NEW YORK (NY)
ABC News
January 16, 2019
By Meghan Keneally
A list of 50 Jesuits who were found by their organization to have been credibly accused of abusing minors was released this week, revealing that some of the alleged abusers circled through various institutions, sometimes for years, after the alleged abuse took place.
The list, released by the Northeast Province of Jesuits on Tuesday, shows that much of the abuse was reported years after it allegedly took place, meaning that officials may not have known about the wrongdoing when they transferred priests from one institution to the next.
However, nine priests the list states, continued to be transferred from schools to parishes, retreats or other works projects after reports were made about their alleged abuse.
“We did not know any best practices to handle these violations many decades ago and regrettably made mistakes along the way,” Fr. John Cecero, the head of the Northeast Province of Jesuits, said in a statement that was released along with the list.
One example is John Farrand, who was reported for allegedly abusing minors in 1961, the same year that he worked at Regis High School in New York, according to the Northeast Province of Jesuits.
The nature or exact dates of the alleged abuse was not detailed.
Regis High School confirmed yesterday that Farrand is one of four priests listed who have had credible allegations of abuse made against them pertaining to their time at the school.
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