This victim was abused in Hawaii and occurred when Hannon was visiting the victims parents. In his own handwritten words, Trautman expressed the personal belief that Lorei' s sudden departure may likely have been indicative of some kind of significant event. Bishop was transported to the Atrium Medical Center after being found in his home unresponsive. Reyes befriended the family and when the family moved to Florida, he lived with them. Another victim came forward in 2004 to report that Hoehl had touched him inappropriately between 1980 and 1984. From 1953 to 1982, there were may reports that McGinley had sexual encounters with other males. A different woman came forward in 2016 and said that her brother was also sexually abused. During the summer of 2003, the distinct voice of God along with a clear vision for a new ministry was given to Pastor Austin. In March 1982, Gaughan stated in a letter that a number of people were after us to see that Father Roger Sinclar was transferred. According to Connare, Sinclair made it clear that he wanted to stay in his present assignment and to work through his problems. Later that year, he pleaded guilty in Washington County court to two more counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and received a sentence of five to 10 years, to be served concurrently to his Allegheny County sentence. The court rejected the case, concluding the victim has waited too long to sue. Summary: A victim reported that he would stay overnight at the rectory and would sleep in the same bed as Motsay. He then asked for her telephone number and gave her his business card along with a gift. An unidentified male said Diskin sexually abused him by inappropriately touching him in Butler County in 1976 to 1977 when the victim was 15 to 16. The victim said the abuse occurred from age 13 or 14 until age 17 in the 1970's. Sister Mary AnnLostoski, principal of the Holy Trinity school, reported Kryston was always around seventh- and eighth-grade girls and often smelled of alcohol. The terms of the agreement were that if Connor would admit to sexually molesting the child, he would have the record of his arrest erased, as long as he were not re-arrested within one year. After the victim fell asleep, he awoke to discover Bonner lying in bed with him, stroking the victims penis. Regardless of these observations, in 1981, Bishop Joseph McShea wished Lawrence well. Is the Visionary, Founder and Senior Pastor of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle Churches in Brooklyn, New York and Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Im in the grocery store every day. In 1996, the Congregation for Institutions of Consecrated Life and of Societies of Apostolic Life removed Furjanics priestly authority. Zmijewski then left the room for a short period of time and upon his return, he instructed the victim to get dressed. In November 2013,Dzermejkopled guilty to possession of child pornography in federal court. Many years prior to making the report, the victim told the office manager for the diocese. On April 27, 2005, Yarrosh entered a plea of guilty to charges of theft and possession of child pornography. Summary: A man reported that McDevitt abused him, kissing him in the confessional at Bishop McDevitt High School. He stated that he fell asleep and awoke to find McGee groping his genitals. A review of Dorsch's Diocesan file did not reveal how this lawsuit wasultimately resolved. Lebanon, PA, 6/7/1967 - 8/27/1967: St. Veronica, Ambridge, PA, 8/28/1967 - 9/19/1968: St. Joseph, Verona, PA, 9/20/1968 - 5/22/1973: St. Michael, Elizabeth, PA, 6/8/1973 - 8/15/1974: St. Kieran, Lawrenceville, PA, 8/16/1974 - 11/4/1976: Assumption, Bellevue, PA, 11/5/1976 - 6/29/1981: St. Margaret Mary, Moon Township, PA, 6/30/1981 - 7/7/1982: St. Anselm, Swissvale, PA, 7/8/1982 - 7/2/2001: St. Killian, Mars, PA, 7/2/2001 - 6/15/2002: St. Bartholomew, Penn Hills, PA, Sabbatical Second Semester of 2001-2002, 1/15/2002 - 7/3/2002: Sabbatical at North American College in Rome, 7/3/2002 - 9/1/2010: St. James the Apostle, Bedford, PA, 11/05/1976-7/07/1982: Parochial