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2015–2016
Additions to Our Database
and Related Links


Compiled by BishopAccountability.org

This page was last updated at 1:30 p.m. on July 4, 2016. Please refresh the page whenever you visit; it will be revised and improved frequently.

Each summer, BishopAccountability.org summarizes the names that have been added to our Database of Accused Bishops, Priests, Nuns, Brothers, and Seminarians in the last year. The list is published as the back page of the program for SNAP's annual conference.

SNAP leaders are instrumental in helping survivors come forward, and our annual list is intended to acknowledge that valuable work, and also to provide a convenient list of recent additions to the database. The text of the list that we published in the program may be viewed here.

Below we provide a linked version of the list. Click on a name to view the current Database entry for that accused person. This online version of the list has been updated to include persons who have been added to our database after the deadline for submitting copy for the program. Those additional names are marked +.

Most of the persons on this list have been publicly accused for the first time during the past year. A few were accused previously, but only came to our attention recently. Several others have been included after we reexamined their allegations and confirmed that they qualified for inclusion, based on our posting policy.

Also on this page, we provide links to materials of interest to conference participants and others.

Ackerson, Francis, Altoona-Johnstown PA ord 1946
Adams, Cletus, TOR, Rapid City SD 1941
Albrechtson, Deacon Dennis, Seattle WA
Alexander, Marc R, Honolulu HI 1985
Altermatt, Cletus, New Ulm MN 1934
Ardolf, Edward, New Ulm MN 1964
Arsenault, David, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1981

Baglio, Joseph L, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1944
+Baker, Gerald, Owensboro KY 1983
+Bandiho, Solomon, Phoenix AZ
Baud, John B, SJ, Fairbanks AK 1932
Bodenschatz, Peter A M, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1933
Bodziak, Charles F, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1967
Boxleitner, J Jerome, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1956
Boylan, Martin M, Scranton PA 1980
Boyle, Edward C, Seattle WA 1950
Brennan, Joseph J, Camden NJ 1945
Buckley, Gordon, New Ulm MN 1953
Burkhardt, Harold J, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1947
Butler, Richard J, Boston MA 1962
+Byrd, Freddie, Owensboro KY 1988

Cain, Thomas J, Detroit MI 1945
Cassidy, Terry, Peoria IL 1984
Casula, Br John, SDB, St Petersburg FL
Charland, Michael, OMI, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1971
Chong, Br Damien (Patrick), O Carm, Los Angeles CA
Cingle, Martin A, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1973
Colucci, Bennett, OFM Cap, Denver CO 1957
Coveney, James B, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1964
Cowley, Leonard P, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1938
Crosby, Sr Dolores, SNJM, Seattle WA
Crouse, William S, FSCJ, Newark NJ 1959
Cunningham, Christopher, Los Angeles CA 1990

Daubert, Francis J, MM, Honolulu HI 1938
Dolan, Timothy E, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1983
Donahue, Br William, CFC, Seattle WA
Dooley, Jerome, Seattle WA 1956
+Downey, Kevin J, OFM, Springfield IL 1982

Eggerling, Milton, Austin TX 1954
Eichenberger, Thomas P, Milwaukee WI 1976

Fabbri, Mario, (SDB) Altoona-Johnstown PA 1931
Fennessy, Keith G, New York NY 1984
Fitzpatrick, Robert J, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1973
Fleckenstein, David, CMF, Seattle WA 1973
Fox, Donal R, OSB, Paterson NJ 1966
Foyle, Dermot C, Seattle WA 1950

Gallo Espinoza, Manuel, Newark NJ 1998
+Gillespie, Thomas M, Boston MA 1968
Gorman, Richard F, New York NY 1982
Graff, Donald, Honolulu HI 1962
Gross, Richard C, New Ulm MN 1962

Hau, Phan Huu, Seattle WA 1963
Hays, Michael D, Seattle WA 1976
Hewitt, Deacon Gregory, Seattle WA
Holdren, John C, Rockford IL 1971

Jayawardene, Pantaleone, Seattle WA

+Klaers, Marvin, St. Paul & Minneapolis MN 1950
Kunz, Germain, New Ulm MN 1957

+Ladamus, Robert, Hartford CT 1970
Lamm, Timothy J, OSB, Seattle WA 1954
LaPan, Kenneth C, TOR, St Cloud MN 1952

