TEMPE (AZ)
Daily Mail
November 13, 2017
By Snejana Farberov
– Jaime Lara resigned from ASU on Thursday, after Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn outed him as a disgraced former cleric
– Lara was ordained in 1973 and was in active ministry until 1992 when he was removed from the priesthood by the Vatican
– It was between 1979 and 1981 that Lara is accused of molesting three children ranging in age from 9 to 11 years old at St. Francis Xavier Church in Brooklyn
– Alleged vicitm Ricardo Gonzalez, now aged 48, told the New York Times Father Lara began molesting him when he was 11 years old
A well-respected research professor at Arizona State University has resigned after the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn revealed last week that he had been defrocked more than 25 years ago for sexually abusing children.
University officials requested that Jaime Lara step down from his post after they learned of his history as a priest. His resignation was tendered Thursday, The Arizona Republic first reported.
Lara was ordained in 1973 and was in active ministry until 1992 when he was removed from the priesthood by the Vatican. The information was posted Wednesday on the diocese website along with the names of seven other former clerics who had been removed from priesthood.
It was between 1979 and 1981 that Lara is accused of sexually abusing three children ranging in age from 9 to 11 years old at St. Francis Xavier Church in Brooklyn, according to the victims’ attorney, Mitchell Garabedian.
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