2011. He was laicized in 2007. No additional allegation details were provided.

Rudolph Manozzi

• Sued
  

Manozzi is referenced in connection with allegations made by the same accuser who sued over abuse by Brother Masseo Buteri in 1953 to 1954. The record does not provide additional detail specific to Manozzi beyond inclusion in civil claims.

Francis J. Manzo

• Sued
  

Manzo was one of 12 priests and one religious brother named in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Brooklyn filed by 43 plaintiffs. He was officially on leave from the diocese beginning in 1995. No additional details were provided.

Ralph J. Maresca

• Sued
  

Maresca, a monsignor and pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in Astoria, was accused of sexually abusing a child. The record does not provide dates, claim outcomes, or further assignments.

John H. Maurer

• Accused
  

Maurer was named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list updated September 20, 2019. He died on April 27, 1993. No additional details were provided.

Ann Mattes

• Sued
  

Mattes, identified as Sister Mary Jeremy, was accused of beating a boy in front of his class at St. Michael’s Academy in Flushing, New York. She died in 2018. The record frames this as physical abuse in a civil context.

Edward L. Maurer

• Sued
  

Maurer was one of several priests removed from ministry in June 2002 and was named as an abuser of two boys in a civil suit filed by 43 men and women. The record does not provide further details.

Henry J. McCloud

• Sued
  

McCloud died on October 2, 1979. In the October 1, 2003 multi-plaintiff suit, 27 victims alleged abuse by 24 priests, including McCloud. One man alleged McCloud abused him in 1964. McCloud was also included on the diocesan accused list in February 2019.

Robert J. McConnin

• Accused
  

McConnin was placed on leave without privileges on February 15, 2007 after allegations that he molested a boy more than 20 years earlier. The diocesan review board investigated and found the allegations credible. He was laicized on April 24, 2015 and included on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s February 2019 list.

Webster J. McCue

• Accused
  

McCue was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on October 28, 1991. No additional details were provided.

Thomas F. McGee

• Sued
  

McGee was named publicly as accused in May 2021 by attorney Jeff Anderson. He was the subject of a lawsuit under the New York Child Victims Act alleging abuse of a minor in 1973. McGee died in 1997.

William McGlynn

• Accused
  

McGlynn was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on June 12, 1972. No additional details were provided.

Herbert J. McElroy

• Settled
  

McElroy, described as a basketball coach, was among 24 priests accused by 27 victims in civil actions. He died on January 3, 2004. His case was resolved through settlement as part of the diocese’s compensation fund.

John McLoughlin

• Sued
  

McLoughlin was named in litigation brought by 26 people. The claim alleges he abused a boy he took to his summer home between 1973 and 1975.

John G. McLoughlin

• Sued
  

McLoughlin was accused of abusing two brothers at St. Mary’s Nativity parish in the late 1960s.

Edward J. McNicholas

• Accused
  

McNicholas served as an Air Force chaplain and was named in a Military Privilege Log. He was permanently removed from ministry in 1994.

John J. McMahon

• Accused
  

Br. Damian McMahon was named publicly as accused by his order on July 12, 2019. He was assigned to Mt. St. Joseph High School from 1957 to 1965.

Arthur Minichello

• Accused
  

Minichello was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry on June 21, 2018.

Thomas O. Morrow

• Convicted
  

Morrow, identified as a psychologist, was indicted for raping a 15-year-old boy, convicted, and laicized. The record also alleges he picked up male prostitutes and exchanged drugs and cash for sex.

Lewis Morrow

• Accused
  

Morrow, a religious brother, was named publicly as accused by the Congregation of Holy Cross. He died in 2004.

Francis X. Mulhall

• Sued
  

Mulhall was one of the priests named in the multi-plaintiff civil suit alleging abuse by 24 priests. At the time the suit was filed, he was working as an archivist on the diocesan marriage tribunal. He was removed from ministry in 2002.

Thomas Nohilly

• Accused
  

Nohilly was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was removed from ministry on July 22, 2002, laicized on November 25, 2011, and died on January 25, 2019.

Francis X. Nelson

• Convicted
  

After the district attorney obtained Brooklyn church files, Nelson was accused of visiting a 12-year-old girl, touching her breasts under her bra, and pushing his penis into her buttocks through her clothing. The record frames this as a criminally adjudicated matter.

Joseph M. Nolan

• Not credible
  

The diocese announced that an allegation against Nolan was deemed not credible by the Review Board because of insufficient evidence, and the case was dropped. Nolan died on August 31, 2019 at age 97.

James T. O’Brien

• Accused
  

O’Brien was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry in 2002.

Francis O’Lone

• Settled
  

Br. Remigius, also known as Francis O’Lone, was accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in 1952 at Camp St. Joseph’s Villa in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The record indicates the claim was resolved through settlement.

Ben O’Reilly

• Sued
  

In 2009, a woman who had graduated from St. Francis Prep in Queens filed a civil suit against a Spanish teacher. The teacher was found unfit to work with children. The record does not provide more detail about proceedings or outcomes beyond that determination.

Thomas J. O’Rourke

• Settled
  

O’Rourke was named in two lawsuits, one in 2002 and another in 2003, in which 43 men and women claimed abuse. He had been assigned to Corpus Christi parish in Woodside, New York in the 1960s. The record indicates settlement.

Patrick Fursey O’Toole

• Sued
  

O’Toole was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in the 1980s at St. Ann’s in Brooklyn.

John J. O’Connor

• Sued
  

O’Connor was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy. He was placed on leave, underwent treatment, and returned to ministry. He was later removed from ministry and added to the Diocese of Brooklyn’s list of credibly accused priests.

Anthony Ocloo

• Charged
  

Ocloo, a visiting priest, was arrested and charged with molesting a 16-year-old girl while living and working at a church.

Edward W. Offenheiser

• Accused
  

Offenheiser had been accused, but the Diocese of Brooklyn found the allegations unsubstantiated. He died in 1988.

Uriroghene Okrokoto

• Accused
  

Okrokoto was prohibited from contact with minors in August 2019, sent to St. Luke’s Institute for treatment in June 2021, and suspended in October 2021 after he was seen with a teenage girl at the parish.

Martin J. Osborne

• Accused
  

Osborne was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on September 8, 2005.

Cornelius T. Otero

• Accused
  

Otero was accused of sexually abusing a 10- or 11-year-old boy at a summer camp in 1977 or 1978. The record states he avoided jail by assisting the NYPD as an informant and later worked at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut until 1995.

Anthony J. Paone

• Accused
  

Paone was named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province on its list dated January 15, 2019. It notes allegations received in 2002 of abuse of a minor around 1953. Paone was working in 1953 at Brooklyn Prep. He died on December 31, 1990.

John J. Padian

• Accused
  

A woman reported that Padian sexually abused her in 1979, when she was about 12, while he was staying with the family during a vacation in Baltimore. He was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019.

Richard Pinke

• Sued
  

In 2015, Pinke, a former member of the Order of St. Anthony, was living at the friary in Bay Ridge. The record does not provide further allegations detail here beyond the civil context.

Ronald P. Petroski

• Sued
  

Petroski was accused of abusing a boy in the late 1970s and was placed on leave in 1980. He was removed from ministry in 1984.

Stephen Placa

• Convicted
  

Placa was a Brooklyn priest until 2002 and founded a flight school on Long Island. He was laicized in 2011 for sexual abuse of two boys, ages 8 and 10.

Charles Plock

• Convicted
  

Plock was arrested after emailing a homemade video of himself masturbating to a police officer. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years’ probation.

Edward Powers

• Accused
  

Br. Kyrin Powers was named publicly as accused by his order in 2019 for abuse in Brooklyn in the 1970s.

Adam Prochaski

• Settled
  

A former teacher at Holy Cross parish and school in Maspeth, Queens, stated publicly that she reported Prochaski’s abuse to the principal in 1990, and that the principal laughed in response. Prochaski reportedly left the priesthood soon after, but he was still listed in the Directory through 2002. The record indicates settlement.

Joseph B. Pugliese

• Accused
  

Pugliese was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was removed from ministry in 1996 and died on May 6, 1998.

Arthur D. Purcell

• Accused
  

Purcell was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry on August 30, 2004.

Ricardo Raveneau

• Accused
  

Raveneau was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was permanently removed from ministry on April 2, 2002.

Francis X. Reilly

• Accused
  

Reilly was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on January 5, 1991.

William Rettino

• Accused
  

Rettino, identified as Brother Vincent De Paul, was accused by his order of abuse in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The record does not provide additional detail here.

Alphonse Dallinger

• Settled
  

Dallinger was named publicly in April 2022 by attorney Mitchell Garabedian as accused in a lawsuit that settled in 2021. He allegedly sexually abused a boy aged 10 to 13 between 1970 and 1973 while assigned to St. Mark’s in Brooklyn. He died on April 7, 1989.

Howard Joseph Richmond

• Sued
  

Ordained in 1945 for the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina. He transferred to Brooklyn in the early 1950s and was known as “H. Joseph” while in South Carolina and “Joseph H.” in New York. Richmond retired in 1977 and later moved to San Diego, California. He died on January 28, 1986. He was named in a multi-plaintiff civil lawsuit filed on October 1, 2003, in which 27 plaintiffs alleged abuse by 24 priests. One accuser stated that he was sexually abused by Richmond and Fr. Richard Lewkiewicz, and that Richmond reportedly watched while Lewkiewicz carried out the alleged rape. 

Robert A. Rodriguez

• Accused
  

Robert Rodriguez was ordained in 1957. He served in three Brooklyn parishes and died on August 30, 1981. In February 2019, he was included on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s list of credibly accused priests. The credibility of the allegations against him was determined by the Diocesan Review Board.

James E. Russo

• Accused
  

James E. Russo served as a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn. In 2003, a man filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Russo sexually abused him in 1973 when he was a boy. Russo resigned from his position as pastor in 1997. He was laicized in 2016, formally ending his status within the clerical state.

Barry Ryan

• Convicted
  

Barry Ryan served for many years as an Air Force chaplain and was removed from ministry in 1994 following an investigation into sexual misconduct with a minor. He left the military in 1995 and was publicly named as accused in 2003. In late 2004, Ryan pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a six-year-old boy in New York in 2003. He was laicized in 2011.

Michael J. Salamone

• Settled
  

Michael J. Salamone served as a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn. In 1994, a man contacted the diocese alleging sexual abuse by Salamone. The claim did not immediately proceed to litigation. In November 2017, the diocese extended a settlement offer to the accuser, resolving the allegation through a private settlement process rather than a public court finding.

Michael Salerno

• Accused
  

Michael Salerno was a priest who served in Brooklyn before later ministry under the Archdiocese of Baltimore. An allegation surfaced that he sexually abused a teenage boy in Brooklyn during the 1970s. Salerno was placed on leave, later admitted to the abuse, and permanently lost his priestly privileges.

Joseph J. Schuck

• Accused
  

Joseph J. Schuck served in the Diocese of Brooklyn and later performed part-time ministry in the Diocese of Albany. In 2003, he was placed on leave after Brooklyn officials reported that he may have abused an individual more than 50 years earlier. His ministry was restricted following the allegation.

Patrick O. Sexton

• Sued
  

Patrick O. Sexton was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in July 2021 under the New York Child Victims Act. The plaintiff alleged that Sexton sexually abused him as a 10-year-old altar boy at St. Cecilia’s Church in Greenpoint. The lawsuit brought the allegation into public court proceedings.

Daniel J. Sheehan

• Accused
  

Daniel J. Sheehan was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He had previously been placed under restrictions in 1998. In 2012, Sheehan was laicized, formally removing him from the clerical state following the allegation.

Vincent A. Sforza

• Sued
  

Vincent A. Sforza was named as a defendant in a large civil lawsuit filed in October 2003 in which 27 individuals accused 24 priests of sexual abuse. The allegations involving Sforza concerned abuse said to have occurred between 1967 and 1968 while he was serving in Brooklyn.

James G. Sickler

• Sued
  

James G. Sickler was accused in a major civil lawsuit in which 27 individuals alleged sexual abuse by 24 priests. One accuser alleged that Sickler invited him into a so-called “secret club” that involved sexualized physical contact. The allegations were part of a broader multi-defendant case.

Gennaro Simonetti

• Accused
  

Gennaro Simonetti was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its list released in February 2019. He served as a priest in the diocese before his death on January 16, 1998. His inclusion on the list followed diocesan review of allegations.

James P. Smyth

• Accused
  

James P. Smyth was publicly listed as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He served as a priest in the diocese and died on September 20, 1973. The allegation against him was reviewed and later disclosed by the diocese.

James T. Smith

• Settled
  

James T. Smith served as a priest and later worked part-time as a counselor for the Queens District Attorney’s Office. In 2002, he was placed on leave following allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with at least 26 boys and girls dating back approximately 20 years. The claims were resolved through settlement.

Protasio Soares

• Sued
  

Protasio Soares was accused in a civil lawsuit by a woman who alleged that he sexually abused her in the late 1950s. She reported the abuse to diocesan authorities and Cardinal O’Connor, but no immediate action resulted. The allegation later became part of public litigation.

John Soister

• Accused
  

John Soister was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He was laicized on May 25, 1994, formally ending his clerical status following the allegation reviewed by the diocese.

George J. Stack

• Sued
  

George J. Stack was accused by a man who alleged abuse during the 1970s at Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. Stack was also named as a defendant in a massive civil lawsuit filed in October 2003 in which 27 individuals alleged abuse by 24 priests in Brooklyn.

John H. Stonebridge

• Settled
  

John H. Stonebridge was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. According to attorney statements made public in 2022, Stonebridge was the subject of one or more settlements related to sexual abuse allegations. He died on June 13, 2000.

Frederick Strianese

• Accused
  

Frederick Strianese served as a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn. He was shot and killed by a youth who later stated that Strianese had offered him money in exchange for sex and prevented him from leaving a vehicle. The incident brought public attention to the allegation.

James E. Sullivan

• Accused
  

James E. Sullivan was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He taught at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York City during his career. His inclusion followed diocesan review of the allegation.

James Tahaney

• Accused
  

James Tahaney was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He served as a priest in the diocese and died on November 28, 2004. The allegation was reviewed and later disclosed by the diocese.

John A. Thompson

• Sued
  

John A. Thompson was sued in 2003 and accused of sexually harassing a female school principal, keeping a young male partner in his residence, and misappropriating diocesan funds. He died on October 1, 2009. Thompson was later included on the diocese’s list of accused clergy.

Robert A. Titone

• Settled
  

Robert A. Titone died on August 14, 2001. In 2017, a man publicly alleged that Titone sexually abused him beginning at age 11 while assigned to St. Anthony–St. Alphonsus Church in Greenpoint. The claim was resolved through a settlement, and Titone was listed by the diocese in 2019.

Anthony M. Trapani

• Accused
  

Anthony M. Trapani was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in March 2021. The alleged abuse occurred during his assignment at St. Martha’s Church in Uniondale between 1977 and 1984. Trapani later served as a U.S. Navy chaplain and died in 2013.

James C. Tugwood

• Not credible
  

James C. Tugwood was accused of misconduct, but the Diocese of Brooklyn did not include him on its February 2019 list after its Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program determined that the allegation was not substantiated.

Paul Vazhapilly

• Accused
  

Paul Vazhapilly was included on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s February 2019 list of accused clergy. He was permanently removed from ministry on April 3, 2006, following diocesan review of the allegation.

Rocco Verrengio

• Accused
  

Rocco Verrengio was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He served as a priest in the diocese before his death on July 17, 2012.

Rogelio Vega

• Guilty plea
  

Rogelio Vega was arrested after arranging to meet an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old boy for sexual activity. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the offense.

George Voiland

• Accused
  

George Voiland was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He was permanently removed from ministry on June 28, 2004, and died on December 4, 2012.

Edward L. Walsh

• Accused
  

Edward L. Walsh was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He served as a priest in the diocese and died on October 14, 1984.

Joseph J. Weber

• Accused
  

Joseph J. Weber was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He was permanently removed from ministry on June 27, 2002, following diocesan review of the allegation.

Charles H. White

• Accused
  

Charles H. White was the subject of a diocesan determination that an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor from 1974 to 1978 was credible. He was permanently removed from ministry on July 1, 2019.

Kenneth Wicks

• Accused
  

Kenneth Wicks was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He served as a priest in the diocese and died on November 20, 1993.

George J. Wilders

• Accused
  

George J. Wilders was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He served as a priest in the diocese and died on July 4, 1990.

Francis C. Wildgruber

• Accused
  

Francis C. Wildgruber was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn on its February 2019 list. He died on April 30, 2004, after serving in the diocese.

William A. With

• Insufficient evidence
  

William A. With was accused of misconduct, but the Diocese of Brooklyn announced that the allegation was not credible due to insufficient evidence following its review process.

Benjamin Yander

• Accused
  

Benjamin Yander was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Brooklyn in February 2019. He served as a priest in the diocese and died on November 29, 1986.

George F. Zatarga

• Accused
  

George F. Zatarga was placed on leave after admitting to inappropriate behavior with multiple youths. He reportedly kept detailed travel records documenting trips taken with teenage boys, which became part of the record reviewed by the diocese.

Vincent A. Zollo

• Sued
  

Vincent A. Zollo was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit in which 26 individuals alleged abuse by 12 priests and one religious brother in Brooklyn. The Diocese of Brooklyn later deemed the allegation against Zollo to be unsubstantiated following its review.

Diocese of Buffalo NY

Mark Andrzejczuk

• Sued
  

Mark Andrzejczuk was assigned to Cardinal O’Hara High School when, decades later, a woman filed a 2019 civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse in 1978 and 1979, when she was sixteen. The claim was brought under the New York Child Victims Act and relates solely to his period of assignment at the school.