Lauinger, Richard, Detroit MI 1956
Ledwith, Miceál (Michael), Seattle WA 1967
Lee, J T Matthew, Wilmington DE, 1993
+Long, Sr. Patricia A, CSC, Manchester NH
Low, Lawrence O, Seattle WA 1955

MacGuinness, James L, Boston MA 1912
Marfori, Antonio F, St Cloud MN 1978
Marmo, Theodore I, Seattle WA 1965
Mascardo, Editho, Stockton CA 1983
Mathews, Philip A, Camden NJ 1967
McManus, John P, SS, Seattle WA 1940
+Medeiros, Cardinal Humberto S, Boston MA 1946
Morin, Gerald, SJ, Seattle WA 1942
Mountain, Joseph, Winona MN 1952
Murasso, Jeremiah N, Hartford CT 1979
Murphy, Peter B, Sioux City IA 1955
Myers, Regis F, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1954

Neetz, Br Christian R, TOR, Altoona-Johnstown PA
+Nienstedt, Archbishop John, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1974

O'Brien, William J, Seattle WA 1925
O'Friel, Daniel F, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1961
O'Keefe, John J, New York NY 1972
+O’Shaughnessy, Donald, SJ, Chicago IL 1955
O'Sullivan, Br Timothy, CFC, Newark NJ
O'Sullivan, Br Vincent, CFC, Seattle WA
Ocana, Manuel C, Seattle WA < <1998

+Padilla, Br Ruben, CFC, North American Province
Palko, John J, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1967
Pascale, Anthony, Honolulu HI 1958
Pedraza Arias, Alfredo, Rockford IL 1992
Pitsch, Thomas, Seattle WA 1941
Pohl, Stephen A, Louisville KY 1985
+Poser, Gregory, OSC, St Cloud MN 1975

Quick, William G, Seattle WA 1934
+Quigley, Br Dominic, OFM, New York NY

Racine, Leo J, Seattle WA 1979
Ream, Gerard J, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1954
+Rieffer, George, Santa Fe NM 1939
Roberts, Edward F, Kansas City KS 1941
+Romanus, Bro, CFX, Brooklyn NY
Roth, James, OSFS, Detroit MI 1995
Ryan, Br D P, CFC, Seattle WA

Savoie, Johnny S, Mobile AL 1995
Sawyer, Br Thomas, CSC, Hartford CT
Simonelli, Gerald, Joliet IL 1990
Spalding, Br John B, SC, Metuchen NJ
Stark, Charles J, New Ulm MN 1944
Steiner, Bernard, New Ulm MN 1961
Stohr, Richard, Seattle WA 194747
+Stoyles, Bro Michael E, CFC, North American Province
+Sullivan, Patrick, Crookston MN 1982

+Thomas, Richard L, Green Bay WI 1966
+Thompson, Bro James S, CFC, North American Province
Trippy, Stephen (Salvatore), Seattle WA 1977

Vazquez, Jose, Biloxi MS 2008
Velez-Lopez, Antonio Jorge, TC, Baltimore MD 1989
Vogt, Emmerich, OP, Portland OR 1978

Walters, Michael (Mitch), Newark NJ 1965
West, David F, Detroit MI 1963
+Williams, James C, SM, Rockville Centre NY 1998
Wolfe, Benedict, GHM, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1941
Wright, Seminarian Joel A, Steubenville OH


Note: Our Database of Accused Bishops, Priests, Nuns, Brothers, and Seminarians aggregates information about Catholic clerics publicly accused of abusing children and/or possessing child abuse images (so-called child pornography). We make no representation regarding the truth of the allegations that we aggregate, and we remind our readers that the U.S. legal system presumes that a person accused of or charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Similarly, individuals who may be defendants in civil actions are presumed not to be liable for such claims unless a plaintiff proves otherwise. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part of civil or private settlements. For more information, see our posting policy.