Vicar, Nativity of Our Lord, Pittsburgh, PA, 7/08/1982-6/21/1989: Parochial Vicar, St. Francis of Assisi, Finleyville, PA. 8/25/1988-6/21/1989: Chaplain, part-time, Monongahela Valley Catholic High School. A few comments. The girls mother was an organist for masses that Mercado celebrated at the Lebanon VA Hospital. They would have special meetings together. In another file, a mother of five children alleged that Bolton may have sexually assaulted four of them. This occurred when he was a minor. Summary: The diocese received a letter in June 1967 that revealed Roemele was engaged in sexual misconduct with four different young boys. One night at the rectory, Shank showed the boy a box full of half-naked photographs of other boys his age. You are a demon-child., Summary: The diocese learned of allegations against Steffen in 1966, when he was a chaplain of a local high school. The victim said held her on his lap and rubbed her back, legs, bottom and rear. The victim recalls waking up naked in bed with Gillespie whohad his arm around the victim. In 2011, another man reported Siler groped and fondled him through his clothes between 1972 and 1974 at a Beaver County church. The victim alleged that sexual activity withCastelucciincluded masturbation, oral sex and one attempt at anal sex. Governor, Ohio Medicaid launch maternal care program, Childhood obesity is disaster waiting to happen, local doctor says. InSeptember2005, the male warned the Diocese he would be in Pittsburghin the near futureand wanted to make the abuse publicly known. May 2012: A letter to St. Catherine Laboure said Vaughn molested a female from 1959 to 1963, 6/09/1944-3/22/1946: St. Patrick, York, PA, 3/22/1946-6/20/1951: St. Peter, Mt. Shigo died in 1991. The grand jury investigation found no documentation that the Diocese of Erie notified local law enforcement or the District Attorney's office about Nealen' s long history of sexually abusing numerous young boys. An audit discovered thatO'Malley and a teenager had a joint bank account together and that the boy stayed at the rectory and was the primary user of new guest furniture that had been purchased by O'Malley. Pastor St. Theresa, New Cumberland, PA, 4/22/1949-9/23/1949: Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary, McSherrystown, PA, 9/23/1949-5/23/1952: St. Francis of Assisi, Harrisburg, PA, 5/23/1952-6/04/1953: Our Lady of Mt. He said the principal, when informed, passed off the experience as May just being friendly. The young man committed suicide in August 2006. She said the rumors about drug involvement by the Bishops started then. The Order settled with the victim filing the complaint. Darlene said she is turning over the running of the estate to Perrys son, Justin Jones, after a final court hearing on Monday. After reviewing church records, it was in all likelihood that another priest was the parish priest at the time when the abuse occurred, and advised that the church would conduct more research. Summary: During his short tenure with the Diocese of Greensburg, numerous allegations were made against Dellamalva: Summary: Flohr was the leader of the Junior Altar Boys Association, and allegedly touched the victims genitals for the first time in 1967. In January 1986, other documented concerns regarding Kryston included "drinking and fooling around with girls," arranging a dinner for two in the rectory with aneighth-gradegirl andasking a class how they would feel if they were naked answering the telephone. She stated their mother sent them to Kurutz at his new parish in New Castle when she was in sixth grade. Its like what I imagine heaven must be, Murdock said of Solid Rock. Between 1975 and 1979, a victim stated he engaged in wrestling with Zabowski and then Zabowski asked him to remove his clothes. The abuse occurred while he was a priest in Buffalo but also ministered in Pennsylvania. Summary: In a document dated July 7, 1995, itwas reported that the son of a member of the Archdiocese had revealed that was fondled byGenizerin 1980 when he was 13. 