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	Accused Clerics Contra Costa Times April 1, 2008 http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8774117?nclick_check=1 The alleged abuse occurred from the late 1940s through 2000*. Some clergy members were accused in the Diocese of Oakland, while others were accused in other dioceses but also served in the East Bay. Rev. Jeff Acebo ( Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. John the Baptist, San Lorenzo (1986-1988) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, deposition, apology service Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Joseph, Pinole; Holy Spirit, Fremont; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fremont; St. Anthony, Oakland; St. Albert, Alameda Last known status or location: Pinole Rev. Christopher Berbena (Franciscan/Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Anthony's Seminary, Santa Barbara (1980) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, diocese investigation found abuse could not be substantiated and returned him to active ministry Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. John Vianney, Walnut Creek Last known status or location: St. John Vianney, Walnut Creek Bro. Salvatore Billante (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Salesian High School, Richmond; Corpus Christi, San Francisco (1965-1989) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, depositions; convicted Last known status or location: San Francisco Rev. Roberto Bravo (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Holy Rosary, Antioch (1999) Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Albert's Priory, Oakland Last known status or location: Left Dominicans, living in Long Beach Msgr. Vincent Breen (Diocesan)) Where alleged abuse occurred: Holy Spirit, Fremont (1962-1981) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, depositions, police reports, apology service Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Mary, Walnut Creek Last known status or location: Died on Dec. 31, 1986 Rev. Donald Broderson (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Francis of Assisi, Concord; St. Philip Neri, Alameda; St. Leonard (now Our Lady of Guadalupe), Fremont (1972-1978) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Santa Paula (now Our Lady of Guadalupe), Fremont; St. Joachim, Hayward; St. Raymond, Dublin; Transfiguration, Castro Valley Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, depositions, apology services Last known status or location: Richmond Rev. Melvin Bucher (Franciscan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Anthony, Tigard, Ore. (1970-1972) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Elizabeth, Oakland Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Retreat center, Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside Rev. Kenneth Cabral (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Catherine of Sienna, Martinez (1964-1965) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Lawrence O'Toole, Oakland; St. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley; St. Mary, Walnut Creek; St. Columba, Oakland; St. Perpetua, Lafayette; St. Margaret Mary, Oakland; St. Alphonsus Liguori, San Leandro Where accusation was made: Named in apology service Last known status or location: Died on March 2, 1996 Rev. Antonio Camacho (Diocesan, visiting) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Stanislaaus, Modesto (1983) Last known status or location: Mexico Where accusation was made: Named in deposition, memo from Stockton bishop to police Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Our Lady of the Rosary, Union City; Holy Spirit, Fremont Rev. Mario Cimmarrusti (Franciscan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Anthony's Seminary, Santa Barbara (1960s) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): San Damiano Retreat House, Danville Last known status or location: San Damiano Retreat House,Danville Rev. James Clark (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Corpus Christi, Fremont (1968-1980) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, depositions, apology service Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Louis Bertrand, Oakland; St. Michael, Livermore; St. Paschal Baylon, Oakland; St. Anne, Walnut Creek Last known status or location: Died on July 27, 1989 Rev. Edmond Cloutier (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Star of the Sea, San Francisco (Late 1940s-1957) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Corpus Christi, Piedmont; St. Joseph, Alameda; St. Augustine, Pleasanton Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits Last status and location: Died on April 9, 2003 Rev. George Crespin (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Our Lady of the Rosary, Union City (1974-1975) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, deposition (diocese found insufficient evidence of abuse) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Holy Spirit, Fremont; St. Francis de Sales, Oakland; Corpus Christi, Piedmont; St. Bernard, Oakland; St. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley; St. Ambrose, Berkeley Last known status or location: Retired, St. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley Rev. Sidney J. Custodio (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Gregory, San Mateo (1960-1963) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland; St. Paschal Baylon, Oakland Last known status or location: Living in Menlo Park Rev. Bernard Dabbene (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Salesian High School, Richmond; Mission Bay waterfront, San Francisco (1959-2000) Where accusation was made: Convicted (San Francisco), named in deposition Last known status or location: Salesian provincial headquarters, San Francisco Rev. Dominic de Domenico (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Anchorage, Alaska (mid-1970s) Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Holy Rosary, Antioch Last known status or location: St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Msgr. Pearse Donovan (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Clement, Hayward (1978-1981) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland; Corpus Christi, Piedmont; St. Albert, Alameda Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, deposition Last known status or location: Died on Sept. 12, 1986 Bro. Donald Eagleson (Holy Cross) Where alleged abuse occurred: Moreau High School, Hayward (1971) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Died on Oct. 22, 2004 Bro. Clifton Raymond Etienne (Divine Word Missionaries) Where alleged abuse occurred: Divine Word