Key to Religious Order Abbreviations

CFC – Irish Christian Brothers
CFX – Xaverians
CMF – Claretian Missionaries
CSC – Congregation of Holy Cross
CSC – Sisters of the Holy Cross
FSCJ – Verona Fathers
GHM – Glenmary Home Missioners
MM – Maryknoll Fathers
O Carm – Carmelite Fathers and Brothers
OFM – Franciscan Friars
OFM Cap – Capuchin Franciscan Friars

OMI – Oblates of Mary Immaculate
OP – Dominicans
OSB – Benedictine Monks
OSC – Crozier Fathers and Brothers
OSFS – Oblates of St Francis de Sales
SC – Brothers of the Sacred Heart
SDB – Salesians of Don Bosco
SJ – Society of Jesus aka Jesuits
SNJM – Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
SS – Sulpicians
TC – Amigonian Friars aka Capuchin Tertiaries
TOR – Third Order Regular Franciscans

 

RELATED LINKS

Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio on Procedures for Removing Bishops for Negligence in Cases of Sexual Abuse

• Come Una Madre Amorevole (As A Loving Mother), Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio by Pope Francis, June 4, 2016 - Italian and English

"Canon Law already provides for the possibility of removal from ecclesiastical office 'for grave reasons'. This pertains to diocesan Bishops and Eparchs as well, and those who are by law equal to them (cf. can. 193 § 1 CIC; can. 975 § 1 CCEO). With this Letter my intention is to underline that among the aforesaid 'grave reasons' is the negligence of a Bishop in the exercise of his office, and in particular in relation to cases of sexual abuse inflicted on minors and vulnerable adults ..."

• Canon 193 §1. A person cannot be removed from an office conferred for an indefinite period of time except for grave causes and according to the manner of proceeding defined by law. - English

News Reports

Pope Francis backs off proposal for tribunal on church sex abuse, by Nicole Winfield, the Associated Press, June 4, 2016

Pope approves measures to oust bishops who botch abuse cases, by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, June 4, 2016

Pope issues plan for removing bishops who fail to act on sex abuse, by Inés San Martín, Crux, June 4, 2016

Pope Francis Issues Motu Proprio on Removal of Negligent Bishops, by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, June 4, 2016

Francis gives Vatican authority to initiate removal of bishops negligent on sexual abuse, National Catholic Reporter, by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, June 4, 2016

Pope Francis Sets Guidelines for Removing Bishops Who Mishandle Sex Abuse Cases, by Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, June 4, 2016

Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio: like a Loving Mother, Vatican Information Service, June 4, 2016

Pope issues motu proprio on removal of Bishops, Vatican Radio, June 4, 2016

Commentary and analysis

The Pope’s move to hold bishops accountable could have seismic consequences, by Ed Condon, Catholic Herald, June 4, 2016

Pope calls bishops' negligence a crime: this is important, by Thomas P. Doyle, National Catholic Reporter, June 17, 2016

Letter from Rome: How to Remove a "Bad" Bishop, by Robert Mickens, Commonweal, June 8, 2016

Pope Defines Process for Removing Bishops for Negligence in Abuse Cases, by Gerard O'Connell, America, June 4, 2016

Motu Proprio: "Neue Prozedur gibt Bischöfen auch Garantien" (Motu Proprio: "New procedure also gives bishops guarantees"), Vatican Radio, June 6, 2016 [interview of Charles Scicluna]

Francis lays down the law to bishops who cover up, by Mark Silk, Religion News Service, June 6, 2016

Why the best chance to end the abuse crisis rests with you, by Nicole Sotelo, National Catholic Reporter, June 23,2016

Victims "Very Skeptical" of New Vatican Abuse Policy, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, June 4, 2016

Victims’ group has further concerns re pope’s new abuse policy, by Barbara Dorris, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, June 5, 2016

Pope Francis takes a new tack on clergy sex abuse, by Editorial Board, The Washington Post, June 6, 2016

Episcopal accountability and the motu proprio, by Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter, June 6, 2016

Anti-abuse expert says it’s clear: Bishops must follow rules, by Inés San Martín, Crux, June 10, 2016 [interview of Hans Zollner]

 

Crisis Journalism of Ted Slowik and Colleagues at the Herald News

Cache of Herald News Articles in 2002 about the Abuse Crisis

• Related: The David Rudofski Child Protection Archive

 

The Accountability of Bishops

Bishops Accused of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: A Global Accounting

Abuse-Enabling Bishops Who Resigned or Were Removed

 

Milwaukee Bankruptcy Settlement

• Letter from Then-Archbishop Dolan to Cardinal Hummes, Asking Permission to Transfer $56.9M to the Cemetery Fund of the Milwaukee Archdiocese (6/4/07)

• Letter from Cardinal Hummes to Archbishop Dolan, Granting Permission for the Transfer (7/18/07)