6/03/1954 - 2/03/1955: Assistant Pastor, Holy Rosary, Erie, PA, 2/03/1955 - 3/27/1957: Assistant Pastor, Sacred Heart, Sharon, PA, 3/27/1957 - 2/03/1958: Assistant Pastor, St. Boniface, Kersey, PA, Resident Pastor (Hacherl) asked to have Hannon Removed, 2/03/1958- 5/31/1958: Assistant Pastor, St Luke's, Erie, PA, Resident Pastor (Goodill) asked to have Hannon Removed, 5/31/1958 - 6/12/1965: Administrator, Sacred Heart, Genesee, PA, 9/01/1959 - N/A: Appointed Assistant Director of Lay Retreats for the Diocese, 6/12/1965 - 6/4/1966: Holy Cross, Brandy Camp, PA, 6/04/1966 - N/A: Administrator, St. Mathew, Erie, PA, 6/06/1966 - 6/16/1967: Administrator, St. Cyprian, Waterford, PA, 6/16/1967 - 6/01/1979: Pastor, St. Mathew in the Wood, Erie, PA, 4/13/1978: Requests transfer to Diocese of Hawaii, 9/19/1979 - 7/18/1980: Asst. Summary:In December 2009, Father Mark Hoffman called the Bishop's office to report an allegation involving child sexual abuse by Monsignor Louis Lorei. During the visits, he would grab at the boys butt and genitals. No other documentation was found in the file. Basil, Dushore, PA, 6/1966 - 9/1966: Asst. Thursday 930PM Teatro Valentino, via S. Nicol Al borgo, 73, 95125, Catania. Pastor, St. Ann, Tobyhanna, PA, 9/1970 - 4/1972: Asst. Consequently, with a continued walk of . Regardless, Smith continued in ministry at Saint Josephs. Summary: Timchak pled guilty to possessing and downloading child pornography in 2008. ", Strassner was sent to see a counselor who, after meeting with Strassner, advised the Diocese that there was "a lot more going on here than Father Strassner has admitted.". During that time, Justi was a patient and she gave him a sponge bath. On December 9, 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation agreed to file federal charges against Cautela for the incidents that occurred outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Summary: In 2002, a victim wrote a letter to the diocese that when Sanesi served St. Joseph Minor Seminary school in the early 1960s, Sanesi repeatedly sexually abused him. He was made to sign a paper saying he would not tell anyone. It is unknown if the Diocese ever informed law enforcement officials about Hannon's conduct. According to diocesan files, the event happened in the sacristy of the church after serving mass. A small note in the file states "Review Board found no merit in processing since supposed victim did not come forth even after requests.". We are not against (gays), but we are against lifestyles that go against the word of God, he said. Statnick instructed Sredzinski that he was to have no further contact with young people outside of business hours. In 2002, it was reported that Liberatore took a young man in his teens or early twenties into his bedroom. When the father asked his young son if anyone had ever touched him, he claimed that his son started to cry and told him that their local priest had. Plane reports possible problem, lands safely at Dayton airport. Vallimont ended the relationship with the 13 -year -old victim when he was released from a treatment facility. "Solid Rock Church accepts you right where you are in life and loves you enough not to leave you there!." Mike & Judy Adair "Loving Life, Pursuing Purpose" Solid Rock Church is a family church located about 15 minutes north of Birmingham, AL. He alluded to being an abuse victim himself, but did not disclose the name of his alleged abuser. In May 2014, a 66-year-old male reported that he was inappropriately touched on the leg by May when he was a student at North Catholic High School during the 1962-1963 school year. The male also advised that he was abused by another priest in Pittsburgh who now lived in Florida. Judgment Satisfaction Letter of 4/16/07. Clearly, the statue outside the church wasnt the only thing about Solid Rock thats larger than life. The gospel-tinged Fire Choir performs throughout the 90-minute service and the worshipers are on their feet most of the time, swaying and singing along. Summary: In 1971, a priest reported that Houston and a minor female were observed going into a motel room late at night on multiple occasions. Sinclair kept trying to get