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David Hanser was associate pastor at St. John Vianney Parish in the 1970s, and James Flynt, Vincent Silvestri, Charles Walter and Thomas Trepanier were associate pastors at St. Dominic Parish.
Posted by Charles Gorney (Editor), July 3, 2013
The release, partly motivated by the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, includes about 6,000 pages of documents — from personnel files of priests accused of sexual abuse to depositions of high-ranking archdiocese officials, including former archbishop Timothy Dolan.
Among the names listed are:
David Hanser, associate pastor and temporary administrator at St. John Vianney Parish, 1972-1978
James Flynt, associate pastor at St. Dominic Parish, 1987-1989
Vincent Silvestri, associate pastor at St. Dominic, 1983-1993
Charles Walter, associate pastor at St. Dominic, 1984-1987
Thomas Trepanier, associate pastor at St. Dominic, 2000-2002
The documents were selected by the abuse survivor attorneys, archdiocese chief of staff Jerry Topczewski told Patch. Though the records were released as part of a bankruptcy agreement, Topczewski stressed that releasing the files can be part of the healing process for abuse survivors.
“Ultimately, we want them to know that the church loves them,” Topczewski said. “And the church owes them a debt of gratitude for having the courage to come forward.”
But according to press releases from SNAP Wisconsin, the local arm of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, the documents have some major implications for the archdiocese.
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