Antoine P. Attea

• Sued
  

Antoine P. Attea, a monsignor of the Diocese of Buffalo, was accused of sexually abusing a twelve-year-old boy. He served as pastor of St. James Parish in Jamestown from 1978 until his death in a plane crash. The allegation surfaced through civil litigation after his death.

Ramon Aymerich

• Accused
  

Ramon Aymerich was publicly identified by the Diocese of Buffalo as having substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. His name appeared on the diocese’s list following internal review procedures that determined the allegation met the diocese’s credibility standards.

John R. Aurelio

• Sued
  

John R. Aurelio admitted to sexually abusing three boys between the ages of twelve and fourteen, with the conduct occurring roughly fifteen to twenty years before disclosure. He also acknowledged acting with another priest. Aurelio was suspended from ministry and accused of additional abuse involving another youth.

Gary J. Bagley

• Accused
  

Gary J. Bagley was publicly named as accused in August 2019 by attorney Jeff Anderson. He served in the Diocese of Buffalo and died on November 14, 2006. The allegation became public years after his death during broader disclosures of clergy abuse.

Francis B. Baratto

• Sued
  

Francis B. Baratto died in 1992 and was later named in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The suits alleged sexual abuse during his time serving in the Diocese of Buffalo, with claims brought long after his death.

Lehr J. Barkenquest

• Accused
  

Lehr J. Barkenquest was named in a civil lawsuit filed in August 2019 alleging sexual abuse of a male student in the early to mid-1970s. The alleged conduct occurred while he was assigned to St. Francis DeSales High School in Lockport, New York.

Francis X. Baumgarten

• Sued
  

Francis X. Baumgarten was accused in civil litigation of sexually abusing a thirteen-year-old girl. He served in the Diocese of Buffalo and died in 1989. The allegation became public decades later through court filings.

James T. Bartnik

• Sued
  

James T. Bartnik was ordained for the Diocese of Syracuse, worked in the Diocese of Buffalo, and was incardinated there in 1982. A 2019 lawsuit alleged he sexually abused a boy around 1977 when the child was twelve or thirteen years old.

Benedict P. Barszcz

• Charged
  

Benedict P. Barszcz was arrested and charged with public lewdness after exposing himself to two teenage girls, ages fourteen and fifteen. Following the incident, he was removed from public ministry within the Diocese of Buffalo.

Donald W. Becker

• Settled
  

Donald W. Becker was removed from the diocesan payroll in 2003 following allegations of sexual abuse involving multiple boys. While Becker denied the claims, by 2021 more than thirty men had filed claims under the New York Child Victims Act alleging abuse during their childhoods.

Robert G. Beiter

• Accused
  

Robert G. Beiter, an elderly retired priest, was placed on leave pending investigation of an abuse allegation. After his death, the diocese announced that he had been posthumously exonerated following its internal review process.

S. Theodore Berg

• Accused
  

In 1987, parish employees discovered child pornography in the room of S. Theodore Berg. Church officials and diocesan leadership were notified at the time. The matter later formed part of public reporting on abuse within the Diocese of Buffalo.

Valerio Bernardo

• Sued
  

Valerio Bernardo was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a girl over several years, beginning when she was five years old. The allegations were pursued through civil court rather than criminal prosecution.

David W. Bialkowski

• Sued
  

David W. Bialkowski was accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a teenage boy, including physical touching and suggestive remarks. He was removed from his parish assignment in 2011. Years later, he was found working as an organist at a Lutheran church.

Robert J. Biesinger

• Settled
  

Robert J. Biesinger was sued in 1995 for alleged sexual abuse of a fifteen-year-old girl in 1974 and another woman in 1965. Following the allegations, he was removed from ministry and later retired or left clerical service.

Richard John Bohm

• Accused
  

Richard John Bohm was publicly identified by the Diocese of Buffalo in 2019 as having substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. He died in 1984, decades before the allegations were publicly disclosed.

Joseph Bissonette

• Sued
  

Joseph Bissonette was accused in civil litigation of sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy. He was later murdered in 1987 by two teenage boys. Questions were raised about the timing of his parish assignments relative to the alleged abuse.

George J. Brennan

• Sued
  

George J. Brennan, a monsignor of the Diocese of Buffalo, was accused in lawsuits filed under the New York Child Victims Act. In 2021, the diocesan review board determined the allegations were substantiated. Brennan died in 2016.

Aurelian W. Brzezniak

• Sued
  

Aurelian W. Brzezniak was accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy in 1977 while assigned to St. Francis High School. The lawsuit also named two other priests as alleged participants in the abuse.

James Burson

• Sued
  

James Burson was accused by a man who reported being molested as a student at Cardinal Dougherty High School in 1979. Burson was ordained for a religious congregation and later moved to San Diego, California.

Francis C. Byrne

• Accused
  

Francis C. Byrne was publicly named as credibly accused by the Columbans U.S. Province in 2022. He left the religious community and active ministry in 1976, years before the allegation became public.

Michael J. Campbell

• Sued
  

Michael J. Campbell, a monsignor ordained in Ireland, served in multiple parishes within the Diocese of Buffalo. He was later accused in civil litigation of sexual abuse. The claims surfaced after his death.

Thomas N. Ciolino

• Sued
  

Thomas N. Ciolino was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He died in 1987. The allegations related to his service within the Diocese of Buffalo.

John Cohane

• Sued
  

John Cohane was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy beginning in the early 1950s. The allegation asserted that he was assigned to the parish where the abuse occurred.

Gerald P. Collins

• Accused
  

Gerald P. Collins was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Buffalo, with multiple allegations deemed substantiated. He died in 1995. His name was included on the diocese’s updated list released in 2019.

Robert P. Conlin

• Sued
  

Robert P. Conlin was accused of sexually abusing a fifteen-year-old boy in 1980 at a rectory in Pavilion, New York. The boy’s mother reported the abuse to diocesan officials at the time.

William Connor

• Sued
  

William Connor was named in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act alleging sexual abuse. The claims related to his service in the Diocese of Buffalo.

J. Peter Conroy

• Sued
  

J. Peter Conroy was removed from ministry in 2002 following allegations of sexual abuse involving two girls who were relatives. He was publicly named by the Diocese of Buffalo and later by the Jesuits’ Northeast Province.

Mark Conv

• Accused
  

Mark Conv was publicly identified by the Diocese of Buffalo as accused, with multiple allegations reported. He later left the Franciscan order and died in 2011.

Paul R. Coppola

• Accused
  

Paul R. Coppola was listed by the Diocese of Buffalo as accused. He taught and coached sports at Bishop Turner High School and assisted at St. Francis of Assisi Parish during his ministry.

Lawrence Cornelissen

• Sued
  

Lawrence Cornelissen, a physician-priest originally from Germany, served in multiple parishes and on the diocesan Marriage Tribunal. He retired in 1958 and was later accused in civil litigation of sexual abuse.

George J. Cotter

• Accused
  

George J. Cotter was accused by a woman who reported that he sexually abused her over many years beginning in childhood. Cotter served as pastor in Tonawanda and died in 1980.

James H. Cotter

• Settled
  

James H. Cotter was accused of sexual abuse in the mid-1990s. A civil lawsuit was later filed in California in 2003. The Diocese of Buffalo did not participate in the settlement reached in that case.

Richard C. Crumlish

• Accused
  

Richard C. Crumlish, a monsignor, was publicly named by the Diocese of Buffalo with multiple substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. He died in 2006.

Denman Dewey

• Accused
  

Ordained for the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and incardinated as a diocesan priest in 1963, Denman Dewey served in parishes in Buffalo, Aurora, Jamestown, and Batavia. Allegations later emerged that he sexually abused 12-year-old boys during the mid-1960s, including abuse reported in Batavia during his 1964–1965 assignment. After parents of another child raised concerns, Dewey was reassigned to an Aurora parish. He is deceased.

Edmund J. Dietzel

• Accused
  

Edmund J. Dietzel was a monsignor of the Diocese of Buffalo and served as pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Orchard Park from 1958 until his death in 1989. In 2018, a woman reported to the diocese that Dietzel sexually abused her repeatedly when she was between the ages of three and twelve. The allegation became public in 2019 through reporting based on leaked diocesan documents.

Louis S. Dolinic

• Accused
  

After decades of parish service, Louis S. Dolinic retired in 2010 and was suspended in 2018 when a complaint surfaced alleging sexual abuse of a child in 1977–1978. The allegation concerned conduct while he was assigned to St. Joseph’s Parish in North Tonawanda. The diocese removed him from active ministry pending investigation, and his name was later included among clergy facing substantiated or unresolved abuse allegations within the diocese.

John J. Donnelly

• Accused
  

In 2018, a man reported that John J. Donnelly sexually abused him when he was a 12-year-old altar boy in the early 1970s at St. Monica’s Parish. Donnelly had served there and later held the title of pastor emeritus. The allegation was reviewed by the diocese decades after the alleged abuse and placed Donnelly among clergy publicly identified in connection with abuse claims.

Gregory Dobson

• Sued
  

Gregory Dobson was accused in a civil lawsuit by a man who alleged that Dobson and two other priests encouraged him to engage in sexual activity involving girls provided to them. The allegations described coercive and inappropriate conduct. Dobson and the other priests denied the claims, and following review, they were reinstated to ministry. The case proceeded through civil litigation rather than criminal adjudication.

Raymond A.J. Donohue

• Sued
  

Raymond A.J. Donohue was accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old altar boy in 1987 while assigned to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Lakeview. Donohue denied the allegation. After review, his priestly faculties were restored in July 2022, reflecting the diocese’s determination following its investigative and canonical processes.

John L. Ducette

• Sued
  

Monsignor John L. Ducette served as pastor of St. Timothy’s Parish in Tonawanda from 1985 until 2008. He was later accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a boy repeatedly over an 18-month period in the mid-1980s. The allegations emerged years after the alleged conduct and were pursued under New York’s civil abuse statutes.

Daniel G. Duggan

• Sued
  

Daniel G. Duggan was accused of child sexual abuse and subsequently named in civil litigation. Following review, his name was added to the Diocese of Buffalo’s list of credibly accused clergy. The allegations related to conduct during his time in parish ministry, and the matter proceeded through civil rather than criminal courts.

Donald S. Fafinski

• Accused
  

Donald S. Fafinski was removed from the diocesan payroll after allegations surfaced that he sexually abused a minor. The diocese took administrative action following the complaint, ending his compensated ministerial role. The allegation placed Fafinski among clergy identified in diocesan records as facing unresolved or substantiated claims of sexual misconduct involving a minor.

Edwin Fagowski

• Sued
  

Monsignor Edwin Fagowski was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim alleged sexual abuse of a child at St. Benedict’s Parish in Bennington. Fagowski died on December 1, 1990, decades before the lawsuit was filed, and the claim was addressed through civil litigation.

Douglas F. Faraci

• Accused
  

Douglas F. Faraci was removed from ministry and taken off the diocesan payroll after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. His removal occurred in connection with restructuring measures during diocesan bankruptcy proceedings. The allegation concerned conduct during his priestly service and resulted in permanent separation from active ministry.

John L. Farrand

• Sued
  

John L. Farrand was publicly identified by the Jesuits Northeast Province in January 2019 as credibly accused of sexual abuse. Farrand admitted to the abuse and later worked in educational settings in New York, France, and Puerto Rico. His history became part of multiple public disclosures involving Jesuit clergy with substantiated allegations.

Ralph P. Federico

• Sued
  

Two civil lawsuits alleged that Ralph P. Federico sexually abused boys while assigned to St. John’s Parish in Jamestown and Our Lady of Pompeii in Depew. The Diocese of Buffalo reviewed the claims, deemed them substantiated, and added Federico to its list of credibly accused clergy, formally acknowledging the findings of abuse.

Duane G. Fimbel

• Sued
  

Duane G. Fimbel was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act. The complaint alleged that he sexually abused a 14-year-old boy between 1976 and 1977 while serving as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Portville. Fimbel died in 2011, years before the litigation.

James E. Fitzgerald

• Sued
  

James E. Fitzgerald was publicly named as accused by Attorney Jeff Anderson in August 2021. Allegations concerned sexual abuse during his time in ministry. Fitzgerald died in 2009, and the claims emerged posthumously as part of broader civil actions addressing historical abuse within the diocese.

Fred G. Fingerle

• Sued
  

Fred G. Fingerle was identified in March 2018 as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. He died on January 25, 2002. The allegations became public years after his death as diocesan files were reviewed and disclosed.

John J. Fox

• Accused
  

In 2018, the Diocese of Buffalo reviewed an allegation that John J. Fox sexually abused a girl when she was 15 years old. Fox had died in 1997. The complaint was evaluated decades after the alleged abuse and was included in diocesan assessments of historical misconduct by clergy.

John Adriani

• Sued
  

John Adriani was accused of molesting an 11-year-old boy in 1953 while assigned to St. Joseph’s Parish in Niagara Falls. The allegation was brought forward in civil litigation many years later, reflecting delayed reporting common in cases of childhood sexual abuse.

John S. Doyle

• Sued
  

John S. Doyle was accused of sexually abusing three children, including a child as young as ten years old. The alleged abuse occurred while Doyle served as pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Orchard Park. The claims were pursued through civil litigation under New York law.

Michael R. Freeman

• Sued
  

Michael R. Freeman was first publicly identified as accused in March 2018. He admitted to violating children during five of his six assignments and was later named in a Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report. His faculties were revoked in 1989, and lawsuits filed by 2020 alleged abuse of at least seven minors.

Raymond Fullam

• Accused
  

Raymond Fullam was named credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in January 2019. Allegations received in 2009 concerned abuse occurring in 1954 and 1965. Fullam died in 1987, and the claims surfaced posthumously during broader reviews of Jesuit clergy misconduct.

Joseph P. Friel

• Sued
  

Joseph P. Friel was accused of repeatedly molesting a teenage boy at a West Seneca parish and of threatening excommunication of the boy’s parents if they reported the abuse. Since 1994, at least eight alleged victims have come forward. Civil suits addressed the allegations, some dismissed due to statutes of limitation.

Mark M. Friel

• Sued
  

Mark M. Friel was identified as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. He was also accused of abusing a child between the ages of nine and eleven from 1971 to 1973. The allegations were pursued through civil legal channels.

John Raymond Gabalski

• Sued
  

Monsignor John Raymond Gabalski taught at St. Mary College in Orchard Lake, Michigan, following his ordination and later returned to Buffalo. He was accused in civil litigation of sexual abuse of a minor. The claims were filed decades after the alleged conduct occurred.

Dennis A. Fronczak

• Sued
  

Dennis A. Fronczak, also known as Franczak or Fronczak, was placed on leave in October 2015 while serving as pastor of Our Lady of Pompeii in Lancaster. He was later accused of sexually abusing a child aged ten to eleven between 1986 and 1988 while assigned to a Lockport parish.

Joseph Gambino

• Sued
  

Monsignor Joseph Gambino arrived from Turin, Italy, in 1907 and served as pastor of Holy Cross Parish for 54 years before retiring in 1968. A lawsuit filed in August 2019 alleged that Gambino repeatedly molested a five-year-old boy at Holy Cross in 1948. He died in 1975.

Gerard Leo Green

• Sued
  

Monsignor Gerard Leo Green, publicly listed under the name “Gerald,” was identified as accused on the Diocese of Buffalo’s list updated in November 2018. He served as a high school teacher and Boy Scout camp chaplain. Allegations concerned sexual abuse of minors during his ministry.

James C. Gould

• Sued
  

James C. Gould was named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Buffalo’s list updated in November 2018 and on the Jesuits Northeast Province list in January 2019. Gould admitted to the abuse, and his acknowledgment formed part of the substantiated findings against him.

Richard A. Graeber

• Sued
  

Monsignor Richard A. Graeber was accused of sexually abusing children in the Diocese of Buffalo and in Raleigh, South Carolina. The allegations were pursued through civil lawsuits and contributed to his public identification among clergy facing abuse claims across multiple jurisdictions.

Thomas G. Gresock

• Sued
  

Thomas G. Gresock was revealed in March 2018 as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. Despite the allegations, he was allowed to remain in ministry until 1993. The claims were later addressed through civil proceedings.

Francis A. Growney

• Accused
  

Monsignor Francis A. Growney served as pastor of St. William’s Parish in West Seneca from 1937 to 1974. In 2018, the diocese reviewed an allegation from a woman stating that Growney sexually abused her when she was six years old. Growney died on August 18, 1975.

Edward M. Grosz

• Accused
  

Edward M. Grosz was accused by a 15-year-old boy of sexual assault at a reception following a confirmation service at St. Brigid Parish in Bergen. Grosz denied the allegation and took leave from active ministry while an investigation was conducted.

James Cairnan Haggerty

• Accused
  

James Cairnan Haggerty was publicly named as accused in April 2019 following diocesan review of an allegation made by a man. The disclosure occurred during broader reporting on clergy abuse within the Diocese of Buffalo.

John P. Hajduk

• Sued
  

John P. Hajduk was accused of molesting a boy in 1977 while assigned to Most Precious Blood Parish in Angola and of raping a boy for three years beginning in 1978 while assigned to Holy Family Parish in Buffalo. The allegations were pursued in civil court.

Francis J. Hanna

• Accused
  

Monsignor Francis J. Hanna was accused in a 2018 lawsuit of sexually abusing an eight-year-old boy in 1966 while serving as a hospital chaplain. The alleged abuse occurred while the child was hospitalized following a car accident. Hanna died on March 28, 1996.

Michael J. Harrington

• Sued
  

Michael J. Harrington was accused in a civil lawsuit of fondling a ten-year-old altar boy during a trip to New York City in 1965. The boy’s mother reported the incident to diocesan leadership. The allegation later became part of civil litigation addressing historical abuse.

Joseph J. Hassler

• Sued
  

Monsignor Joseph J. Hassler was accused of sexually abusing a child who was five years old in 1956. The allegation was raised decades later through civil litigation. Hassler died in 1986.