Seminary, Riverside Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Patrick, Oakland Last known status or location: Died on May 22, 1998 Rev. Joseph Ferreira (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Our Lady of Good Counsel, San Leandro (1973-1974) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Leander, San Leandro; St. Alphonsus Liguori, San Leandro; Queen of All Saints, Concord; St. Leonard (now Our Lady of Guadalupe), Fremont; St. Paschal Baylon, Oakland; Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland Last known status or location: Oakland Rev. Francis Ford (Franciscan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Ascension, Portland, Ore. (1961-1963) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Elizabeth, Oakland Last known status or location: Died in 1985 Msgr. George Francis (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Bede, Hayward (1960-1982) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, depositions, apology service Last status and location: Died in 1998 Rev. Robert Freitas (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Santa Paula (now Our Lady of Guadalupe), Fremont (1977-1980) Where accusation was made: Arrested, named in lawsuits, depositions, apology service Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): All Saints, Hayward; St. Felicitas, San Leandro; St. Edward, Newark; Fremont; St. Catherine of Sienna, Martinez; Good Shepherd, Pittsburg; St. Anthony, Oakley; St. Lawrence O'Toole,Oakland Last status and location: Hayward Bro. Joseph Jesse Gutierrez (Christian Brothers) Where alleged abuse occurred: De La Salle High School, Concord (1975-1991) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Mary's High School, Berkeley Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, internal Christian Brothers memo Last known status or location: Now known as Jesse Gutierrez-Cervantes, runs a communications consulting company in Sonoma Rev. Jerome Henson (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Dominic's, Benicia (1981) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, police report Last known status or location: Costa Mesa Rev. William Hold (Diocesan, visiting) Where alleged abuse occurred: Holy Rosary, Woodland (1982) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Joseph, Pinole; St. Raymond, Dublin Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Diocese of Sacramento Last known status or location: Central Point, Ore. Rev. Stephen Kiesle (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Our Lady of the Rosary, Union City; Santa Paula (now Our Lady of Guadalupe), Fremont; St. Joseph, Pinole (1967-1978) Where accusation was made: Arrested, convicted, named in lawsuits, depositions, apology services Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Columba, Oakland Last known status or location: Laicized, serving six-year prison term Rev. Louis Ladenburger (Franciscan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Elk Mountain Academy, Clark Fork, Idaho (2007) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Berkeley Where accusation was made: Arrested and pleaded guilty in November 2007 (Idaho), (left the Franciscan order in 1996) Last known status or location: Idaho Rev. Ronald LaGasse (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Raymond, Dublin (1983-1984) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, depositions, police report Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Joachim, Hayward; Santa Maria, Orinda; St. Leonard (now Our Lady of Guadalupe), Fremont; St. Mary, Walnut Creek; St. Catherine of Sienna, Martinez; St. Philip Neri, Alameda; St. Cyril, Oakland Last known status or location: Serving as abbot of an independent Benedictine monastary without walls in Kailua, Hawaii Rev. Tarcisio Lanuevo (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. John the Baptist, San Lorenzo; St. Joachim, Hayward (1978-1979) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit, police report, apology services Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Catherine of Sienna, Martinez; St. Paul, San Pablo; St. Cornelius, Richmond; Queen of All Saints, Concord; Our Lady Queen of the World, Bay Point Last known status or location: Medford, Ore. Rev. Cornelius Leehan (Redemptorists) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Alphonsus Liguori, San Leandro (1958-1964) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Died on Dec. 29, 1996 Rev. Jerold Lindner (Jesuit) Where alleged abuse occurred: Corpus Christi, Piedmont (while serving at St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco); Southern California (1954-1983) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits Last known status or location: Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos (retirement and medical center) Rev. Jorge Ortiz Lopez (Franciscan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Sacred Heart, Prescott, Ariz. (1975) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Elizabeth, Oakland Rev. Gary Luiz (Society of Precious Blood) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Edward, Newark (1980-1985) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Barnabas, Alameda Last known status or location: Monastary in Berkeley Bro. Ernie Martinez (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower (1965-1966) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Salesian High School, Richmond Last known status and location: Salesian provincial headquarters, San Francisco Rev. Martin McKeon (Franciscan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Anthony's Seminary, Santa Barbara (1962-1965) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Elizabeth, Oakland Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status and location: Died on Feb. 26, 1986 Rev. James P. McSorley (Oblates of Mary) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Alice, Springfield, Ore.