- Milwaukee Archdiocese "Settles" Sex Abuse Bankruptcy, by Peter Isely, SNAP Midwest Director, August 4, 2015

 

Spotlight Links

Spotlight on the Archives



Richard Sipe's I Confess [click image for Amazon page]

 

Preliminary Work on Our Australian Royal Commission Page

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

SNAP Australia

Broken Rites Australia

• Judy Courtin's Sex Crimes and the Catholic Church Royal Commission and Justice? presented at the Castan Centre for International Law (see also a PDF text)

Report of Case Study 4, Towards Healing, December 2013, Sydney
The response of a primary school and the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office to the conduct of Gerard Byrnes

Report of Case Study 6, Toowoomba, February 2014, Brisbane
The response of a primary school and the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office to the conduct of Gerard Byrnes

Report of Case Study 8, Towards Healing, March 2014, Sydney
Mr John Ellis’s experience of the Towards Healing process and civil litigation

Report of Case Study 11, Christian Brothers, April 2014, Perth
Congregation of Christian Brothers in Western Australia response to child sexual abuse at Castledare Junior Orphanage, St Vincent’s Orphanage Clontarf, St Mary’s Agricultural School Tardun and Bindoon Farm School

Report of Case Study 13, Marist Brothers, June 2014, Canberra
The response of the Marist Brothers to allegations of child sexual abuse against Brothers Kostka Chute and Gregory Sutton
The public hearing examined the response of the Marist Brothers to allegations of child sexual abuse in schools in the ACT, NSW and Queensland.

Report of Case Study 14, Diocese of Wollongong, June 2014, Sydney
The response of the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong to allegations of child sexual abuse, and related criminal proceedings, against John Gerard Nestor, a priest of the Diocese

Report of Case Study 16, Melbourne Response, August 2014, Melbourne
The Melbourne Response
The public hearing examined the principles, practices and procedures of the Melbourne Response.

Report of Case Study 26, St Joseph's Orphanage, April 2015, Rockhampton
The response of the Sisters of Mercy, the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton and the Queensland Government to allegations of child sexual abuse at St Joseph’s Orphanage, Neerkol
The public hearing examined the experiences of a number of men and women who were resident at St Joseph's Orphanage, Neerkol operated by the Sisters of Mercy between 1940 and 1975.

Case Study 28, Catholic Church authorities, May and December 2015, February 2016, Ballarat and Melbourne
The scope and purpose of this public hearing is to inquire into the response of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and of other Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious, and the response of Victoria Police to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious which took place within the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat.
Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 159 (February 29, 2016)
Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 160 (March 1, 2016)
Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 161 (March 2, 2016)
Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 162 (March 3, 2016)

Case Study 31, Retired Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, August 2015, Sydney
The public hearing heard the evidence of retired Bishop Geoffrey Robinson regarding the history and development of the Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse prior to the introduction of Towards Healing

Case Study 35, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, November 2015, Melbourne
The public hearing inquired into the response of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to allegations of child sexual abuse

Case Study 38, Criminal justice issues, March 2016, Sydney
The public hearing inquired into the experiences of survivors of child sexual abuse in an institutional context in the criminal justice system as complainants against an accused who was the subject of allegations by more than one complainant
It will focused on the experiences of survivors, particularly young children and people with disability, in reporting to police and in relation to oral evidence and cross examination.

Mennonite Links

• Ruth Krall's The Elephants in God's Livingroom – Volume Three: The Mennonite Church and John Howard Yoder

Our Stories UnTold

The Discernment of Knowledge: Sexualized Violence in the Mennonite Church, by Stephanie Krehbiel, Somatosphere, May 2, 2016

Pacifist Battlegrounds: The Struggle for Queer Inclusion in a Peace Church, by Stephanie Krehbiel, Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests, December 29, 2015

The Ghost Rapes of Bolivia, by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, VICE Media, August 6, 2013

My Untold Stories, by Barbra Graber, Our Stories UnTold, September 15, 2015

Feminist Organizing Challenge Institutions’ Silence on Yoder, by Tim Nafziger, The Mennonite Blog, January 5, 2015

John Howard Yoder Digest: Recent Articles About Sexual Abuse and Discernment, by Joanna Shenk, Mennonite Church USA Resources, March 5, 2015

 

 
 


 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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