James P. Hayes

• Sued
  

Monsignor James P. Hayes was identified as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. He died on November 30, 1988. The allegations surfaced publicly years after his death.

Brian M. Hatrick

• Sued
  

In 2003, a woman reported to the diocese that Brian M. Hatrick molested her 14-year-old son, who served as an altar boy. Hatrick was reassigned to another parish in West Seneca and continued working with youth until 2007.

Louis J. Hendricks

• Sued
  

Louis J. Hendricks was accused by three men of sexually abusing them as young boys. Allegations included abuse of a child between ages five and seven, a ten-year-old at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, and a boy between six and ten at St. Patrick’s Parish in Randolph, New York. Hendricks died in 1990 at age 53. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation years after his death.

Linus Hennessy

• Sued
  

Michael P. “Linus” Hennessy was accused of sexually abusing a boy over a five-year period beginning in 1973, when the boy was ten years old. Hennessy was ordained and taught at St. Bernardine College in England until 1951, later engaging in retreat ministry in Australia. The allegations surfaced decades later and were addressed through civil proceedings.

Roy Herberger

• Reinstated
  

Roy Herberger retired in 2017 and was placed on leave in 2018 after an allegation of sexual abuse surfaced. Later that year, the diocese determined the allegation was not substantiated and returned him to ministry. Herberger filed a defamation lawsuit in 2020, which he voluntarily dropped in 2023, maintaining his denial of wrongdoing throughout.

J. Grant Higgins

• Sued
  

Monsignor J. Grant Higgins died in 2016 following allegations that he sexually abused a minor. The claims alleged abuse of a child between the ages of nine and ten during 1990 and 1991. The allegations became public through civil litigation and diocesan disclosures addressing historical abuse claims.

Francis T. Hogan

• Sued
  

Francis T. Hogan was identified on diocesan lists as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. He died in 2010. The allegations emerged posthumously and were pursued through civil actions related to broader reviews of clergy misconduct.

Sylvester J. Holbel

• Accused
  

Monsignor Sylvester J. Holbel was publicly accused of sexually abusing a male minor. He died at age 80. Despite the allegation, his name did not appear on the Diocese of Buffalo’s March 2018 list of clergy who were removed, retired, or left ministry following abuse allegations.

William J. Honer

• Sued
  

William J. Honer was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He had left the priesthood and later worked for the New York State Office of Mental Health. Honer died suddenly on November 27, 2002, at age 69. The claims were pursued through civil litigation.

Fred D. Ingalls

• Convicted
  

Fred D. Ingalls was charged in 2004 with receiving and possessing child pornography stored on a computer in a parish rectory. He was convicted and sentenced to three years and one month in prison, serving his sentence before being released in 2007. The case involved criminal prosecution rather than civil abuse claims.

Stanley Dominic Idziak

• Settled
  

Stanley Dominic Idziak was accused of sexually abusing boys between 1985 and 1988, with at least seven known victims associated with Corpus Christi Parish altar boys from 1982 to 1985. He was laicized in 1992. Idziak died in January 2017, and the claims were resolved through settlement.

Clement R. Jarnot

• Sued
  

Clement R. Jarnot was accused of sexually abusing a boy between the ages of fourteen and fifteen during 1972 and 1973. The allegations were pursued in civil court years later. Jarnot died in 2008, prior to the resolution of the lawsuit.

Pascal D. Ipolito

• Sued
  

Pascal D. Ipolito was retired and placed on leave pending investigation after allegations that he abused a teenage boy in 1975 and a thirteen-year-old boy in 1981 or 1982. He denied all allegations and filed a lawsuit against the diocese seeking restoration of his full pension benefits.

Florian A. Jasinski

• Sued
  

Florian A. Jasinski was first publicly identified by the diocese as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor during 1982 and 1983. The allegations became part of broader civil litigation addressing historical abuse within the diocese.

Gerald C. Jasinski

• Convicted
  

Gerald C. Jasinski was arrested on June 7, 1986, and charged with sexually assaulting two boys, ages fifteen and eighteen, at a cabin. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted sexual abuse, was laicized in 1988, and was later accused of unpermitted sexual contact with an altar boy between 1972 and 1975.

Richard P. Judd

• Sued
  

Richard P. Judd was accused of abusing multiple children, including a fourteen-year-old at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, three teenage boys at St. Teresa’s rectory in Niagara Falls, and a thirteen-year-old at St. Teresa’s in South Buffalo. The allegations were pursued through civil lawsuits.

Michael P. Juran

• Accused
  

Michael P. Juran was placed on leave in October 2018 after allegations of two instances of sexual misconduct involving children. He was removed from the diocesan payroll in May 2019. The diocese took administrative action following review of the allegations.

Peter J. Karalus

• Reinstated
  

Peter J. Karalus was placed on leave in 2011 following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a male minor. After investigation, the diocese determined the allegation was not substantiated, and Karalus was reinstated. The case did not proceed to criminal or civil adjudication.

James Kasprzyk

• Accused
  

In 2018, the diocese reviewed an allegation from a man who stated that James Kasprzyk sexually abused him between the ages of ten and fifteen. Kasprzyk retired in 1993 for stated medical reasons and died in 2014. The allegation emerged posthumously.

Edward L. Kazmierczak

• Sued
  

Monsignor Edward L. Kazmierczak was accused of sexually abusing a twelve-year-old girl over approximately one year beginning in 1975. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation under New York law addressing historical sexual abuse claims.

John H. Kean

• Sued
  

John H. Kean was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The claims alleged sexual abuse of a minor during his time in ministry. The matter proceeded through civil court without criminal charges reported.

Francis de Paul Kealy

• Accused
  

In 2018, a man reported that Francis de Paul Kealy humiliated him as a youth by forcing him to expose his private parts. Kealy worked at Bishop Timon High School between 1951 and 1958. He died in New Jersey on October 17, 2014.

Paul M. Keeling

• Accused
  

Paul M. Keeling was accused of sexually abusing a boy between the ages of fifteen and seventeen from 1983 to 1985. He had previously taught from 1974 to 1979 at Bethlehem Catholic High School in the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The allegations were addressed through diocesan review.

James G. Kelly

• Accused
  

Monsignor James G. Kelly was accused of sexually abusing two children and was placed on leave. Following review, the diocesan board determined the allegations were unsubstantiated, and Kelly was reinstated to ministry. The case concluded without civil or criminal liability.

Timothy J. Kelley

• Sued
  

Timothy J. Kelley was ordained for the Diocese of Buffalo and was on leave from 1986 to 2002 before returning to ministry. He was later accused of sexually abusing a thirteen-year-old youth in 1983 during a trip from Buffalo to Florida. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation.

Thomas L. Kemp

• Accused
  

Thomas L. Kemp was identified in March 2018 as having been removed, retired, or having left ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. Updated diocesan records indicated he was removed from ministry in 2004. Kemp died on March 7, 2019.

John Kempczynski

• Sued
  

John Kempczynski was accused of sexually abusing a child in 1971. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation years later. Kempczynski died in 2009 before the resolution of the legal proceedings.

Richard J. Keppeler

• Sued
  

Richard J. Keppeler was accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse spanning decades. Allegations included abuse of a fourteen-year-old in 1957, a sixteen-year-old in 1972, and a boy between ten and fifteen from 1985 to 1990. The claims were addressed through civil lawsuits.

Nelson J. Kinmartin

• Accused
  

In 2018, a man reported that Nelson J. Kinmartin fondled him in 1982 while Kinmartin served as a guidance counselor at Bishop Turner High School. The complainant was a freshman at the time. Kinmartin died in 1989, and the allegation surfaced decades later.

Charles A. Klauder

• Accused
  

Monsignor Charles A. Klauder served as pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Kenmore for roughly forty-five years and died on September 16, 1972. He was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Buffalo on its list updated November 5, 2019. The diocesan listing notes multiple substantiated allegations connected to him.

Theodore Kocian

• Accused
  

Theodore Kocian was named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Buffalo list updated November 5, 2018. He died in 1987. The diocesan disclosure placed him among clergy with identified abuse allegations in the diocese’s published accounting of accused personnel.

Linus E. Kopczewski

• Accused
  

Linus E. Kopczewski was named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Buffalo list updated November 5, 2018. He also appears on the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province Franciscans’ list of credibly accused as of January 2024, linking his case to both diocesan disclosure and an order-level listing.

Stephen Joseph Ladika

• Sued
  

Stephen Joseph Ladika was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He left the priesthood in 1965, married, moved to Florida, and raised a family. He died on August 24, 2011, and the allegations were pursued decades after he left ministry.

Paul J. Kowalewski

• Sued
  

Paul J. Kowalewski left the Catholic priesthood in 1976, married in 1979, and later became an Episcopalian priest in 1990. He was accused of sexually abusing children and at least one adult and was reportedly sent to Canada for treatment. The claims were handled through civil legal action.

William W. Lanphear

• Settled
  

William W. Lanphear was accused of sexually abusing a child during the 1970s and 1980s. He died in 2008 at age seventy-eight. The matter is described as resolved through settlement in connection with allegations raised against him.

Frederick D. Leising

• Reinstated
  

Monsignor Frederick D. Leising was suspended in November 2018 after an allegation of sexual abuse. He returned to ministry in December 2018 after the diocese determined the allegation had not been substantiated. The case concluded with reinstatement following diocesan review.

Charles W. Lehmkuhl

• Sued
  

Charles W. Lehmkuhl taught at Canisius College and was accused of sexually abusing a boy over a long period, with alleged conduct spanning ages seven through seventeen from 1973 to 1983. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation under New York’s framework for historical abuse claims.

John D. Lewandowski

• Sued
  

John D. Lewandowski was named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list dated March 20, 2018. He was accused by at least four men under the New York Child Victims Act of abusing them when they were boys. The claims were pursued through civil lawsuits involving multiple complainants.

Michael M. Lewandowski

• Accused
  

A former student alleged that Michael M. Lewandowski, a priest at St. Francis High School in Hamburg, fondled him during wrestling and supplied him alcohol beginning in 1979. The account also states the school principal did not take action and that civil authorities were notified, placing the allegation in an institutional-response context.

Henry V. Lex

• Sued
  

Henry V. Lex was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He served as pastor in several parishes. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation tied to New York’s extended window for historical abuse claims.

Michael Lynch

• Sued
  

Michael Lynch was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The allegations were pursued through civil court as part of broader CVA-era claims filed against clergy associated with the diocese.

Donald J. Lutz

• Sued
  

Donald J. Lutz, a pastor, was accused of unpermitted sexual contact with a girl ages thirteen to fourteen in 1975 to 1976 and was allowed to remain in ministry after the allegation. A second woman also reported abuse as a minor in the 1970s. These claims were pursued through civil litigation.

Bernard M. Mach

• Settled
  

Bernard M. Mach was accused of fondling a twelve-year-old boy in fall 1991 and was placed on leave in 1993. He also faced allegations involving three other individuals, including a seven-year-old in 1974. The matters referenced are described as resolved through settlement.

Stephen Maguire

• Accused
  

Stephen Maguire was listed as removed from ministry, with a laicization process described as pending. He was publicly identified as accused on an archdiocesan list dated April 26, 2019, and his entry appears here within a Diocese of Buffalo compilation of accused clergy.

Paul M. Marconi

• Sued
  

Paul M. Marconi was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The record notes assignments or work in multiple locations, including Lewiston, San Diego, Ontario, and communities in California such as Pala and Campo. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation.

Loville N. Martlock

• Sued
  

Loville N. Martlock was accused of sexually abusing a boy between ages eight and twelve beginning in 1974 while working as a religion teacher at Notre Dame High School. He died in 2014 and was included on a diocesan list of deceased priests. The claim was pursued through civil litigation.

Donald C. Mason

• Sued
  

Donald C. Mason was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The allegation was pursued through civil court during the period when historical claims were filed in large numbers across the state.

Fabian Maryanski

• Settled
  

Fabian Maryanski retired in 2014 after being suspended in 1995 following allegations involving abuse of a teen girl in the 1980s. He was later investigated by a district attorney after a complaint from a schoolgirl. He was removed from the diocesan payroll on May 1, 2020 as part of a bankruptcy agreement.

Cronan Maxwell

• Sued
  

Cronan Maxwell was a St. Bonaventure University faculty member involved with Marriage Encounter, served as a chaplain for Franciscan Brothers in Smithtown, and was a Mission Band member. He died on June 13, 1984 at age fifty-four. He was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act.

Rene Maynard

• Accused
  

Rene Maynard was ordained in 1955 for the Franciscans and transferred in 1966 after reports of affairs with two women. He requested laicization the same year. He was later named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Buffalo on its list updated November 5, 2018.

James E. McCarthy

• Sued
  

James E. McCarthy was accused of sexually abusing a boy, age ten, for three years beginning in 1973. He is described as deceased. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation connected to historical abuse claims.

Thomas J. McCarthy

• Accused
  

Thomas J. McCarthy retired suddenly in 2003 after a meeting with diocesan officials. He was later included on a diocesan list as removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. The entry reflects an administrative separation tied to allegations.

Leo F. McCarthy

• Accused
  

Monsignor Leo F. McCarthy was accused of sexually abusing a twelve-year-old girl at St. Matthew’s in 1982. He was placed on leave in July 2021, then reinstated in May 2022 after the diocese determined the allegation was unsubstantiated following review.

Francis W. McKenna

• Accused
  

Francis W. McKenna served as pastor of All Saints and Holy Family in Buffalo and St. John de LaSalle in Niagara Falls. He died in 1977. He is listed as accused within Diocese of Buffalo records compiling clergy associated with abuse allegations.

Joseph M. McPherson

• Sued
  

Monsignor Joseph M. McPherson administered Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charities for thirty years and served as Diocesan Youth Director. A man, age seventy-five, publicly alleged McPherson sexually abused him beginning on his eighth birthday in 1951. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation.

Robert E. McNamara

• Sued
  

Monsignor Robert E. McNamara was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim was pursued through civil court as part of CVA-era filings involving historical abuse allegations.

Patrick J. Mendola

• Sued
  

Patrick J. Mendola was accused in connection with an allegation by a seven-year-old boy who also accused Revs. Aurelian Brzezniak and James Smyka of sexual abuse at St. Francis High School in 1977. The matter is described through civil litigation accounts involving multiple clergy.

Ronald Mierzwa

• Accused
  

Ronald Mierzwa served as pastor of Holy Name of Mary in Ellicottville beginning in 1994 and was suspended in September 2018 after an unspecified complaint of abuse. He was removed from the diocesan payroll on May 1, 2020 as part of a bankruptcy agreement.

Vincent P. Mooney

• Settled
  

Vincent P. Mooney was accused by a woman who said he raped her in the 1960s when she was sixteen after hearing her confession. She reported becoming pregnant and being sent for an illegal abortion. The allegation is described as resolved through settlement.

Robert D. Moss

• Sued
  

Robert D. Moss was named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list updated November 5, 2018 and was also named in a lawsuit filed under the New York Child Victims Act in 2018. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation and reflected in diocesan listings.

Edward E. Muerder

• Sued
  

Edward E. Muerder was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The record notes he was not indexed or listed in the Official Catholic Directory after 2009. The allegations proceeded through civil litigation.

Terrence N. Niedbalski

• Accused
  

Terrence N. Niedbalski was named publicly by the diocese in October 2019 as having substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse. He was removed from ministry in 1975 and died on July 10, 1997. The diocesan disclosure described the allegations as substantiated.

Paul M. Nogaro

• Sued
  

Paul M. Nogaro, pastor of St. Stephen’s on Grand Island, was accused of raping and molesting a boy at age eleven. The Diocesan Review Board found allegations against Nogaro and another priest unsubstantiated, and he returned to ministry on January 17, 2020.

Jeffrey L. Nowak

• Accused
  

Jeffrey L. Nowak, pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians in Cheektowaga, was suspended from ministry following allegations of inappropriate contact with children and harassment of a seminarian. The entry reflects administrative action connected to reported misconduct allegations.

Herold M. Nuwer

• Sued
  

Herold M. Nuwer served as an assistant priest and later administrator in Buffalo and Niagara Falls parishes, then as pastor of Immaculate Conception in Ransomville from 1988 to 2004. He was accused in lawsuit filings in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act.

Loren Nys

• Accused
  

Loren Nys was removed from SS. Peter and Paul’s in Kiel after a review of personnel files identified two complaint letters from parents about conduct with minors in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The removal was tied to file review and historical complaints.

Mieczyslaw F. Nycz

• Sued
  

Mieczyslaw F. Nycz was named in a lawsuit alleging he and two other priests encouraged a boy to engage in sexual acts with girls described as being “provided” to him. The three priests denied committing any acts of abuse, and the allegations proceeded through civil litigation.

Edmund J. O’Connor

• Sued
  

Edmund J. O’Connor was accused in a civil claim by an elderly man who alleged that O’Connor and two sisters, Mary and Veronica, sexually abused him in the early 1940s at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church and school in Silver Creek. The matter is described through civil litigation accounts.

Richard O’Brien

• Accused
  

Richard O’Brien was accused of sexually abusing a ten-year-old girl in the 1940s. He died in 1963. The allegation places him among clergy identified in diocesan and public reporting regarding historical abuse claims.

Basil A. Ormsby

• Sued
  

Monsignor Basil A. Ormsby served at St. Teresa’s in South Buffalo from 1957 to 1987 and was accused of sexually abusing a thirteen-year-old boy in 1975. Additional allegations describe abuse of an altar boy in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He died in 1997.

Norbert F. Orsolits

• Settled
  

Norbert F. Orsolits was suspended in 2003 and later admitted in 2018 that he abused “probably dozens” of adolescent boys. He was removed from the diocesan payroll in 2020, and by August 2021 there were twenty lawsuits filed under the New York Child Victims Act naming him.