(1964) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland; St. Joseph (now Catholic Parish of Christ the Light), Oakland Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status and location: Died on May 27, 2005 Rev. Al Mengon (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Salesian camp Where accusation was made: Named in depositions Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Salesian High School, Richmond Last known status and location: Our Lady Help of Christians, Watsonville Rev. James Titian Miani (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower (1957-1967) Where accusation was made: Arrested, named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Salesian High School, Richmond Last known status or location: Retired, Stockton Bro. John Moriarty (Christian Brothers) Where alleged abuse occurred: Youth retreat camp, Napa (mandatory for De La Salle High School graduation) (1975-1976) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): De La Salle High School, Concord; St. Mary's College, Moraga Last known status or location: Mont La Salle, Napa Rev. Joseph L. Murphy (Oblates of Mary) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Ferdinand's, San Fernando (1957-1960) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland) St. Rose of Lima, Crockett Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Archdiocese of Los Angeles Last known status or location: Died on March 24, 1975 Bro. Lawrence O'Brien (Holy Cross) Where alleged abuse occurred: Moreau High School, Hayward (1978-1981) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Dead Rev. Mark O'Leary (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Southern California (1974-1977) Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Holy Rosary, Antioch; St. Mary Magdalene, Berkeley Last known status or location: St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Bro. Danilo Pacheco (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Southern California Where accusation was made: Reported to Salesian order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Salesian High School, Richmond Last known status or location: Died on July 25, 2005 Rev. Alexander Pinter (Diocesan, visiting) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Stephen, Toledo, Ohio (1956-1960) Where accusation was made: Reported to police in Toledo, Ohio Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Leander, San Leandro Last known status or location: Died in 1978 Rev. Robert Ponciroli (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Cornelius, Richmond; Our Lady of Grace,Castro Valley; St. Ignatius, Antioch; St. Francis de Sales, Oakland; St. Anne, Byron Where accusation was made: Arrested, named in lawsuits, depositions, apology services Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Leander, San Leandro; Sacred Heart, Oakland; St. Jarlath, Oakland; St. Cyril, Oakland Last known status or location: Retired, Florida Rev. Richard Presenti (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Salesian Boys Camp, Middleton (1962-1973) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Salesian High School, Richmond Last known status or location: Salesian provincial headquarters, San Francisco Rev. James E. Prindeville (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland (1952-1953) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Louis Bertrand, Oakland Last known status or location: Died on Oct. 4, 2004 Rev. Joseph T. Pritchard (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Martin of Tours, San Jose (1956-late 1970s) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland Last known status or location: Died in 1988 Rev. Terrence Reilly (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Daniel Murphy High School (now St. John Vianney), Los Angeles (1970-1980) Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Last known status or location: St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Rev. Arthur Ribeiro (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: Queen of All Saints, Concord Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, apology service Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Leander, San Leandro; St. Bede, Hayward; St. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley; Our Lady of Grace, Castro Valley; St. Columba, Oakland; St. Perpetua, Lafayette Last known status or location: Died on Oct. 18, 2000 Rev. Anthony Rodrigue (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. George, Ontario Where accusation was made: Convicted twice (Southern California) Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Last known status or location: Left priesthood. Released from prison in January 2006. Living in Southern California. Bro. Charles Raimond Rose (Christian Brothers) Where alleged abuse occurred: De La Salle High School, Concord Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Retired, Chicago Rev. Edmund K. Ryan (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Eugene, Ore. Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Our Lady Queen of the World, Bay Point Last known status or location: St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Rev. Anthony Slane (Redemptorists) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Alphonsus Liguori, San Leandro Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Living in St. Clement's Health Care Center, St. Louis, Mo. Rev. Philip Steigerwald (Diocesan, visiting) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Paul, Eugene, Ore. Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. Raymond, Dublin Last known status or location: Died in 1992 in San Francisco, after being hit by a car Rev. Gary Tollner (Diocesan) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Philip Neri, Alameda; St. Lawrence O'Toole Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuits, depositions, police reports, apology service Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): St. John the Baptist, El Cerrito; Oakland; Santa Maria, Orinda; St. Theresa, Oakland Last known status or location: Died on Feb. 17, 1999 Rev. Leo Tubbs (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Oregon (1985) Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Other places served (Diocese of Oakland): Holy Rosary, Antioch Last known status or location: St. Albert's Priory, Oakland Bro. John Vas (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Salesian High School, Richmond (1959-1967) Where accusation was made: Named in police reports Last known status or location: Bartow, Fla. Bro. Francis Verngren (Christian Brothers) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Mary's High School, Berkeley (1964-1967) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Died on Dec. 2, 2003 Rev. Stephen Whelan (Salesian) Where alleged abuse occurred: Salesian High School, Richmond (1969-1971) Where accusation was made: Found liable in civil trial Last known status or location: St. Peter and Paul, San Francisco Rev. Gordon Wilcox (Holy Cross) Where alleged abuse occurred: Moreau High School, Hayward (1971) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Died on Oct. 4, 1984 Rev. Terrence Wong (Marianist) Where alleged abuse occurred: St. Joseph High School, Alameda (1967-1970) Where accusation was made: Named in lawsuit Last known status or location: Died on April 19, 1997 Bro. Peter Yost (Dominican) Where alleged abuse occurred: Unknown (1960) Where accusation was made: Acknowledged by Dominican order Last known status or location: St. Albert's Priory, Oakland
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