At Least 13 Lake County Priests Named in Newly Released Church Abuse Documents
Lake County News-Sun
The Archdiocese of Chicago has released thousands of pages of internal documents pertaining to how it dealt with allegations of child sexual abuse by 36 priests going back decades. The archdiocese posted the documents on its website Thursday. They’re in addition to records related to 32 other abusive priests that it released as part of a legal settlement in January, when the archdiocese revealed it had concealed the abuse for decades. Together with documents released in January, the new files represent the archdiocese’s fullest public accounting of 68 priests, who church officials found abused at least 352 children since 1950, according to the Chicago Tribune. Of those 68, two had no documents released; Rev. Daniel J. McCormack and Rev. Edward J. Maloney, are not included, “due to ongoing processes that do not permit release,” according to the Archdiocese. Based on a comparison, these additional files pertain to priests already named in the January release. No new priests were named in Thursday’s documents. Some priests named in the documents served in Lake County, though allegations of abuse did not necessarily take place here. They are listed below with links to the archdiocese’s reports. David Braun (deceased) Associate pastor at St. Joseph Paris in Round Lake from 1984 to 1985 Father Joseph E. Savage (deceased) Savages served with St. Patrick in Wadsworth and Holy Cross in Deerfield. Robert Craig Craig, of Lake Villa, was named in a series of settlements with the archdiocese and a dozen current and former priests, reached since March 2006 and totaling more than $6.65 million. Richard W. Fassbinder (deceased) Affiliated with Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Lake Villa, as well as St. Hugh Queen of All Saints and St. Emily Parishes. Jesus P. Garza Served in Glenview at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and in Buffalo Grove’s St. Mary Parish 1998-1999. John E. Hefferan Served in Waukegan (St. Anastasia), Lagrange (St. Louise de Marilac), Bellwood (St. Simeon), Flosmoor (Infant Jesus of Prague), Streamwood (St. John the Evangelist), Northlake (St. John Baptist Vianney), Highwood (St. James), Lansing (St. Ann), Oaklawn (St. Gerald), Ingleside (St. Bede), Lamont (St. Alphonsus retired, admin role). Thomas Job Job was accused of sexually abusing boys at St. Cletus Church in La Grange and also held posts at St. Joseph in Libertyville and St. John Vianney in Northlake. Robert E. Mayer Allegations include sexual abuse at St. Mary School in Lake Forest. Mayer also spent time at St. Catherine of Siena in Oak Park, St. Barnabas in Chicago, St. Edna’s in Arlington Heights, St. Stephen Protomartyr in Des Plaines, St. Dionysius in Cicero and St. Odilo’s in Berwyn. Emmanuel Pallikuunen St. Mary Parish in Buffalo Grove, with an allegation dated to 1966. James M. Ray Ray was affiliated with Transfiguration parish in Wauconda and defrocked in 2012. Richard G. Theisen (deceased) Used a post office box in Grayslake, although it is unclear from the documents whether the alleged incident took place in Lake County or Cook County. Joseph S. Thomas (deceased) Thomas was appointed to St. Columba Church in Chicago, 1952. Also, St. David in Chicago. Served at St. John Vianney in Northlake. Thomas lived in Lake Villa. He was ordained in 1952 and removed from public ministry in 2002. Donald Ulatowski (deceased) Ulatowski was ordained in 1956 and served in Chicago parishes, in addition to Immaculate Conception in Waukegan (1973-76). He was appointed an associate minister at St. Dismas in Waukegan (1976-80) and St. Gilbert in Grayslake (1986-89). Check back for more information, as it is sorted. Read the biographies of priests listed in the documents on the Chicago Tribune’s website here. Cardinal Francis George had pledged to release the records before he retires later this month. His office says he didn’t want to leave the matter to his successor, Bishop Blase Cupich. Months after it revealed it had concealed the sexual abuse of children by priests for decades, the Archdiocese of Chicago planned to release files Thursday on about three dozen more abusive clergy members to fulfill Cardinal Francis George’s pledge to make them public before he retires. The archdiocese made public the files on 30 abusive priests in January, and it planned to post the files on 35 more on its website at 9 a.m. Altogether, the 15,000 pages of documents will outline how the archdiocese dealt with abuse allegations over the past six decades. “Cardinal George wanted it finished on his watch,” said John O’Malley, special counsel to the archbishop for misconduct issues. O’Malley said George didn’t want Bishop Blase Cupich to have to deal with the issue when he assumes leadership of the nation’s third largest archdiocese later this month. A report provided by the archdiocese to The Associated Press and other media this week suggests the documents will be similar to those made public in January that described how the archdiocese hid the histories of abusive priests moving between parishes, did not swiftly remove the men from the priesthood, and in some cases helped them remain priests for years after allegations against them were deemed credible. The files cover more than 350 incidents of abuse since 1952. The vast majority of the reported incidents happened when the late Cardinals John Cody and Joseph Bernardin headed the archdiocese. George took the helm in 1997. Not included among the documents will be allegations against former priest Daniel McCormack, whose case could have shed light on how George handled suspected abuse. McCormack pleaded guilty in 2007 to abusing five children and his case prompted an internal investigation of how the archdiocese responds to abuse claims and an apology from George. But O’Malley said the archdiocese is prohibited by law from releasing McCormack’s file because there remains pending civil litigation. Below is a partial list of names released by the archdiocese. Alexander S. Baranowski (deceased) Richard B. Bartz Leonard A. Bogdan R. Peter Bowman (deceased) David F. Braun (deceased) Daniel P. Buck Eugene P. Burns (deceased) John W. Calicott Norman J. Czajka (deceased) Walter G. DeRoeck Francis E. Dilla (deceased) Richard W. Fassbinder (deceased) James V. Flosi Robert D. Friese Jesus P. Garza John E. Hefferan James Hoder Michael J. Hogan Walter E. Huppenbauer Robert L. Kealy John J. Keehan John J. Keough Leonard P. Kmak (deceased) William L. Lupo Robert J. McDonald Peter J. McNamara Gary M. Miller Donald J. Mulsoff (deceased) James M. Ray John A. Robinson John F. Rohrich Joseph E. Savage (deceased) Albert(o) Tanghal (deceased) Richard G. Theisen (deceased) Joseph S. Thomas (deceased) Anthony J. Vader (deceased) Michael Howard Weston
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