Daniel J. Palys

• Sued
  

Daniel J. Palys was retired and was sent to the Vatican after publication of a list of credibly accused clergy. He was named in three lawsuits connected to abuse allegations. The claims proceeded through civil litigation under New York’s Child Victims Act framework.

Martin L. Pavlock

• Sued
  

Martin L. Pavlock was identified as a diocesan priest who was removed, retired, or left ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. A civil lawsuit was filed in July 2020. The entry reflects CVA-era litigation tied to his clerical status.

Joseph Henry Penkaul

• Indicted
  

Joseph Henry Penkaul was the subject of a diocesan-reviewed allegation reported in 2018 by a man who said Penkaul sexually abused him when he was fourteen or fifteen. He died in 2008, and the record notes the matter in an indictment posture alongside diocesan review reporting.

David J. Peter

• Sued
  

David J. Peter was accused of sexually abusing an eight-year-old altar boy during a boat outing in the 1970s while accompanied by another man. The account states a pastor was aware and failed to intervene, and that Peter threatened harm if the abuse was disclosed. The allegation was later pursued through civil litigation.

George J. Pollard

• Sued

George J. Pollard died on November 26, 1987. He was accused in lawsuit filings made in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim was advanced decades after his death as part of broader CVA civil actions involving clergy associated with the Diocese of Buffalo.

Richard Prange

• Sued

Richard Prange was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The allegation proceeded through civil court as part of CVA-era filings concerning historical sexual abuse claims connected to the diocese.

Peter J. Popadick

• Sued

Monsignor Peter J. Popadick was placed on leave after being accused by a man in his early sixties of rape and molestation. He returned to ministry in January 2020 following diocesan review, but was placed on leave again in March 2023.

Joseph Rappl

• Sued

A 48-year-old man stated publicly that Joseph Rappl sexually abused him at age eleven. Rappl was also accused of abusing another child, ages twelve to fourteen, between 1978 and 1980 while assigned to St. Peter’s in Lewiston. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation.

Leo F. Reddy

• Sued

Leo F. Reddy was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act of abusing a child between ages twelve and thirteen. In August 2021, the Diocese of Buffalo said its Review Board deemed the allegations substantiated. He died on January 4, 1976.

Richard Reina

• Sued

Richard Reina was accused in a lawsuit filed in January 2020 of sexually abusing a fifteen-year-old around 1972 while assigned to Holy Cross Church. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation under New York’s extended statute for historical abuse claims.

Dennis G. Riter

• Sued

Dennis G. Riter was suspended on March 26, 2018 after allegations that he abused two altar boys at Our Lady of Perpetual Help during the 1990s. One accuser said he was abused between ages ten and thirteen and witnessed abuse of another boy, now deceased. Additional lawsuits followed in 2019.

David V. Roche

• Sued

David V. Roche was accused in lawsuits filed in 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act. In August 2021, the Diocese of Buffalo said its Review Board determined the allegations were substantiated. Roche died in 2004, and the claims proceeded through civil court.

Charles S. Rochford

• Indicted

Charles S. Rochford was named publicly as accused by Attorney Jeff Anderson in August 2019. He died in 1980. The designation reflects public reporting tied to legal advocacy disclosures rather than diocesan publication alone.

Antonio L. Rodriguez

• Sued

Antonio L. Rodriguez was accused in a civil lawsuit in which a relative stated that Rodriguez, then aged ninety-four, had dementia and was residing in a nursing home at the time a boy was sexually assaulted. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation under the Child Victims Act.

Roy K. Ronald

• Sued

Roy K. Ronald was accused in four lawsuits by December 2020, including allegations of unpermitted sexual conduct involving a child between ages eleven and fourteen from 1982 to 1986. He died in 2013, and he remained listed as accused when multiple allegations existed.

Joseph S. Roth

• Sued

Joseph S. Roth was accused of sexually abusing children and taught at Canisius College and Le Moyne College. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation under New York law addressing historical sexual abuse claims.

Luke Rutter

• Sued

Luke Rutter, a teacher at St. Francis High School, was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of abusing a male student during the 1980s. He died in 2000 at age fifty-one, and the claim proceeded through civil court.

John M. Ryan

• Accused

Monsignor John M. Ryan was accused of molesting a man when he was an altar boy and of abusing a woman between ages six and eleven. The allegations placed him among clergy identified through public reporting related to abuse claims.

Ronald Sajdak

• Reinstated

Ronald Sajdak was suspended in November 2018, more than six months after the diocese received an allegation that he sexually abused a boy. He was returned to active ministry on December 20, 2018 after diocesan review concluded without substantiation.

John J. Sardina

• Sued

John J. Sardina, a retired priest living in a residence for clergy in Depew, was suspended in September 2018 after an allegation that he sexually abused a twelve-year-old girl in the late 1960s. He was permitted to return to active ministry in March 2019 following review.

Maurus Schenck

• Sued

Maurus Schenck was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2020 of sexually abusing a child between ages twelve and seventeen from 1962 to 1968 while assigned to St. Mary’s in Dunkirk. He was also accused of abusing a thirteen-year-old in 1965. He died on May 20, 1975.

Joseph E. Schieder

• Sued

Monsignor Joseph E. Schieder was accused of abuse across several parishes and schools and died in 1996. He also served as national director of Catholic Youth of America and dean of theology at Marymount College. The allegations were pursued through civil litigation.

Robert J. Schober

• Sued

Robert J. Schober was placed on leave in September 2021 following allegations of sexual abuse. He was reinstated in May 2022 after a diocesan Review Board determined the allegations were unsubstantiated, concluding the administrative process.

Joseph A. Schuster

• Sued

Joseph A. Schuster was accused of sexually assaulting a thirteen-year-old boy in 1968 after persuading the boy to stay overnight at his apartment. He was not included on the diocese’s list of priests removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations.

Ronald P. Sciera

• Sued

Monsignor Ronald P. Sciera was accused of unpermitted sexual contact with a thirteen-year-old in 1972. He was suspended pending investigation after allegations surfaced in documents filed during the diocese’s bankruptcy proceedings. Sciera denied the allegations.

Gerald Paul Sheehan

• Accused

Gerald Paul Sheehan served in South Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Orchard Park, and Sheridan parishes. A woman reported that he sexually abused her from ages seven to fourteen. He remained in ministry after being accused in 1994.

Patrick Sheridan

• Sued

Patrick Sheridan served as a priest in Brazil and later in Buffalo, New York, where he was rector from 1975 to 1981. He was accused in civil litigation connected to sexual abuse claims pursued under New York law.

Lynn M. Shumway

• Sued

Lynn M. Shumway was accused of sexually abusing a twelve-year-old boy in 2009 at St. Stephen’s Elementary School on Grand Island. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation.

Ronald T. Silverio

• Sued

Ronald T. Silverio was accused by a man who said Silverio molested him and his two brothers in the 1970s. Another man said Silverio abused him between ages seven and nine. Allegations describe abuse of a child or children between ages nine and eighteen from 1973 to 1982.

Sister Anne

• Sued

A woman identified as Sister Anne was accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl around 1973 to 1974. The allegation involves Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and was pursued through civil litigation.

Sister Claudia

• Sued

Sister Claudia was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act of repeatedly molesting a child beginning at age six between 1956 and 1958. She was assigned to Ascension Parish in North Tonawanda at the time of the alleged abuse.

Sister Pauline Terese

• Accused

A woman stated publicly that Sister Pauline Terese sexually abused her in 1955 when she was five years old while she was a student at Christ the King School in Snyder. The allegation was reported through public disclosure rather than criminal proceedings.

Veronica

• Sued
  

Sister Veronica was named in a lawsuit filed by an eighty-seven-year-old man who alleged sexual abuse in the early 1940s. The suit also named Sister Mary and Rev. Edmund O’Connor. The allegations describe abuse occurring during the man’s childhood and were brought forward decades later through civil litigation.

Julia

• Sued
  

A boy alleged that he was sexually abused by Sister Julia at Corpus Christi parish school during the 1956–1957 school year. The claim was later pursued through a civil lawsuit filed under New York’s Child Victims Act.

Mary

• Sued
  

Sister Mary was named in a lawsuit alongside Sister Veronica and Rev. Edmund O’Connor by an elderly man who alleged sexual abuse during the early 1940s. The claim was filed many decades later as part of civil proceedings.

Howard B. Slack

• Sued

Howard B. Slack was named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Buffalo’s list released on November 5, 2018. He was also accused in a lawsuit filed in September 2019 alleging he molested a fifteen-year-old boy. The claim proceeded under the New York Child Victims Act.

Arthur J. Smith

• Sued

Arthur J. Smith was suspended in 2011 following complaints regarding his behavior toward a boy. He later received nursing home ministry under a new bishop and was identified in 2018 as serving as a cruise ship chaplain. In 2019, Smith filed a lawsuit seeking restoration of his pension.

Clatus E. Snyder

• Accused

Clatus E. Snyder was named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list updated November 5, 2019. The listing referenced multiple allegations of abuse. He died in 2001.

James Smyka

• Sued

James Smyka was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Buffalo on November 5, 2018. He was accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy in 1977 and later served as a hospital chaplain while residing at a parish in Syracuse.

Gerard A. Smyczynski

• Settled

Gerard A. Smyczynski left or retired from ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. He was later sued for abuse of an altar boy, age ten, in the mid-1980s. The civil claim was resolved through settlement.

Edward J. Sobierajski

• Sued

Edward J. Sobierajski was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He retired in 1993, and the allegations were pursued decades after his departure from active ministry.

James A. Spielman

• Settled

James A. Spielman was accused of abusing an altar boy for four years during the 1970s. Church officials were aware of allegations by 1989, sent him for treatment, and later returned him to ministry. A $150,000 settlement was reached in 1994, after which he left the priesthood.

Bernard Splawski

• Accused

Bernard Splawski was accused in 1986 of fondling a student at Bishop Timon High School in South Buffalo. He was later removed from an assignment in New Jersey and added to the Diocese of Buffalo’s accused clergy list updated November 5, 2018.

Chester S. Stachewicz

• Accused

Chester S. Stachewicz joined the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America in 1989 and later served as a priest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was publicly identified as accused in connection with allegations tied to his earlier ministry.

William George Stanton

• Sued

Monsignor William George Stanton faced multiple allegations of sexual abuse, most reportedly occurring while he served as vice-principal of Bishop Turner High School during the 1960s. The allegations were later pursued through civil litigation.

Harry Richard Strassberger

• Accused

Harry Richard Strassberger was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Buffalo on its list updated November 5, 2018. He died on December 16, 1999.

Robert A. Stolinski

• Reinstated

Robert A. Stolinski was added to a diocesan list of accused clergy, but following review, the diocese determined the allegations were unsubstantiated. He was permitted to return to active ministry after the review process concluded.

Adolph Szelagowski

• Sued

Adolph Szelagowski was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He died on April 29, 1989, and the allegations were brought forward posthumously through civil claims.

Marion P. Tolczyk

• Sued

Marion P. Tolczyk was accused of molesting a boy over several years, beginning when the boy was sixteen. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation under New York law.

Edward Townsend

• Sued

Edward Townsend was accused by one man of sexually abusing him over a five-year period during the 1960s, beginning when he was five years old. A second man later reported abuse at ages seven and eight. The claims were pursued through civil lawsuits.

Franklin J. Tuchols

• Sued

Franklin J. Tuchols was accused by a man in his early sixties of participating in rape and molestation when the man was ten or eleven years old. The allegations were connected to claims involving Rev. Peter Popadick and Paul Nogaro.

Joseph E. Vatter

• Accused

Joseph E. Vatter was accused publicly of sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy at St. Christopher’s in Tonawanda in 1980. He was placed on leave in February 2023 following a separate allegation involving sexual abuse of a girl.

Samuel J. Venne

• Accused

Samuel J. Venne, a retired priest residing at St. Stephen’s on Grand Island, was placed on leave in April 2018 following allegations of past child sexual abuse. The Vatican imposed a seven-year suspension, and he declined participation in diocesan monitoring.

Joseph J. Vogel

• Settled

Joseph J. Vogel, an Army chaplain, was accused by a woman who stated he sexually abused her when she was twelve. The abuse was reported at the time but no action followed. The civil claim was later resolved through settlement.

Joseph P. Waclawski

• Sued

Monsignor Joseph P. Waclawski was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He died on November 11, 2004. The allegations were pursued through civil proceedings.

Edward J. Walker

• Sued

Monsignor Edward J. Walker was accused of sexually abusing a boy for approximately ten years, beginning when the boy was twelve. He died in 2002. Initial diocesan denials shifted after a second person reported abuse.

William G. Ward

• Sued

William G. Ward was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Buffalo in 2018 and later included in a lawsuit filed in August 2019. He died in 2008 and also appeared on diocesan lists in Raleigh and Charlotte.

Charles M. Werth

• Accused

Charles M. Werth was named publicly as accused on the diocese’s list updated November 5, 2018. He pled guilty to public exposure in 1994 following a park arrest, was placed on leave, and died on December 9, 2017.

Gervase White

• Accused

Gervase White was named publicly as accused in a news report dated April 11, 2019. He worked at St. Bonaventure University for forty-seven years as an administrator and teacher. He died on January 7, 2002.

William F.J. White

• Sued

William F.J. White was accused by eleven men of abuse spanning from 1961 to 1993. He was suspended in 1993, included on the diocese’s March 20, 2018 list, died in 2016, and was later named in lawsuits by fifteen plaintiffs.

Paul Whitney

• Sued

Monsignor Paul Whitney was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. He served as pastor of multiple churches and acted as spiritual director of a seminary during his ministry.

Mark Wolski

• Accused

Mark Wolski was placed on administrative leave after complaints that he sexually abused a boy between ages fifteen and seventeen from 1968 to 1970. He was later removed from the diocesan payroll.

Robert W. Wood

• Sued

Robert W. Wood was removed from his parish assignment in 2003 following an alleged incident that occurred sixteen years earlier. He was accused of sexually abusing a fifteen-year-old in 1988 while assigned to Annunciation Parish in Elma.

Thomas Wopperer

• Unsubstantiated

Thomas Wopperer was suspended pending investigation of an allegation of abuse. After review, the allegation was determined to be unsubstantiated, and he was returned to ministry.

Robert M. Yetter

• Sued

Robert M. Yetter was accused of sexually abusing a boy between the ages thirteen and fifteen beginning in 1970. He was also accused of grooming a child from second grade onward. He died at age seventy-three.

George Zimpfer

• Sued

Monsignor George Zimpfer was accused of sexually abusing a boy multiple times in 1973. He died in 1975. The allegations were later pursued through civil litigation.

Frank Joseph Zuech

• Sued

Frank Joseph Zuech was born in Mexico, raised in Italy, and educated in seminaries in Italy and New York. He served as pastor of St. Mary’s in Silver Springs and died on July 12, 1995. He was accused in civil litigation under the New York Child Victims Act.

Diocese of Ogdensburg NY

Fay W. Ager

• Accused

Fay W. Ager was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018, on its list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or a vulnerable adult. His inclusion followed diocesan review conducted under the post-Charter disclosure process.

Floyd J. Brown

• Sued

Monsignor Floyd J. Brown was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The suit alleged sexual abuse of a minor at St. Mary’s in Massena between approximately 1987 and 1991. He died on September 20, 1994.

Joseph A. Conti

• Sued

Joseph A. Conti was first named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018, and died on July 30, 2018. In June 2020, he was named in a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a boy in 1969 alongside Rev. Roland St. Pierre.

Francis Gordon Coseo

• Sued

Monsignor Francis Gordon Coseo was accused in a lawsuit filed on June 30, 2020, under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim alleged sexual abuse of a minor between approximately 1971 and 1976 at Notre Dame Church in Malone. He died on February 5, 1997.

Joseph A. Degan

• Accused

Joseph A. Degan was first named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Ogdensburg’s November 13, 2018, list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or vulnerable adult. His surname appeared as “Degen” on the diocesan list and as “Degan” in clerical directories.

James A. Delbel

• Sued

James A. Delbel served as a parish priest, school principal, and prison chaplain. He died on July 10, 2013, at age sixty-nine. He was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act.

John L. Downs

• Sued

John L. Downs was accused of sexual abuse of children in a civil lawsuit. Following review, the Diocese of Ogdensburg determined the claim was unsubstantiated. The allegation nevertheless proceeded through litigation under New York law.

Robert O. Duford

• Accused

Robert O. Duford was first named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Ogdensburg’s November 13, 2018, list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or vulnerable adult. He died on October 10, 1949.

Joseph W. Elliott

• Sued

Joseph W. Elliott was accused in a lawsuit filed on June 30, 2020, under the New York Child Victims Act. The complaint alleged sexual abuse of a minor between approximately 1985 and 1988 at St. Michael’s in Parishville and St. Mary’s in Potsdam.

John J. Fallon

• Convicted

John J. Fallon was arrested in 1985 on charges of mailing child pornography. He pled guilty and was sentenced to five years of probation, including six months of psychiatric therapy. He later lived in a Syracuse retirement home and remained inactive in ministry.

Ronald J. Farchette

• Accused

Ronald J. Farchette was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on its November 13, 2018, list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or vulnerable adult.

Bruce T. Favreau

• Accused

Bruce T. Favreau was first named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018. He remained on the diocesan list of credibly accused clergy until his death in May 2022.

George A. Fontaine

• Sued

George A. Fontaine was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim alleged sexual abuse of a minor around 1971 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Schroon Lake. He died on December 18, 1990.

Aquinas Reding

• Sued

Aquinas Reding, also known as Paul Francis Reding, was accused in 2020 of sexual abuse of a minor or minors. He died on January 4, 2000. The allegations were raised decades later through civil litigation.

