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Summary of Case: James G. Gaynor was a priest of the diocese of Rockford IL, ordained in 1960. He assisted at several parishes and taught high school religion before becoming a hospital chaplain in 1967. In 1979 he was appointed pastor of a McHenry IL parish, a position he held until his death in 1991. In 2000 Gaynor was accused of having sexually abused a 4 to 5 year-old boy in the early 1960s in Aurora IL. The diocese said Gaynor died of AIDS in 1991 and offered Gaynor’s accuser money for counseling if he agreed to release the diocese from damages and liability. The man refused, saying he was seeking acknowledgement of the truth rather than financial gain.
Ordained: 1960
Died: June 1, 1991
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