closer to him during the night. Summary:Murray molested young boys in a church rectory before serving mass, as well as in recreational settings such as the lake shore. Cipolla was first accused of sexually abusing twobrothers, ages9 and 12 in 1978 in Cipolla' s bedroom in the rectoryand alsoin a hotel room in Dearborn, Michigan. He wrote, Father Braque and your sister have a long, difficult road ahead What has happened is their responsibility and certainly Father Braque will take care of his obligations. In April of 1989, the victim gave birth to a baby boy. Pastor, St. Francis, Nanticoke, PA, 9/1976 - 9/1979: Catechist, Bishop O'Reilly High School, Kingston, PA In Residence, Maternity BVM, Wilkes -Bane, PA. 9/1979 - 9/1980: Chaplain, St. Josephs Hospital, Carbondale, PA. 9/1980 - 9/1984: Our Lady of Grace, Hazleton, PA, 9/1984 - 2/1986: Chaplain, GWV Medical Center, 11/1986 - 11/1988: In Residence, St. Boniface, Williamsport, PA, 11/30/1988: Indefinite Leave of Absence, removed from active ministry, 6/1966 - 9/1966: Parochial Vicar, Queen of Peace, Hawley, PA, 9/1966 - 9/1969: Parochial Vicar, Nativity of BVM, Tunkhannock, PA, 9/1969 - 9/1971: Parochial Vicar, St. Mary's, Avoca, PA, 9/1971 - 9/1973: Parochial Vicar, St. Ignatius, Kingston, PA, 9/1973 - 9/1975: Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Avoca, PA, 9/1975 - 9/1979: Chaplain, Little Flower Manor, Wilkes -Bane, PA, 9/1979 - 9/1980: Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle, Elkland, PA, 9/1980 - 6/1982: Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, Mildred, PA, 6/1982 - 9/1985: Pastor, St. Mark, Inkerman, PA, 9/1985 - 9/1986: Pastor, St. Agnes, Forest City, PA. 9/1986 - 4/1990: Pastor, Blessed Sacrament & St. John the Baptist, 6/1990 - 6/1993: Residence, St. Thomas Aquinas, Archbald, PA, 6/1993 - 7/1994: Residence, St. Lucy, Scranton, PA, 7/1994 - 7/1998: Residence, Most Precious Blood, Hazleton, PA Chaplain, St. Joseph Medical Center, Hazleton, PA, 71998 - 9/1999: Residence, St. Francis of Assisi, West Hazleton, PA Chaplain, St. Joseph Medical Center, Hazleton, PA, 6/1953 - 6/1959: Asst. Aletter stated: "To the best of my knowledge, he has never engaged in sexual behavior inconsistent with priestly celibacy, nor had he ever acted in an inappropriate manner with minors. Come be a part of our family as we together strive to love greater, do greater and be greater. The diocese sent Zangari to St. Luke Institute for evaluation. Exactly. send us your prayer requests let's pray together Privacy Policy. Father Kucan was taken out of the ministry in March 2005, when the Order received its first complaint against him. If the, Studies are being done to help answer these questions. Pastor, St. Ann, Shohola, PA, 9/1967 - 9/1968: Asst. He was sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months incarceration but releases onparole one week later andadmitted back to St. Luke Institute in Maryland. Summary: Dzermejkowas reported to have had inappropriate contact with several young boys, conduct which included anal and oral sexual assaults of young minors. No other employment history listed. In March 2002, the Diocese received communication from a male asking for the status of Lazar. This victim said that Cautela first encouraged him to begin lifting weights at a nearby gym. Another victim came forward years later, writing the diocese a letter from prison. Click the Legacy Portal link above or at the bottom of the page to enter the church theft documentation side of this website. In 2005, the staff noted his discharge from a halfway house that he did not successfully complete the program and was at a high risk for re-offending. The grand jury found no evidence that the Dioceses of Buffalo or Erie ever notified law enforcement officials, despite the fact that Freeman admitted to sexually violating children in at least five of his six ministry assignments. Marcinek allegedly exploited the trust of the family, and often shared a bed with the victim. The victim reported that Gillespie would drink alcohol during the sleepovers. 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