Charles J. Richard

• Sued

Charles J. Richard was assigned to St. Mary’s in Potsdam before becoming an Army chaplain. He served in Korea, Vietnam, Europe, South America, and Panama before returning to the Diocese of Ogdensburg. He was later accused in civil litigation of sexual abuse.

Joseph Arthur Francoeur

• Sued

Joseph Arthur Francoeur, also known as J. Arthur or Joseph A., served as pastor of Sacred Heart in Watertown, New York. He was accused of sexual abuse of children in a lawsuit filed under New York law.

Edward L. Franklin

• Sued

Edward L. Franklin was ordained for the Diocese of Ogdensburg and transferred frequently among parishes and dioceses, including Hartford, Newark, and San Bernardino. He was accused of sexually abusing a minor in 1963–1964 and an altar boy in 1967.

Roland A. Gaudette

• Sued

Roland A. Gaudette, an educator assigned to schools in Maine and New York, was accused in lawsuits filed in 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act of sexual abuse of a minor or minors. He died in December 2005.

Theodore M. Gillette

• Accused

Theodore M. Gillette was removed from his assignment in July 2002 following the implementation of the zero-tolerance policy adopted after the Dallas bishops’ conference. His removal was connected to allegations of sexual misconduct.

John M. Hunt

• Accused

John M. Hunt resigned as pastor of two parishes and was placed on leave after allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior were raised. The allegations resulted in his removal from active parish leadership.

Frank Maurus Kearns

• Sued

Frank Maurus Kearns was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The suit alleged sexual abuse of a minor between approximately 1965 and 1967 at St. Joseph’s in Dannemora. He died on February 4, 1990.

Edwin A. Kennedy

• Sued

Edwin A. Kennedy was first named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018, and died on October 18, 1990. He was later named in lawsuits filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act.

John M. Kennedy

• Accused

John M. Kennedy was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018. He died on August 11, 1979.

Emile G. LaLonde

• Sued

Emile G. LaLonde was named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018. He was later named in lawsuits filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act, with claims continuing through April 2021.

James M. Larche

• Accused

James M. Larche was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on its November 13, 2018, list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or vulnerable adult.

Joseph F. Luker

• Sued

Monsignor Joseph F. Luker was accused of sexually abusing a minor while assigned to St. Peter’s in Lowville. The allegation was pursued through civil litigation under New York law.

Donald J. Manfred

• Sued

Donald J. Manfred was accused, according to reporting by attorney Jeff Anderson in April 2021, in a lawsuit filed under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim alleged sexual abuse of a minor in 1971.

Roger M. Martin

• Accused

Roger M. Martin was first named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018, on its list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or vulnerable adult. He is deceased.

Gerald F. McGrath

• Sued

Gerald F. McGrath was named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018, and died on July 20, 2016. He was later named in lawsuits filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act.

John F. McNamara

• Indicted

John F. McNamara was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2021 under the New York Child Victims Act of child sexual abuse alleged to have occurred between 1945 and 1947. He died in 1971.

Roland V. Menard

• Sued

Roland V. Menard was first named publicly as accused by the diocese on November 13, 2018. He was later accused in a lawsuit filed on June 30, 2020, under the New York Child Victims Act.

Andrew Robert Mulvaney

• Sued

Andrew Robert Mulvaney was accused of sexual abuse of children in civil litigation. He served as an Army chaplain during his career and retired in 2012 before the allegations were filed.

Liam O’Doherty

• Settled

Liam O’Doherty was indicted by a grand jury in 1979 for sexual contact with three fourteen-year-old girls. After returning to ministry, multiple women later filed civil suits alleging abuse during the 1980s and 1990s, which were resolved through settlement.

Paul Oehler

• Accused

Paul Oehler was named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on its list released in May 2022. The diocese identified him as credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor. He was deceased at the time of disclosure.

John F. Pendergast

• Sued

Monsignor John F. Pendergast was accused in a lawsuit filed in June 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act. The suit alleged sexual abuse of a minor between approximately 1987 and 1989 at St. Mary’s in Massena. He died on May 21, 1998.

Albert R. Plante

• Sued

Albert R. Plante was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018. By April 2021, four lawsuits had been filed against him under the New York Child Victims Act alleging sexual abuse of minors.

Thomas J. Robillard

• Sued

Monsignor Thomas J. Robillard was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a child between the ages of seven and ten from approximately 1970 to 1973. The allegations were brought forward decades later under New York law.

Thomas W. Rogers

• Accused

Thomas W. Rogers was accused after a boy told police that Rogers attempted to sexually assault him after picking him up while hitchhiking near Lake Saranac, New York. Charges were not pursued following an agreement with the boy’s father.

Donald E. Seguin

• Sued

Donald E. Seguin was accused in a lawsuit filed on June 30, 2020, under the New York Child Victims Act. The claim alleged sexual abuse of a minor around 1961 at Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Crown Point. He died on August 8, 1976.

Gerald Sharland

• Accused

Gerald Sharland was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018. He died on August 5, 1973.

Robert M. Shurtleff

• Sued

Robert M. Shurtleff was one of four priests removed from parish assignments in June 2002 following substantiated allegations of sexual abuse. His removal occurred during the adoption of zero-tolerance policies.

Herbert Skurski

• Settled

Herbert Skurski faced multiple allegations of sexual abuse, including a report by a woman who stated he abused her as a child. The diocese provided counseling support and extended a $100,000 settlement through a reconciliation program.

Thomas Squires

• Accused

Thomas Squires was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018. He was accused of sexually abusing a fourteen-year-old boy over approximately two years while serving in ministry.

Roland H. St. Pierre

• Sued

Roland H. St. Pierre was accused in civil litigation under the New York Child Victims Act. The lawsuit alleged sexual abuse of a minor during his time in ministry within the Diocese of Ogdensburg.

Carl Stone

• Convicted

Carl Stone was named publicly as accused in Canada on July 30, 2008. The Albany diocese confirmed his removal from ministry in 1981 after he pled guilty to sodomizing two teenage brothers in Colonie, New York. He died in November 2006.

George W. Tobin

• Accused

George W. Tobin was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018. He died on August 25, 2010.

Michael A. Toth

• Accused

Michael A. Toth was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018, on its list of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor or vulnerable adult.

John M. Waterhouse

• Sued

Monsignor John M. Waterhouse was accused in a lawsuit filed on June 8, 2020, of sexually abusing an altar boy between the ages of ten and fifteen from approximately 1973 to 1978 at St. Joseph’s in West Chazy. He died on December 28, 1995.

Clark S. White

• Sued

Clark S. White was one of four priests removed from parish assignments in June 2002 following substantiated allegations of sexual abuse. His removal occurred under zero-tolerance policies adopted by the U.S. bishops.

John F. Wiley

• Accused

John F. Wiley was first named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Ogdensburg on November 13, 2018. He died on February 26, 1984.

David E. Wisniewski

• Accused

David E. Wisniewski was one of four priests removed from parish assignments in June 2002 following substantiated allegations of sexual abuse tied to the adoption of zero-tolerance policies.

Paul F. Worczak

• Sued

Paul F. Worczak was accused by a man who reported that Worczak molested him at age eleven in 1971. The diocese denied liability, paid for counseling, and stated that statutes of limitation prevented further legal action.

Diocese of Rochester NY

Joseph Beatini

• Sued
  

Joseph Beatini was accused of child sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit filed in 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act. The alleged abuse occurred at St. Francis Xavier in Rochester. Beatini died in 1980 at age 58, decades before the allegations became public through litigation.

David L. Bonin

• Sued

David L. Bonin was accused in a lawsuit by a man who alleged repeated sexual abuse between 1998 and 2001, beginning when he was nine years old. A second individual also alleged abuse. The lawsuit named both Bonin and the Diocese of Rochester.

James C. Burke

• Sued

James C. Burke was accused of sexually abusing a sixteen-year-old boy beginning in 1977. The allegation was raised in civil litigation under New York’s Child Victims Act, asserting abuse during Burke’s time in ministry within the diocese.

Thomas W. Burr

• Accused

Thomas W. Burr was one of three priests removed from ministry in 2002 due to findings of inappropriate behavior with teenagers more than twenty years earlier. The diocese cited historical misconduct involving minors as the basis for his removal.

Bernard A.L. Carges

• Sued

Bernard A.L. Carges was accused in a 2019 Child Victims Act lawsuit of sexually abusing a twelve-year-old boy in the summer of 1974 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He retired in 2002 and died in 2003.

Albert H. Cason

• Sued

Albert H. Cason was removed from ministry in 1985 following allegations of sexual abuse and was never permitted to return. Eight plaintiffs later filed civil lawsuits, many dismissed before the Child Victims Act due to statutes of limitation.

Paul I. Cloonan

• Sued

Paul I. Cloonan was named in nine separate lawsuits filed under the New York Child Victims Act. The cases included allegations of sexual abuse of minors during his time in ministry in the Diocese of Rochester.

John T. Cherry

• Sued

John T. Cherry was accused in a 2019 Child Victims Act lawsuit of sexually abusing a seventeen-year-old student around 1968 while teaching at Aquinas Institute. He served at the school from 1956 to 1966 and died in 1973.

Vincent Paul Collins

• Sued

Vincent Paul Collins was accused of child sexual abuse at St. John’s parish in Perinton, New York. The allegations surfaced through civil litigation under the Child Victims Act. He died at age sixty-four.

Thomas Corbett

• Accused

Thomas Corbett was charged in 2002 with third-degree sexual abuse stemming from alleged conduct in 1991. The criminal charges were later dismissed, and the Vatican required him to live a life of prayer and penance.

John M. Costello

• Accused

John M. Costello was removed as principal of McQuaid High School in 2003 following an allegation of sexual abuse. He was reinstated to ministry in 2004 after an internal diocesan review.

Madeline Cox

• Sued

Madeline Cox was named in a lawsuit alleging that Father Joseph sexually abused a child between 1978 and 1982. The claim was brought under the New York Child Victims Act and involved abuse during parish ministry.

James J. Curry

• Sued

James J. Curry was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing a McQuaid Jesuit High School student between 1974 and 1977. He taught history and theology at the school and died on January 14, 2019.

Joseph F. D’Aurizio

• Sued

Joseph F. D’Aurizio was accused of sexually abusing a child between 1982 and 1984 while serving as pastor of St. John the Evangelist parish. The allegations were raised decades later in civil litigation.

Leo Emmett Davis

• Sued

Leo Emmett Davis was accused of sexually abusing a child during 1939 and 1940, beginning when the child was eight years old. The allegation was brought forward in a lawsuit under the Child Victims Act.

Leo Francis Dunn

• Sued

Leo Francis Dunn served as a missionary in Brazil and later held assignments across New York and Pennsylvania. He was accused of sexual abuse through civil litigation filed under the New York Child Victims Act.

George W. Eckl

• Sued

Monsignor George W. Eckl was accused of sexually abusing a child beginning in 1951, when the child was twelve years old. The allegations emerged through litigation under New York’s Child Victims Act.

Eugene G. Emo

• Convicted

Eugene G. Emo faced multiple allegations of sexual abuse of boys and was transferred repeatedly over fourteen years. He was later convicted of violating probation by contacting a minor and served prison time. By 2020, he was named in twelve Child Victims Act lawsuits.

Ronald P. Frederick

• Settled

Ronald P. Frederick was accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1990. The civil lawsuit was settled shortly before Frederick’s death in 1999.

Robert Gaudio

• Sued

Robert Gaudio, pastor of St. Christopher’s in North Chili, was placed on leave in February 2019 following an allegation that he sexually abused a boy in 1979. He denied the allegation.

Anthony Giudice

• Sued

Anthony Giudice was accused in a 2019 lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy between ages nine and eleven from 1961 to 1963. The alleged abuse occurred at Immaculate Heart of Mary seminary and St. Patrick’s parish.

John F. Gormley

• Settled

John F. Gormley admitted to molesting boys during the 1950s and 1960s. He left the priesthood in the early 1970s, later apologized to a victim, and settled a civil claim for $70,000 in 1993.

David N. Gramkee

• Accused

David N. Gramkee was accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. He was suspended from ministry, and canonical proceedings were ongoing when he died of a stroke in July 2002.

Joseph A. Grasso

• Trial awarded damages

Joseph A. Grasso, a priest of the Congregation of the Precious Blood, was accused of sexually abusing a male student in the early 2000s. He denied the allegations and was awarded $5.4 million in a jury verdict.

Gerard J. Guli

• Accused

Gerard J. Guli was arrested in 1989 for sexual misconduct involving a nursing home resident and later laicized. Records indicate laicization followed child sexual abuse allegation(s) in addition to the criminal case.

Robert W. Hammond

• Sued

Robert W. Hammond was accused of sexually abusing a boy in 1979. He was placed under restrictions, resigned from ministry in 2000, and was ordered to live a life of prayer and penance. He died in November 2021.

Austin B. Hanna

• Sued

Austin B. Hanna was accused of sexually abusing a boy at St. Joseph Villa in the 1970s and of abusing another boy involved in a church youth program. The allegations were raised in civil litigation.

Richard A. Hart

• Sued

Richard A. Hart was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing a child beginning in 1977, when the child was twelve years old. Hart died in 1994.

John Laurence Heathwood

• Sued

John Laurence Heathwood entered the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers in 1943 and was removed from teaching at Bishop Kearney High School in 1994 after allegations of sexually abusing a female student.

David W. Heinsler

• Sued

David W. Heinsler was accused in a Child Victims Act lawsuit of sexually abusing a child between 1967 and 1968, beginning when the child was eight years old, while assigned to St. Bridget’s parish.

Thomas Honold

• Sued

Thomas Honold was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing a child between 1969 and 1971, beginning when the child was twelve years old. The allegations surfaced decades later.

G. Stuart Hogan

• Sued

G. Stuart Hogan was publicly named by an attorney representing abuse survivors. A woman stated Hogan sexually abused her at ages fifteen and sixteen in the early 1960s, and no action was taken at the time.

Daniel Karl

• Accused

Daniel Karl was publicly named as accused by the Diocese of Rochester in its August 2022 disclosure. The diocese noted that he was deceased at the time of the release.

Lawrence A. Killelea

• Sued

Lawrence A. Killelea was accused of sexually abusing a child between 1974 and 1976 while assigned to Bishop Kearney High School in Irondequoit. The claim was brought under the Child Victims Act.

Robert James Klem

• Settled

Robert James Klem was accused of sexually abusing a boy between ages fourteen and sixteen from 1968 to 1970 while at Aquinas Institute. He retired in 2013 and later lived at the Dillon House in Houston.

Joseph E. Larrabee

• Sued

Joseph E. Larrabee was listed among priests removed from the Diocese of Rochester between 2002 and 2012. He was accused of sexually abusing three teenage boys in incidents spanning from 1977 to 1991.

William D. Lum

• Convicted

William D. Lum was placed on leave in 1996 and later pled guilty to misdemeanor sexual abuse of a sixteen-year-old boy stemming from conduct in 1992. He received a conditional discharge and was sentenced by church authorities to a life of prayer and penance.

Carsten P. Martensen

• Accused

Carsten P. Martensen was accused of sexually abusing a minor during the 1970s. He was suspended pending an internal investigation conducted by the Jesuit order.

Charles J. McCarthy

• Accused

Charles J. McCarthy was publicly identified in June 2018 as a priest accused of sexually abusing minors. His name appeared in a broader disclosure connected to the Diocese of Rochester.

Robert A. Meng

• Sued

Robert A. Meng was accused of sexually abusing a girl over a three-year period from 1969 to 1972. The allegations were raised in civil litigation decades later. He died in 2010.

John M. Merklinger

• Sued

John M. Merklinger was accused of sexually abusing a boy over a two-year period beginning in 1967, when the child was eight years old. Another priest reportedly witnessed the abuse and did not intervene. The claims were brought in a civil lawsuit.

Mark A. Miller

• Sued

Mark A. Miller was accused of sexually abusing a child while assigned to St. Helen’s parish in Gates, New York. The allegation surfaced through a civil action under the New York Child Victims Act.

Robert J. Miller

• Sued

Robert J. Miller was accused in a 2019 Child Victims Act lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy between ages seven and nine while assigned to Good Shepherd parish in Henrietta from 1967 to 1969. He died in 1988.

Nadeau

• Settled
  

Nadeau was accused of violently sexually assaulting a twelve-year-old girl in 1977 at St. Margaret Mary School in Irondequoit. The diocese’s reconciliation program found the allegation completely credible and offered a settlement to the survivor.

Bernard C. Newcomb

• Sued
  

Bernard C. Newcomb was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing two children, ages fifteen and sixteen, between 1963 and 1964 while assigned to St. Cecilia’s parish in Irondequoit. He died in December 1993.

William J. O’Malley

• Sued
  

William J. O’Malley worked at McQuaid Jesuit High School and Fordham Prep and was accused of sexually assaulting students. He was removed from Murray-Weigel Hall in 2019 and died in 2023.

Robert F. O’Neill

• Sued
  

Robert F. O’Neill served as a parish priest and Boy Scout counselor. He was removed from parish ministry in 1973, reassigned in 1980, and later sued in 2002 by ten men alleging abuse of young teens. He was removed from ministry due to health in 2001.

Richard J. Orlando

• Accused
  

Richard J. Orlando was publicly identified in June 2018 as one of eight priests accused of sexually abusing minors. He retired in 1993 and died on January 27, 2006.

Vincent Panepinto

• Sued
  

Vincent Panepinto was placed on administrative leave without privileges after a credible allegation of sexual abuse. He was serving at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish in Rochester and had previously faced criminal charges related to parish financial misconduct.

Jacob R. Rauber

• Sued
  

Jacob R. Rauber was accused of child sexual abuse in a 2019 lawsuit under the Child Victims Act. He served as pastor of St. Leo’s parish in Hilton from 1954 to 1968, retired in 1968, and died in 1978.

Wilfred S. Riley

• Sued
  

Wilfred S. Riley was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing a minor beginning in 1956, when the victim was fifteen years old and Riley was a teacher at Aquinas Institute. He died in 1984.

Foster P. Rogers

• Settled
  

Foster P. Rogers was sued by a man who alleged sexual abuse at age fifteen in 1979. A jury awarded the plaintiff ninety-five million dollars in damages, though Rogers reportedly had minimal assets to satisfy the judgment.

Paul R. Schnacky

• Accused
  

Paul R. Schnacky was placed on leave without privileges after allegations of improper contact with minors. He was assigned by the diocese to a life of prayer and penance.

Dennis R. Sewar

• Convicted
  

Dennis R. Sewar took a sabbatical in early 2005, was arrested later that year, and sentenced to one year of probation. He was involuntarily dismissed from the clerical state in June 2012.

Dennis J. Shaw

• Accused
  

Dennis J. Shaw was placed on leave without privileges in December 2010 after being accused of sexually abusing a child. He was later terminated from his position with the YMCA in February 2012.

Gary P. Shaw

• Accused
  

Gary P. Shaw was publicly identified as one of eight priests accused of sexually abusing minors. He resigned from ministry in 1977.

David P. Simon

• Sued
  

David P. Simon was placed on leave without privileges in 2002 after allegations of sexual abuse resurfaced more than twenty years after the alleged conduct. He was assigned to a life of prayer and penance.

Bernadine

• Sued
  

Bernadine was accused in a 2019 lawsuit filed under the New York Child Victims Act of sexually abusing a teenager while serving as a teacher at Notre Dame High School in Elmira.

James F. Slattery

• Sued
  

James F. Slattery was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing a child between 1966 and 1967, beginning when the child was seven years old, while assigned to Our Lady Queen of Peace parish in Brighton. He died in 2005.

Steger, John Joseph

• Charged
  

John Joseph Steger was placed on leave in 2006 following allegations of sexual abuse. In 2007, prosecutors and defense counsel entered plea negotiations related to the charges.

Conrad J. Sundholm

• Accused
  

Conrad J. Sundholm served in six Rochester parishes over a forty-four-year career. He was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the mid-1970s and died in 2017.

Harry R. Untereiner

• Sued
  

Harry R. Untereiner was accused of sexually abusing a McQuaid Jesuit High School student in 1980. The same student was also abused by a McQuaid teacher, John Tobin.

Thomas J. Valenti

• Accused
  

Thomas J. Valenti, an administrator at Blessed Trinity, was accused of sexually abusing a minor between ages fifteen and seventeen from 1975 to 1977. The allegation was investigated and deemed unsubstantiated, though he was removed from ministry in 2018.

Robert E. Voelkle

• Sued
  

Robert E. Voelkle was named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in 2019. He was accused of sexually abusing minors between 1960 and 1980, left the Jesuits in 1985, and died in 2016.

Francis H. Vogt

• Sued
  

Per the diocese in 2002, Francis H. Vogt faced two credible complaints of sexual abuse, first reported in 1993 and again in 2002. By that time, Vogt, then about 90 years old, was living in a convent infirmary, described as frail and with poor memory, and had been retired since 1982. He was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. Multiple men alleged that Vogt molested pre-teen boys from the 1950s through the 1970s, including at St. Bridget’s. Civil lawsuits filed beginning in June 2019 and through August 2020 under the New York Child Victims Act alleged abuse of boys ages 5–11 spanning roughly 1955–1980, with at least dozens of alleged victims. Vogt died on October 16, 2006.

Otto Vogt

• Sued
  

Otto Vogt was accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy beginning when the child was ten years old. Vogt died on April 29, 2017.

George C. Vogt 

• Sued
  

George C. Vogt was accused in a civil lawsuit filed in July 2020 of sexually abusing a child, with abuse alleged to have begun in 1975 when the child was eight years old and Vogt was assigned to Good Shepherd parish in Henrietta. Vogt died on June 27, 1996. He was the brother of Msgr. Joseph Vogt and accused priest Francis H. Vogt.

Diocese of Rockville Centre NY

Robert J. Allmendinger

• Accused
  

Public disclosure came on March 18, 2021, when the diocese identified Robert J. Allmendinger as accused of sexual abuse. His clerical assignments appear to have ended by November 1986, with no subsequent parish placement documented. The allegation surfaced decades later and resulted in his inclusion on the diocese’s published list of accused clergy.

Peter A. Allen

• Accused
  

In December 2006, Peter A. Allen was placed on leave from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church after prosecutors informed the diocese of a credible allegation involving one individual. He remained on leave and later retired from active ministry in 2011. His name was subsequently associated with the allegation in diocesan records.

Arthur C. Anderson

• Accused
  

Beginning in 1963, Arthur C. Anderson served for nearly two decades on the faculty of St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, where the alleged abuse reportedly occurred. He retired in 2003 and was later named publicly as accused by the diocese in March 2021. Anderson died on October 1, 2011.

Louis F. Angeles

• Accused
  

Assigned to St. Joseph’s in Babylon from 1984 to 1989, Louis F. Angeles was later accused of sexual abuse connected to that period. The diocese named him publicly as accused in March 2021. Records indicate he no longer held assignments after the mid-1990s.

Joseph V. Arevalo

• Sued
  

Originally from the Philippines, Joseph V. Arevalo was accused in civil litigation of sexually abusing a boy between the ages of 8 and 11. The alleged abuse occurred while he was assigned to St. Hugh of Lincoln in Huntington Station. The claim proceeded under New York civil law.

Daniel G. Babis

• Sued
  

Over a span stretching from the early 1950s through 1968, Daniel G. Babis was accused of sexually abusing multiple children within the same family, including a boy, a girl, and three siblings. Additional allegations reportedly emerged during the 1960s at his final New York parish before confrontation by a parent.

James J. Bergin

• Settled
  

James J. Bergin faced allegations involving the sexual abuse of at least two minors. He died in 1992, and the diocese later reached a settlement with an accuser. The resolution reportedly caused controversy within his family due to Bergin’s struggles with addiction.

Charles E. Bermingham

• Accused
  

For more than two decades, Charles E. Bermingham served as pastor of St. Aidan’s in Williston Park, from 1952 until his retirement in 1978. In March 2021, the diocese publicly named him as accused of sexual abuse. He held the title of monsignor during his tenure.

Richard M. Berry

• Sued
  

During the mid-1950s, Richard M. Berry was accused of sexually abusing a girl between the ages of 12 and 14 at Our Lady of Peace in Lynbrook. The allegation later became the subject of a civil lawsuit filed under New York law.

James K. Bogert

• Accused
  

James K. Bogert was publicly identified by the diocese as accused of abusing children in multiple settings, including the Nassau County Jail and Children’s Center, as well as private locations such as his car and residence. His name was included on the diocese’s list of accused clergy.

William G. Breslawski

• Accused
  

Allegations against William G. Breslawski surfaced in both 2002 and 2018, involving reports from two women. He was suspended from ministry in 2018 and subsequently listed by the diocese in March 2021 as an accused cleric. Breslawski held the rank of monsignor.

Brian J. Brinker

• Accused
  

A complaint filed in 1996 alleged that Brian J. Brinker inappropriately touched a 14-year-old boy and exposed him to pornographic films. Despite the initial report, he remained in ministry until additional allegations later led to his suspension.

Brian J. Brinker

• Accused
  

In 1996, a woman reported that Brian J. Brinker had inappropriately touched her 14-year-old son and shown him pornographic movies. Despite the complaint, he remained in ministry for a period before additional allegations led to his suspension. The matter later became part of the diocese’s public accounting of accused clergy.

Robert L. Brown

• Settled
  

Robert L. Brown was accused of molesting two girls at St. Agnes parish. An accuser stated he disclosed the abuse to other priests during confession but received no intervention. Brown was later named on the diocese’s list of clergy accused of sexual abuse, and the claim was resolved through a settlement.

William Michael Burke

• Sued
  

In 2003, two large civil lawsuits alleged that William Michael Burke, along with another priest, sexually abused children within the diocese. Burke had died earlier, in 1995, in a house fire, years before the litigation was filed under New York civil law.

Paul F. Butler

• Accused
  

A lawsuit filed in July 2021 under the New York Child Victims Act accused Paul F. Butler of sexually abusing a minor during the 1980s while he was a seminarian. Following the allegation, he was placed on leave pending further action.

John Robert Butler

• Settled
  

Ordained for the Diocese of Richmond, John Robert Butler served in multiple dioceses, including Rockville Centre, Trenton, and Metuchen. In 2002, he was removed from ministry after a man reported that Butler, along with others, had abused him and numerous additional victims. The claims were later settled.

Edward J. Byrne

• Accused
  

Edward J. Byrne was publicly identified as credibly accused in May 2019. He was alleged to have sexually abused a boy, about age 11, while assigned to St. Barnabas in Bellmore during 1971–1972. Byrne died on February 19, 1988, and was later included on the diocesan list in March 2021.

Gregory J. Cappuccino

• Sued
  

Gregory J. Cappuccino was accused in civil litigation of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy in 1984. The allegation surfaced years later and proceeded as a lawsuit under New York law.

Michael A. Carroll

• Accused
  

Placed on leave from Mercy Medical Center in 2002 after an allegation of abuse, Michael A. Carroll was later cleared by the Vatican. He was reinstated to ministry in 2004 following the church review process.

Joseph D. Casaciang

• Settled
  

In October 2019, Joseph D. Casaciang was named publicly as accused of sexually abusing a girl between the ages of 10 and 13 from 1979 to 1982. The abuse allegedly occurred while the girl’s family attended St. Joseph’s in King’s Park. The claim resulted in a settlement described as in the low six figures.

Joseph D. Casaclang

• Settled
  

A girl aged 10 to 13 alleged sexual abuse by Joseph D. Casaclang at St. Joseph’s Parish in King’s Park. He was publicly named as accused by the diocese in October 2019, and the matter concluded with a low six-figure settlement.

Gerard J. Chasse

• Settled
  

Gerard J. Chasse was accused of sexually abusing a youth from January 1969 through December 1976. Although the claim was dismissed due to the statute of limitations, Chasse left the priesthood in 1980. The case was later recorded as part of diocesan settlement disclosures.

Peter Charland

• Sued
  

Eight individuals filed claims alleging sexual abuse by Peter Charland during the early 1970s. He left ministry by 1976 and later worked as a psychotherapist with children. The allegations were submitted through the diocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.

Thomas J. Colgan

• Accused
  

Named a monsignor in 2004, Thomas J. Colgan was later publicly identified as accused in March 2021. The alleged abuse occurred during his long tenure at St. Philip Neri in Northport, where he served as administrator and pastor from 1976 to 1997. He died on February 2, 2018.

Charles G. Collins

• Settled
  

Charles G. Collins was accused of sexually abusing a boy between the ages of 15 and 17 during 1978–1979. The allegation was resolved through a settlement and later included in diocesan disclosures.

Basil Peter Congro

• Sued
  

Basil Peter Congro was accused of groping and sodomizing a boy between 1980 and 1983. He was later excardinated to the Diocese of Fresno and served as a Navy chaplain until 1994. Administrative leave followed in 2002 after the allegations resurfaced.

Damian Lawrence Cooper

• Sued
  

Ordained for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Damian Lawrence Cooper was removed for similar misconduct not involving a minor in 1994. He was later accused in civil proceedings within the Rockville Centre context and was believed to be residing in the United States as of 2012.

Mario C. Costa

• Accused
  

Mario C. Costa, a monsignor, was publicly named as accused in March 2021. The alleged abuse occurred during assignments at St. Paul the Apostle in Brookville and Jericho between 1975 and 2002. Costa died on December 21, 2007.

Edward R. D’Andrea

• Sued
  

Edward R. D’Andrea, pastor of Our Lady of the Snow in Blue Point, was placed on leave in April 2011 under the Dallas Charter. He was accused of sexually abusing a minor between the ages of 15 and 18 from 1975 to 1978.

William G. Dailey

• Accused
  

Publicly identified as accused in March 2021, William G. Dailey allegedly committed abuse while assigned to St. John Nepomucene in Bohemia from 1987 to 1993. He died on December 2, 2009.

Eligio Della Rosa

• Settled
  

Eligio Della Rosa sexually abused a 14-year-old boy in 1964 at St. Anthony of Padua in Rocky Point. The abuse involved forced oral sex and was later resolved through a settlement disclosed by the diocese.

Raymond J. David

• Accused
  

Raymond J. David was publicly named as accused by the diocese in March 2021. He died on September 25, 1997, years before the allegation became public.

Dominic S. Devadoss

• Accused
  

Named publicly as accused in March 2021, Dominic S. Devadoss was alleged to have committed abuse in a private Long Island home. No specific timeframe was provided in diocesan records. He died on May 18, 1991.

James C. Devita

• Accused
  

In March 2021, James C. Devita was publicly identified as accused of sexual abuse connected to his assignment at St. Rocco in Glen Cove. His name appeared on the diocese’s list of accused clergy.

Thomas F. DeVita

• Settled
  

Ordained for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Thomas F. DeVita publicly confessed in 1978 to a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy. He was suspended from public ministry in 2002 following the Dallas Bishops’ Conference, later reinstated in 2003 after appealing to the Vatican.

Angelo J. Ditta

• Sued
  

Angelo J. Ditta was accused of repeatedly molesting a young boy years before the allegation became public. Instead of notifying law enforcement, church officials sent him to therapy and later reassigned him to parish work without warning parishioners of his history. Police reports were not made until 2002, long after the alleged abuse occurred.

Francis T. Dobson

• Accused
  

Named publicly as accused in March 2021, Francis T. Dobson allegedly abused minors while assigned to St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hempstead between 1939 and 1963. He also served as diocesan director of radio. Dobson died on March 18, 1987, decades before his name appeared on the public list.

Joseph Durmann

• Sued
  

Joseph Durmann died in March 1972. A lawsuit filed in August 2019 under the New York Child Victims Act accused him of sexually abusing a student at St. John of God in Central Islip between 1957 and 1961, when the child was between nine and thirteen years old.

Peter L. Duvelsdorf

• Accused
  

Peter L. Duvelsdorf was accused of molesting two brothers in 1978. He later relocated to Palm Beach, Florida in 1991 and was arrested there in 1997 for public lewdness. Duvelsdorf retired in 2000 and lived at St. Pius X Residence in Uniondale.

David G. Farley

• Accused
  

David G. Farley served in multiple roles, including parish priest, superintendent of schools, chaplain, and counselor. He was publicly named as accused by the diocese. Farley died on April 19, 1998, before further legal proceedings could occur.

Augustine Fernando

• Accused
  

Reportedly from India, Augustine Fernando was accused by the diocese of sexually abusing a minor while assigned to St. Vincent de Paul. Limited public detail was released regarding dates or outcomes, and the allegation surfaced years after the alleged conduct.

Nicholas J. Figliola

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused in March 2021, Nicholas J. Figliola allegedly committed abuse while assigned to Holy Name of Mary in Valley Stream. No further public assignments were listed following the allegation’s disclosure.

Matthew Fitzgerald

• Settled
  

Accused of abusing a teenage boy in the mid-1980s, Matthew Fitzgerald was transferred to the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida in 1989. He was later named in a New York civil lawsuit in 2003, which resulted in a settlement.

Joseph F. Fitzpatrick

• Sued
  

A Jesuit priest, Joseph F. Fitzpatrick was publicly identified as accused of sexually abusing a minor during the 1980s. He was permanently removed from ministry in 2002 following the disclosure of the allegations.

Francis X. Gaeta

• Accused
  

Francis X. Gaeta, a monsignor, was publicly named as accused in March 2021. The alleged abuse reportedly occurred inside a church vehicle in West Babylon. No timeframe was released. Gaeta retired in January 2011.

John F. Garvey

• Accused
  

John F. Garvey was named credibly accused by the Jesuits Northeast Province in January 2019. His assignments included work in Micronesia between 1968 and 1971 and again from 1974 to 1978, as well as service in New York City from 1987 to 1989.

Robert J. Giuntini

• Accused
  

Robert J. Giuntini was publicly named as accused by the diocese in March 2021. He died on October 22, 2010, at age sixty-three, years before his name appeared on the accused list.

William J. Gormley

• Accused
  

Listed publicly as accused in March 2021, William J. Gormley was alleged to have abused a minor at his private residence. No specific timeframe was disclosed. He died on May 2, 2013.

Maureen Gregory

• Sued
  

Maureen Gregory was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of abusing a sixteen-year-old student at St. Agnes in Rockville Centre in 1965. The school was operated by the Sisters of St. Dominic at the time of the alleged abuse.

Augustus “Gus” Griffin

• Sued
  

Originally from Ireland, Augustus Griffin was accused of sexually abusing a sixteen-year-old boy in Florida and a twelve-year-old altar server in East Islip, New York. He was convicted of abusing boys in Ireland in 1976 and again between 1981 and 1983.

Robert Eric Guglielmone

• Sued
  

Robert Eric Guglielmone was accused of sexually abusing an eight-year-old boy in 1978 and 1979. Despite the allegation, the Vatican later cleared him of wrongdoing following internal review.

John P. Halpin

• Sued
  

John P. Halpin was accused in a Child Victims Act lawsuit filed in August 2019 of abusing a child between the ages of eight and ten during 1972 and 1973. The child attended St. Rosalie’s in Hampton Bays. Halpin died on August 22, 2002.

Michael R. Hands

• Convicted
  

Arrested in May 2001, Michael R. Hands was charged with sexually abusing a thirteen-year-old boy. He pled guilty in 2002 and 2003, receiving multiple jail sentences and probation. He sought laicization in 2004 and died by apparent suicide in jail on February 27, 2018.

Harold Harvers

• Sued
  

An eighteen-year-old graduate of St. Anthony High School accused Harold Harvers of sexual harassment and abuse occurring three years earlier. Harvers died on August 24, 2004.

Kenneth C. Hasselbach

• Convicted
  

Kenneth C. Hasselbach was permanently removed from the priesthood in 1994 after accusations that he abused two boys roughly twenty years earlier. He admitted abusing a twelve-year-old in 1974, though he disputed parts of the victim’s account.

George J. Hein

• Accused
  

George J. Hein was publicly named as accused by the diocese in March 2021. He died on June 22, 1997, well before the allegation became public.

Robert D. Huneke

• Sued
  

Former rector of Notre Dame, Robert D. Huneke was accused by multiple men of sexual abuse, including a boy aged nine in 1981. He was fired from his position as a guidance counselor and died in 2002.

Richard Kammerer

• Accused
  

Removed from active ministry in November 2018, Richard Kammerer faced allegations of engaging in sexual misconduct with children. He served as associate pastor at Corpus Christi parish in Mineola prior to his removal.

William R. Karvelis

• Sued
  

William R. Karvelis was accused of abusing a boy between the ages of thirteen and fifteen at St. Patrick’s in Bay Shore and during trips to Karvelis’ home. The allegations later resulted in civil litigation.

Joseph F. X. Keyes

• Sued
  

Joseph F. X. Keyes was accused of sexually abusing a girl aged five or six in 1970 while serving as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in Greenlawn. The allegation later formed the basis of a civil lawsuit.

Joseph Kozlowski

• Sued
  

Joseph Kozlowski was accused in a lawsuit filed in August 2019 of abusing a seven-year-old boy in 1991 and 1992 at St. Hyacinth in Glen Head and at All Saints Regional Catholic School. He died on June 20, 2015.

Joseph Lainesca

• Accused
  

Named publicly as accused in March 2021, Joseph Lainesca allegedly abused a minor at St. Boniface Martyr in Sea Cliff, where he resided from 1997 to 1999. He also worked with Haitian communities in Elmont and Uniondale.

Frederick R. Learner

• Accused
  

Frederick R. Learner was publicly identified as accused in March 2021. The alleged abuse reportedly occurred at Leisure Village. No specific timeframe was disclosed in diocesan records.

Peter Anthony Libasci

• Sued
  

Peter Anthony Libasci was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in 1983 and 1984. He denied the allegations and remained in active ministry during the investigation, which later became the subject of civil litigation.

William R. Logan

• Sued
  

William R. Logan was accused of abusing two girls during the 1970s and 1980s. He was placed on leave in March 2006 and reinstated six months later after a diocesan review board said the claims could not be substantiated.

Finian Magee

• Sued
  

Finian Magee was accused of groping and rubbing against a twelve-year-old boy in the early 1970s at St. Joseph’s in Babylon. He died on August 27, 1993.

William D. Mahoney

• Sued
  

A permanent deacon, William D. Mahoney was accused of abusing a child between the ages of nine and thirteen from 1983 to 1986. He later retired to Iowa following the allegation.

John E. Mahoney

• Sued
  

John E. Mahoney was accused of spanking and caressing the bare buttocks of an eleven-year-old boy during a 1967 trip to West Point. He was also accused of abusing a ten-year-old altar boy at St. Barnabas.

Gabriel Massaro

• Accused
  

Gabriel Massaro was accused of molesting several boys and was placed on leave. He remained a priest without ministerial privileges following the allegations.

John H. McCabe

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused in March 2021, John H. McCabe allegedly abused minors while assigned to St. Bernard in Levittown beginning in 1989. He died in January 2021.

Joseph C. McComiskey

• Sued
  

Joseph C. McComiskey was pastor of St. Edward the Confessor in Syosset when he was forced to retire in 2002 following an allegation of sexual abuse. He was later included on the diocese’s list of accused clergy.

R. Thomas McConaghy

• Accused
  

R. Thomas McConaghy was accused of abusing a student at a military academy and was removed from ministry in 2005 after the allegation surfaced.

John R. McGann

• Sued
  

Two women publicly alleged that John R. McGann sexually abused them during the 1960s and 1970s. Along with a male plaintiff, they filed civil suits alleging abuse that occurred during their childhood.

Brian A. McKeon

• Sued
  

Brian A. McKeon sexually abused at least nine boys and later admitted to a journalist in 2002 that he had “made a mistake.” He was sent to treatment in Canada in 1998, removed from active ministry in 2001, and died suddenly in Florida in April 2009.

John J. McGeever

• Accused
  

In his early formation, John J. McGeever was a Brother of Mercy before being ordained. His assignments included parishes in Huntington, New Hyde Park, Mineola, and St. Agnes Cathedral. He was serving as pastor of St. Joachim’s in Cedarhurst at the time of his death.

Edward L. Melton

• Sued
  

Two women said they were abused as children at St. Agnes parish by Edward L. Melton, along with John R. McGann, Robert L. Brown, and Hanlon. They filed a lawsuit in October 2019.

George J. Michell

• Accused
  

George J. Michell was placed on leave in 2003, later reinstated, then retired in 2010. He was included on the accused list released in March 2021. Michell died on August 18, 2019.

James C. Miller

• Settled
  

In 1994, the diocese was sued over allegations that James C. Miller sexually abused two teenage boys. He was sent to Catholic University to study canon law and denied the allegations. The matter is recorded as settled.

Andrew L. Millar

• Convicted
  

Ordained in Ireland, Andrew L. Millar worked in the diocese, was arrested for sexual abuse, pled guilty, and was sentenced to one to three years in prison. At least three other complaints were reported after 1995.

Salvatore J. Miraglia

• Accused
  

Salvatore J. Miraglia left a Long Island parish in 1982 after a complaint that he asked teenage boys to disrobe. He was placed on leave in 2002 and was reported as possibly living in Florida as of 2020.

Thomas Morrin

• Accused
  

Thomas Morrin was publicly listed as accused in March 2021. He died on July 27, 1967 in Boston.

John D. Mott

• Settled
  

Monsignor John D. Mott was accused of abusing a 15-year-old girl and four other women in the 1960s. He underwent psychiatric evaluation twice and was reportedly found not to be in need of counseling. The matter is recorded as settled.

Joseph T. Mundy

• Accused
  

A religious educator suspected Joseph T. Mundy was grooming a 14-year-old former altar boy. The individual did not disclose abuse until 2002, when he was 21. Mundy refused treatment at St. Luke’s, but agreed to private counseling on Long Island.

Bryan Robert Murphy

• Sued
  

Bryan Robert Murphy was accused of sexually abusing a girl between ages 15 and 17 during 1992 to 1994. He left the order in 2001 and later became president and CEO of a social service agency serving families and children in Westchester County, New York.

Howard Murphy

• Sued
  

Howard Murphy, a teacher and guidance counselor at St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset, was named as a defendant in one of two civil suits filed in April 2003.

John T. Murphy

• Sued
  

John T. Murphy was accused in an August 2019 lawsuit under the NY Child Victims Act of abusing a child between ages 10 and 12 during 1963 to 1965. The child was a student at Holy Family in Hicksville.

Thomas F. Murphy

• Accused
  

Thomas F. Murphy was listed as accused in March 2021. The alleged abuse was tied to St. Dominic’s in Oyster Bay, where he was assigned from May 1979 through June 1987.

John G. Murray

• Accused
  

John G. Murray was listed as accused in March 2021, with the note that he was assigned in the diocese between 1964 and 1966.

Kenneth T. Nee

• Sued
  

Kenneth T. Nee was accused of sexual misconduct with a teenager in the 1960s, and of abusing a child between ages 8 and 10 during 1991 to 1993.

Joseph Nohs

• Suspended
  

Joseph Nohs was suspended in March 2022 while being investigated by the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office for possible possession of child pornography. At the time of suspension, he was assigned to St. Bernard’s in Levittown.

Louis I. Newman

• Accused
  

Louis I. Newman retired in 2002 after allegations of sexual misconduct and was included on the accused list released in March 2021.

Robert J. O’Connell

• Accused
  

Robert J. O’Connell was named as accused in March 2021, with an additional reference date of March 27, 2007 in your source notes.

Michael J. O’Farrell

• Sued
  

Michael J. O’Farrell was accused in an August 2019 NY Child Victims Act lawsuit of abusing a child between ages 8 and 10 during 1967 to 1969. The child attended St. Anne’s in Brentwood.

Michael J. O’Leary

• Accused
  

Michael J. O’Leary was listed as accused in March 2021. The allegation was tied to a hotel in Jay Peak, Vermont, with no timeframe provided. Your notes indicate he appears to have worked in the diocese from 1966 to 1976.

Joseph O’Nolan

• Accused
  

Joseph O’Nolan was publicly named as accused, with the alleged abuse noted as occurring at a private house in Amityville.

Frank J. Parisi

• Accused
  

Frank J. Parisi served as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Malverne for 11 years. He was suspended in June 2016 over an allegation of “inappropriate behavior with a minor” said to have occurred 20 years earlier at another parish.

Harold Hugh Paul

• Accused
  

Accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in 1961, Harold Hugh Paul was laicized in 1968. He later married and raised a family.

Steven J. Peterson

• Sued
  

A lawsuit filed in August 2019 alleged Steven J. Peterson abused a boy between ages 10 and 16 during 1972 to 1978. He agreed to step down in April 2019 while the allegation was investigated.

Adam Joseph Pfundstein

• Accused
  

Monsignor Adam Joseph Pfundstein, a parish priest and diocesan director of camps, was listed as accused in March 2021. The alleged abuse was tied to Notre Dame in New Hyde Park, where he served as pastor from June 1948 until his death on August 11, 1973.

Alan J. Placa

• Sued
  

Alan J. Placa, an attorney and former vice chancellor, was accused of sexually abusing boys in the 1970s at St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale. Your notes state he was fully restored to active retired status in December 2009.

Henry J. Reel

• Accused
  

Monsignor Henry J. Reel was alleged to have abused minors in multiple settings, including St. Aloysius at Jones Beach, a boys’ camp, his car, and Immaculate Conception Seminary.

William J. Remey

• Accused
  

Monsignor William J. Remey was accused of sexual abuse connected to St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale.

Charles A. Ribaudo

• Sued
  

Monsignor Charles A. Ribaudo was placed on leave, then retired in 2002 after allegations of molestation. Your notes also state a priest pled guilty to abusing a teenage boy and claimed a church official offered cash to keep quiet about charges against Ribaudo.

Brendan P. Riordan

• Settled
  

Monsignor Brendan P. Riordan was named in a 1995 child molestation suit. He denied sexual involvement with the plaintiff and served on the board of a Long Island nonprofit that counseled drug-addicted teens. The matter is recorded as settled.

Ernest E. Robinson

• Convicted
  

Ernest E. Robinson was accused of sexually abusing a boy during his first assignment, and later accused of abusing another boy after the father complained to the diocese. Your notes state the claims were resolved through the IRCP, and the case is labeled convicted in your list.

Francis Rowles

• Accused
  

Known as “Brother Fran,” Francis Rowles worked as a music director and teacher. He was publicly named as accused of sexual abuse at multiple schools and parishes. He died on November 12, 2019.

Bernard J. Ryan

• Accused
  

Monsignor Bernard J. Ryan was listed as accused in March 2021. The allegation was tied to Mary Immaculate in Bellport, where he served as pastor from 1977 to 2002.

Robert J. Saccacio

• Sued
  

After allegations of abuse in the 1960s, Robert J. Saccacio was placed on leave, later described as “retired,” and named in two multimillion-dollar suits. Your notes also describe an allegation of abuse in the 1970s involving a boy between ages 12 and 14.

Thomas G. Saloy

• Convicted
  

After a year-long investigation, Thomas G. Saloy was arrested for possessing more than 600 images of child pornography on his rectory computer.

Severino A. Scala

• Accused
  

Severino A. Scala was listed as accused in March 2021. Your notes state he was on sick leave from 1973 to 1979, then retired, and died on January 10, 1986.

Richard J. Schaefer

• Sued
  

Richard J. Schaefer was accused of abusing a boy on many occasions while he supervised a group of young boys who wanted to be priests during 1958 to 1961. He was transferred after parents complained and later listed as absent on leave from 1962 to 1969.

Thaddeus J. Semla

• Accused
  

From Poland, Thaddeus J. Semla was ordained and assigned to St. Dominic Parish High School in Oyster Bay. He died on September 28, 1992.

Donald R. Shane

• Accused
  

Donald R. Shane was listed as accused in March 2021. The allegation was tied to St. Kilian’s in Farmingdale, where he was assigned from August 1974 to March 1985. He died on May 13, 2003.

Daniel P. Sheridan

• Accused
  

Daniel P. Sheridan was listed as accused in March 2021. Your notes tie the allegation to service as a deacon at Maria Regina Church in Seaford from January 1978 to May 1979, and to an incident in a hotel room in Rome, Italy.

Augustine J. Sheehan

• Accused
  

Ordained in Ireland, Augustine J. Sheehan arrived in the Rockville Centre diocese in 1964. A woman later alleged that he raped her in his car in 1965. The allegation was made public decades later and is recorded as an accusation without a criminal conviction noted in the provided record.

William V. Singleton

• Accused
  

Monsignor William V. Singleton was publicly listed as accused in March 2021. The allegation was connected to St. Raymond’s in East Rockaway, where he became pastor in 1977 and later served as pastor emeritus. He remained associated with the parish until his death on October 23, 2012.

De Neri

• Accused
  

De Neri was named publicly as accused on the Rockville Centre diocesan list released in March 2021. The allegation was associated with St. Joseph’s Parish in Babylon. No timeframe for the alleged abuse was provided in the diocesan disclosure.

James G. Smith

• Accused
  

Originally ordained for the Diocese of Brooklyn, James G. Smith became a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in 1957. He was publicly named as accused in March 2021 as part of the diocese’s disclosure of clergy accused of sexual abuse.

Alfred B. Soave

• Sued
  

Alfred B. Soave was named in one of two lawsuits filed in 2003 against the diocese. He was accused of fondling a 13-year-old altar boy and of abusing a child between ages 8 and 14 at St. Andrew’s in Sag Harbor during the mid to late 1970s.

Raymond V. Stegmann

• Sued
  

Monsignor Raymond V. Stegmann was identified as an abuser in one of two civil lawsuits filed in 2003 against the diocese and multiple priests. He died on June 9, 2000. The allegations were addressed through civil litigation rather than criminal proceedings.

Walter Ladislaus Swietek

• Accused
  

Walter Ladislaus Swietek was publicly named as accused by the Rockville Centre diocese in March 2021. Records note that he later lived in Florida, where he died on April 16, 2009.

Gerald S. Twomey

• Accused
  

Gerald S. Twomey was placed on leave without privileges after an allegation involving the abuse of a 10-year-old boy. In 2006, he was arrested in a separate case involving the abuse of an adult male. His clerical status was restricted following these events.

Nicholas J. Unterstein

• Settled
  

Two sisters accused Nicholas J. Unterstein of sexually abusing them during their teenage years. One sister filed a civil lawsuit that settled in 2000. Unterstein had already been defrocked in 1980, years before the settlement was reached.

Theodore Tsiakalos

• Accused
  

Theodore Tsiakalos was publicly named as accused by the Rockville Centre diocese in March 2021, with his surname reportedly misspelled as “Tziakalos” in some records. Available information suggests he may have served in the diocese through approximately 1972.

John P. Vitsas

• Accused
  

John P. Vitsas was listed as accused in March 2021. The allegation was tied to St. Ignatius Loyola in Hicksville, where he was assigned from March 1959 to February 1973. He died on January 9, 1998.

Eugene Vollmer

• Sued
  

Accused by two individuals in 2002 and another in 1994, Eugene Vollmer admitted to abusing at least 12 victims. He was laicized on June 16, 2004. Vollmer died in 2016 and was included on the diocesan list of accused clergy released in March 2021.

James C. Williams

• Sued
  

James C. Williams was suspended from ministry in May 2016 by his religious order after a credible allegation that he sexually abused a boy who was a Chaminade High School student in 2011. Williams denied the allegation. The matter proceeded through civil litigation.

Gregory Yacyshyn

• Sued
  

Gregory Yacyshyn was accused of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl in 2003 while assigned to St. Francis of Assisi in Greenlawn. A second accuser filed suit in April 2016, alleging abuse between ages five and seven during 2001 to 2003.

Diocese of Syracuse NY

Paul F. Angelicchio

• Sued
  

After being placed on leave during a diocesan investigation, Paul F. Angelicchio faced a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a child at St. Ann’s in Manlius roughly 27 years earlier. A diocesan review board later concluded the allegations were unfounded, and he was returned to ministry.

Thomas Bayley

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused on the diocesan list released December 3, 2018, Thomas Bayley was incardinated in 1982. He died in 1994, years before the disclosure.

Robert J. Birchmeyer

• Accused
  

Listed publicly as accused in December 2018, Robert J. Birchmeyer was permanently removed from ministry following the allegations.

Robert F. Bogan

• Accused
  

Robert F. Bogan was named publicly as accused on the December 2018 list. He retired in July 2010 and died on December 27, 2011. One claim surfaced after his death.

Roger A. Bowen

• Accused
  

Named publicly as accused on the diocesan list in December 2018, Roger A. Bowen was deceased at the time of disclosure. Records note a single claim made after his death.

Paul A. Brigandi

• Accused
  

Paul A. Brigandi was publicly listed as accused in December 2018. He had been permanently removed from ministry and was deceased when the list was released.

Nathan Brooks

• Charged
  

In August 2023, Nathan Brooks was arrested and charged with forcibly touching a teenage girl over a period beginning when she was 14. At the time, he was serving as administrator for four parishes. He was suspended following the charges.

Daniel W. Casey

• Settled
  

Accused of sexually abusing three boys in the late 1980s, Daniel W. Casey resigned from the diocese in 1991. By February 2020, he had been named in six lawsuits filed under the NY Child Victims Act.

Felix R. Colosimo

• Sued
  

Felix R. Colosimo was permanently removed from ministry in 2014 after credible allegations. In 2017, a man filed a lawsuit alleging Colosimo sexually abused him between 1987 and 1990, when the boy was 12 to 15 years old.

Donald J. Crosby

• Accused
  

Donald J. Crosby was accused of abusing teenage girls in the 1970s. He left the priesthood in 1975, was laicized in 1980, and later resigned from a middle school counseling position in 2003.

John H. Donovan

• Accused
  

Named publicly as accused on the December 2018 diocesan list, John H. Donovan was deceased at the time of disclosure. One claim was reported after his death.

Edmund J. Durr

• Accused
  

Edmund J. Durr served as pastor in multiple parishes and taught at several Catholic high schools. He was publicly named as accused in December 2018 and noted to have been removed from ministry.

Charles H. Eckermann

• Police report
  

Monsignor Charles H. Eckermann was removed from his post in 2014 after credible allegations that he repeatedly raped a teenage altar boy at St. Ann’s rectory in Manlius. The Vatican later sentenced him to a life of prayer and penance.

Francis J. Furfaro

• Settled
  

Francis J. Furfaro admitted abusing a 19-year-old youth and was permanently removed from active ministry in 1991. He died in 2010 at age 93 and was named in three NY Child Victims Act claims.

Luke V. Gallagher

• Accused
  

Luke V. Gallagher was named publicly as accused on the diocesan list released January 2, 2018. He was deceased at the time of disclosure.

Bernard A. Garstka

• Sued
  

Multiple lawsuits alleged Bernard A. Garstka abused children during the 1960s while assigned to St. Patrick’s in Taberg. Initial suits were filed in the early 2000s, with additional claims filed in 2020.

Donald L. Gorman

• Accused
  

Donald L. Gorman was publicly listed as accused in December 2018. He died on May 12, 1993.

Thomas F. Guyder

• Accused
  

Retired in 1989, Thomas F. Guyder was named publicly as accused on the December 2018 list. He died on April 25, 2009.

John F. Harrold

• Sued
  

John F. Harrold was arrested in 1983 for sending child pornography through the mail. He resigned from the priesthood in 1997 and was later sued under the NY Child Victims Act.

Ferdinand A. Hattala

• Accused
  

Publicly named as accused in December 2018, Ferdinand A. Hattala retired in 1973 and died in 1988. One claim was noted after his death.

James C. Hayes

• Accused
  

James C. Hayes was permanently removed from ministry in 2002 after allegations of inappropriate behavior resurfaced years after the alleged conduct.

Donald J. Hebert

• Accused
  

Donald J. Hebert served as a scout coordinator, hospital chaplain, and parish priest before being permanently removed from active ministry following allegations of abuse.

Leo J. Heizman

• Accused
  

Leo J. Heizman served as a parish priest and high school principal. He died on September 21, 2004, and was later named publicly as accused.

Edgar M. Holihan

• Accused
  

Elevated to Monsignor in 1971, Edgar M. Holihan was a longtime pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows in Vestal. He was named publicly as accused in December 2018 and died in 1987.

Edgar P. Humphrey

• Accused
  

Edgar P. Humphrey was publicly named as accused on the December 2018 list. Records note a single claim after his death.

David J. Jutton

• Accused
  

David J. Jutton served in multiple chaplain roles and parish assignments. He was named publicly as accused in December 2018 and died on December 16, 2017.

Thomas F. Keating

• Sued
  

Accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl in 1982, Thomas F. Keating remained in ministry until 2004. Three sisters publicly reported the abuse and filed civil suit in the early 2000s.

William J. Kiefer

• Sued
  

A lawsuit filed under the NY Child Victims Act alleged that William J. Kiefer sexually abused a boy for two years in the 1940s at St. Paul’s Academy in Oswego. He died in 1990.

Edward X. Kieley

• Accused
  

Edward X. Kieley was named publicly as accused on the December 2018 diocesan list and was deceased at the time of disclosure.

Robert J. Kloster

• Sued
  

Robert J. Kloster was accused, along with other clergy, of raping and sexually abusing a boy over several years beginning in 1969, according to civil filings.

Vincent Lane

• Sued
  

C. Vincent Lane was named publicly as accused in December 2018 and noted to have been removed from ministry. By February 2020, two NY Child Victims Act claims had been filed against him.

Steven J. Litz Jr.

• Accused
  

Steven J. Litz Jr. was publicly named as accused on the diocesan list released December 3, 2018. He was deceased at the time of disclosure.

William A. Lorenz

• Sued
  

William A. Lorenz was permanently removed from ministry after admitting that he lured a high school student into a sexual relationship that continued for roughly ten years. Civil litigation later documented the misconduct, leading to his removal and public disclosure within diocesan records.

John Lugowski

• Convicted
  

John Lugowski pleaded guilty to sexually abusing five boys between 1981 and 1987. He was sentenced to one year in county jail, and the conviction ended his clerical career. The diocese later included his name among clergy with substantiated abuse findings.

William J. Lynch

• Accused
  

William J. Lynch was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s list released December 3, 2018. Records note one abuse claim made after his death. He died in 1994 at age 88, decades before the public disclosure.

Edward C. Madore

• Sued
  

Edward C. Madore was publicly named as accused by the diocese in December 2018 and had previously been laicized in 1987. Civil litigation later alleged sexual abuse, prompting further documentation of his removal from clerical status.

George F. Mattice

• Accused
  

George F. Mattice was named publicly as accused on the diocese’s December 3, 2018 list. Diocesan records indicate he had been removed from ministry prior to the disclosure, though no criminal charges were noted.

John A. McCarthy

• Accused
  

John A. McCarthy was publicly listed as accused in December 2018. One claim of abuse was reported after his death. He died in 1981 at age 73, long before the diocese released its accounting of accused clergy.

Chester A. Misercola

• Sued
  

In 2002, a man filed suit alleging Chester A. Misercola sexually abused him over a five-year period beginning when he was 14. Misercola was permanently removed from active ministry in 2003 following the allegations.

William J. Morris

• Accused
  

William J. Morris was named publicly as accused on the diocese’s December 2018 list. He was deceased at the time of disclosure, and records note a single abuse claim reported after his death.

John J. Morse

• Accused
  

John J. Morse was publicly identified as accused in December 2018. Diocesan documentation indicates one abuse claim surfaced after his death. He died in 1990 at age 58.

Thomas E. Neary

• Settled
  

Thomas E. Neary was accused of raping a child repeatedly over a two-year period in the 1960s, with one victim alleging at least 100 assaults. The diocese paid for counseling costs, while additional victims were reported but did not publicly file claims.

Joseph A. Pace

• Accused
  

Joseph A. Pace was named publicly as accused on the diocese’s December 3, 2018 list. He was later laicized, formally ending his status as a priest.

Robert A. Ours

• Convicted
  

Robert A. Ours was arrested in May 2014 for possession of child sexual performance images. He pleaded guilty to all charges in August 2014, received ten years’ probation, and was ordered to register as a sex offender.

Thomas M. Powell

• Accused
  

Thomas M. Powell was publicly named as accused in December 2018. Records indicate one abuse claim was reported after his death. No criminal proceedings were documented.

Albert J. Proud

• Sued
  

Albert J. Proud was accused by two men in 2002 of abuse occurring in the early 1970s. He was permanently removed from ministry in 2003 and later named in a lawsuit filed under the NY Child Victims Act.

Edward George Quaid

• Accused
  

Monsignor Edward George Quaid served as pastor of St. Mary’s in Oswego from 1935 to 1964. He was publicly named as accused on the December 2018 diocesan list and was deceased at the time of disclosure.

James F. Quinn

• Sued
  

James F. Quinn served in multiple diocesan leadership and youth roles before being placed on leave amid allegations he sexually abused and exploited a youth beginning at age 13 between 1963 and 1970. He died on February 1, 2013.

James A. Quinn

• Accused
  

James A. Quinn was named publicly as accused on the diocese’s December 2018 list. Records note that he had been removed from ministry prior to the public disclosure.

Francis L. Sammons

• Accused
  

Monsignor Francis L. Sammons, longtime pastor of St. Patrick’s on Tipperary Hill, was publicly named as accused in December 2018. A prominent civic figure, he died on July 10, 2007.

H. Charles Sewall

• Settled
  

After an accuser came forward, H. Charles Sewall admitted to sexual misconduct and was permanently removed from ministry. Two additional victims later reported abuse, and Sewall was sued in civil court.

Walter A. Sinnott

• Accused
  

Walter A. Sinnott was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s December 3, 2018 list. He died on July 8, 1965, decades before the allegations were publicly disclosed.

Paul J. Slavetskas

• Accused
  

Paul J. Slavetskas was named publicly as accused in December 2018. His assignments included parishes across Cortland, Johnson City, Binghamton, and Syracuse. He died on November 27, 2015.

Conrad Somerville

• Sued
  

Conrad Somerville was accused of sexually abusing girls while assigned to St. Joseph’s in Utica during 1964 and 1965. Civil litigation later documented the allegations.

Martin J. Tracy

• Accused
  

Martin J. Tracy was publicly named as accused on the diocese’s December 2018 list. He was deceased at the time of disclosure.

Thomas Trane

• Sued
  

Thomas Trane, a parish pastor in Oswego, was accused of abusing two boys. The case proceeded through the New York Supreme Court, resulting in formal judicial review of the allegations.

David J. Walker

• Accused
  

David J. Walker was publicly named as accused in December 2018. He was deceased at the time of disclosure, and records indicate one abuse claim surfaced after his death.

John P. Wagner

• Accused
  

John P. Wagner was named publicly as accused on the diocese’s December 2018 list. Diocesan records indicate he had been removed from ministry prior to disclosure.

Jerome F. Weber

• Sued
  

Jerome F. Weber was publicly named as accused in December 2018 and had been removed from ministry. By February 2020, two lawsuits had been filed against him under the NY Child Victims Act.

Thomas J. Zedar

• Sued
  

Thomas J. Zedar was accused, along with other clergy, of sexually abusing a boy during the 1970s while the victim was a student at Seton Catholic Central High School. Civil litigation later detailed the allegations.

John M. Zeder

• Sued
  

In 2003, a woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging that John M. Zeder sexually abused her between 1978 and 1981 and later threatened her with institutionalization if she disclosed the abuse. She reported the allegations to Bishop Moynihan in 2002. Zeder was removed from public ministry in July 2002 and permanently removed from active priesthood in June 2003. He was later listed by the diocese on December 3, 2018, and is deceased.

About Credibly Accused Clergy in New York

Clergy sexual abuse involves religious leaders exploiting their position of trust to engage in sexual relations with young people, minors, or vulnerable adults. This abuse can have a lasting impact on victims, such as emotional trauma, mental health struggles, and loss of faith, especially when there is evidence of wrongdoing.

Reporting these crimes quickly is important for holding credibly accused perpetrators, such as a deacon, accountable and preventing further harm. Credibly accused clergy members are considered innocent until the plaintiff proves they are guilty, and early reports can help preserve necessary evidence for you to win your case.

Survivors can find comfort in knowing they are not alone. Legal support is available to guide them towards healing and justice.

New York has several laws for these cases, and victims can rest assured that the law is always on their side. The legal process typically involves filing a police report and an investigation. Victims may also file civil action through lawsuits for damages.

Legal Support for Survivors of Abuse From Clergy Members in New York

At Injury Lawyer Team, we handle New York clergy abuse cases with compassion and expertise. We understand the sensitivity of these situations and prioritize your privacy and safety. Our confidential consultations and comprehensive legal support are here to help survivors achieve the justice they deserve.

What Laws Govern Priest Abuse Lawsuits in New York?

In New York, several laws and regulations address clergy sexual abuse cases. The statute of limitations sets the time limit for a victim to file criminal charges or take civil action.

Statute of Limitations

The Child Victims Act, enacted in 2019, significantly extends the statute of limitations for such sexual misconduct cases. Victims can now file civil claims until age 55 and pursue criminal charges against a clergy member until age 28. The act also extended a one-year look-back window, which allowed older cases to be filed regardless of when the abuse occurred.

Mandatory Reporting Laws

In New York, most professionals in contact with children must report suspected abuse. They are known as mandated reporters. Previously, archdiocesan clergy members were exempt from this requirement, meaning they were not legally obligated to report suspicions of child or elderly sex abuse.

However, the Child Abuse Reporting Expansion Act added individuals like priests to the list of mandated reporters. Failure to report can result in criminal charges and civil liability.

Diocesan Review Board for Any Credible Allegation

In New York dioceses, the Diocesan Review Board is a confidential, consultative body established under the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and related “Essential Norms,” not under state law. Its primary role is to advise the bishop on the credibility of allegations against clergy and to recommend how to proceed regarding ministry.

When the Archdiocese of New York receives a complaint, it reports it to civil authorities and launches an independent investigation; the findings of the independent review board are then presented to its Review Board, which evaluates whether the claim is credible under diocesan definitions.

If the board determines that there is sufficient evidence, it may recommend permanent removal from ministry, and in some cases, the bishop will refer the case to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The independent review board is internal to the Catholic church; it is not the same as criminal or civil action. Many victims proceed with charges and lawsuits regardless of what the review board says.

Age of Consent

In New York, the legal age of consent for sexual activity is 17 years old. Sexual activity with anyone under 17 is generally considered statutory rape or criminal sexual act, even if the younger person agrees.

New York law includes “position of authority” provisions, meaning that adults in supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial roles, such as teachers, coaches, or clergy, can be criminally liable for sexual activity with individuals under 18 who are subject to their authority.

For priests and other clergy, this means that sexual contact with a parishioner or minor under 18 is illegal under state law, reflecting the additional protections afforded to minors in relationships of trust and authority.

Filing a Clergy Sexual Abuse Lawsuit in New York

The process of filing a lawsuit for clergy sex abuse can be tedious. Injury Lawyer Team can help you through this process, especially when addressing a credible allegation, by providing the following services:

• Initial Consultation: We’ll meet with an experienced attorney specializing in clergy sexual abuse cases to discuss your situation and evaluate the case’s viability.
• Evidence Collection: Our team will gather crucial evidence and relevant documentation to build a strong case.
• Filing the Lawsuit: Your attorney will file a formal complaint in the appropriate New York court, outlining the allegations and legal grounds for the lawsuit.
• Service of Process: The complaint is served to the defendant (clergy member and potentially the religious institution).
• Discovery: Both parties exchange information through depositions, interrogatories, and document requests to uncover evidence supporting their claims and defenses.
• Pre-Trial Motions: Attorneys may file motions to resolve specific issues before trial, such as motions to dismiss or for summary judgment.
• Settlement Negotiations: We’ll work to negotiate a fair and just settlement for you outside of court.
• Trial: If a settlement isn’t reached outside of court, we will represent the victim during the trial and present our evidence and arguments.
• Post-Trial Support: We’ll provide ongoing support and assistance even after the trial ends.

If you or a loved one has been a victim of clergy sex assault, contact a qualified clergy abuse attorney to explore your legal options and seek justice.

Support Resources for Survivors in New York

There are many people and organizations that are ready to assist you through difficult times. Various support services are available in New York that focus on helping sexually assaulted victims and providing them with a safe space to deal with their trauma.

• For immediate support: call 911
• New York State Hotline for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence: You can contact them at (800) 942-6906. This service offers confidential support and assistance to those in need.
• Victims Assistance Coordinator, New York Archdiocese: The NY Archdiocese also provides resources through its Victims Assistance Coordinator.
• New York State Office of Victim Services: For broader support, the NYSOVS is a valuable resource.
• Survivor’s Sanctuary: Survivors of sexual crime can find a haven through Survivor’s Sanctuary, a part of the Me Too movement.
• NY Crime Victims Legal Help: For those seeking legal help, NY Crime Victims Legal Help provides guidance and resources tailored to victims’ needs.
• (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): RAINN is another key organization offering support. They provide a national assault hotline and various resources to help survivors.
• New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA): Offers a directory of rape crisis programs across the state, providing counseling, advocacy, and support groups.

Notable Cases and Outcomes in New York

Our attorneys have reviewed public and private settlement data related to the New York clergy abuse settlements. Depending on the circumstances pertaining to your case, including if the accused is deceased, these cases may be fairly valued in the $400,000 to $950,000 range. In cases of extreme conduct or if that case were to go before a jury, damages could exceed $1 million.

In 2019, the Archdiocesan Review Board released a list of 120 names of credibly accused clergy members of sexually abusing minors. This list included Catholic Church deacons and priests belonging to the Archdiocese who had been found to have been credibly accused. Some of the clergy members on the list had already passed away or had been permanently removed from ministry.

The Catholic Diocese in New York has paid significant settlements due to child sexual abuse allegations. The Syracuse diocese agreed to a $100 million settlement, the Rochester diocese paid $126 million after declaring bankruptcy, and Rockville Centre offered a $200 million compensation program.

This is the largest diocesan bankruptcy settlement in U.S. history in amount and per claimant, especially for those who were removed from ministry.

Why Choose Injury Lawyer Team

If allegations of abuse occurred at the hands of a clergy member in New York, you’ll need a law firm to help you through the legal process. Injury Lawyer Team are here to help you receive fair compensation and closure.

Our firm boasts a proven track record of successful cases, securing significant settlements and verdicts for survivors. We approach each case with compassion, understanding the sensitive nature of these matters, while recognizing that the accused should be considered innocent until proven guilty.

Our commitment to justice drives us to fight tirelessly for our clients, providing personalized attention and support throughout the legal process. Trust our sexual abuse attorneys to handle your case with the utmost care, professionalism, and determination to achieve the best possible outcome. Contact us today for a free consultation.

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