Diocese of Manchester NH - BishopAccountability.org

100 Accused in This Diocese

Fr. Leo A. Allyson

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Ordained: 1934
Status: Accused

Died: 01/18/1989
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

One person alleged in a 12/03 report to the diocese that he had been fondled by Allyson in Lebanon NH and Bradford VT on several occasions between 1946 and 1949. Complainant was between ages 6 and 9 at the time. Alleged events occurred in a car and at Camp Pius in Enfield NH. Died in 1989.

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NH AG Audit Records 03.26.09

Br. Roger Argencourt

Order: SC
Status: Settled

Died: 09/23/2002
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Also known as Br. Odillon. Placed on leave in 1/02. Sued in 4/02 for abuse in 1973-74 at Bishop Guertin High School. He admitted abuse in court records. Also admitted abuse of another student. Second suit filed at a later date. One case settled in 11/03. Authorities in RI were preparing to file charges for abuse at Mount Saint Charles Academy when Argencourt died in 9/02.

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Fr. Paul L. Aube

Ordained: 1970
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Police found Aube and a boy having sex in a car in 1975. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 4/2002 of abusing a youth 1979-1986 in Rochester, NH. A 5/2002 suit alleged he abused a 13-year-old boy 1970-1972. Placed on leave in 1994. One claim settled for $25K. At least one claim included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 plaintiffs and 28 priests. Laicized by Pope Benedict XVI 5/20/2005. Included on the Diocese's list in 2019. Said to have died in 10/2021.

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Fr. Charles Authier

Ordained: 1944
Status: Settled

Died: 07/24/1980
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Worked in the dioceses of Amos in Quebec, Canada, and the Dioceses of Lafayette LA, Springfield MA, and Manchester NH. Named as abuser of a 12- to 13 year-old youth at Saint Charles Church and School in Dover, NH in a civil suit involving accusations by 16 people against 7 priests. Entire case settled in 10/2002. Died in 1980. Included on the diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Gerard J. Beaudet

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Ordained: 1942
Status: Settled

Died: 05/31/1982
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A man reported to the Diocese in the early 2000s that when he was age 12 in the early 1970s Beaudet gave him alcohol, then sexually abused him, including rape. In 9/2004 a woman alleged Beaudet gave her alcohol and made her perform oral sex in 1972 when she was age 14. Beaudet was pastor at St. Albert's in West Stewartstown at the time of the alleged abuses. In 4/2005 the Diocese said it settled claims by a man and woman who said they were abused by Beaudet as children in the 1970s. Settlement amount not disclosed. Another woman came forward with allegations in 7/2005. Beaudet died in 1982. Included on the diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Sylvio J. Beaudet

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Ordained: 1939
Status: Accused

Died: 01/25/1976
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused of fondling and masturbating a 12-year-old boy at St. Marie's in Manchester 1960-1961. Died in 1/1976. Included on the diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Br. Guy Beaulieu

Order: SC
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Alleged in multiple 2002-04 lawsuits to have abused at least 20 students over a 20 year-period at Bishop Guertin High School in New Hampshire and at Camp Fatima. He admitted the abuse during depositions. Transferred to retirement home in RI in 1990. Complaints made to school officials in 1970s and 1990s. Claims included in 11/02, 8/03 and 5/04 settlements. Multiple known abusers at Bishop Guertin.

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Fr. Aime A. Boisselle

Ordained: 1959
Status: Settled

Died: 11/1/2014
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

In 5/2002 three men alleged that Boisselle had sexually abused them at Ste. Marie Church in Manchester in the early 1960s. Per documents released by the Attorney General 3/2003, a college student had complained that Boisselle seduced him in 1983; there were complaints in 1995 or 1996 of youths at the rectory; the Diocese knew about Boisselle having encounters with adults at gay bars and parks. At least some claims were included in a 11/2002 settlement with the Diocese. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Boisselle (spelled Boiselle) was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. Died 11/1/2014.

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Fr. Wilfrid F. Bombardier

Order: SSS
Ordained: 1943
Status: Settled

Died: 09/16/2000
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Ordained for the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers in Cleveland OH. Did much missionary work. Joined the Manchester diocese in 1970. Was working in Albuquerque NM when accused in 1993 of sexually abusing two boys at St. Charles parish 1966-1970. Also accused of abuse in Manchester in 1975. Admitted to a short-term relationship with a male in the Philippines. First listed as retired in the 1986 Directory. Died 9/16/2000. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese's list 9/12/2017. Lawsuits in Albuquerque by two men in 1/2018 claim abuse as boys by Bombardier. Accused in an 11/2018 suit of the sexual abuse beginning in 1967 of a boy, age 13, while teaching him to swim and during an overnight in a cabin in the Sandia Mountains. Included on the Manchester diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Albert L. Boulanger

Ordained: 1962
Status: Settled

Died: 06/30/2002
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Multiple allegations early 1960s-2003. Repeated admissions by Boulanger; sent to therapy and returned to active ministry multiple times. Also received treatment for alcohol abuse. Retired in 2000. Placed on leave in 2/2002 when three additional accusations surfaced. Died in 6/2002. At least one claim was included in an 11/2002 settlement involving 28 priests.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Fr. Maurice R. Boulanger

Ordained: 1947
Status: Accused

Died: 04/26/2003
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused of sodomy (once) and mutual oral sex (6-7 times) with a boy age 14-15 in 1978-1979. Died in 4/2003.

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NH AG Audit Records 03.26.09

Fr. John J. Boyd

Ordained: 1914
Status: Settled

Died: 01/4/1968
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Monsignor. The Diocese settled one case in 4/2005 for an undisclosed amount after a woman alleged that Boyd molested her over 25 times when she was ages 7-8 in 1957 at St. Joseph's School in Laconia. She said he would make her perform oral sex on him and would sometimes give her $1.50 after the abuse. Boyd died in 1968. Included on the diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Brother Dennis

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Order: SDB
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused on 2/28/02 of groping a 7-year-old boy at the Salesians' Don Bosco Camp in East Barrington NH in 1970. Allegation became public when NH AG released the demand letter on 3/3/03. The Union Leader's 3/4/03 article incorrectly identifies Br. Dennis a

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Brother Henry

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Order: FSC
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A man notified the diocese in 7/03 that he had been sexually abused by a Br. Henry (no last name known) at Bishop Bradley High School in Manchester in 1961. Deceased.

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NH AG Audit Records 03.26.09

Fr. Albion F. Bulger

Ordained: 1956
Status: Settled

Died: 11/19/2014
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 2001 of molesting an altar boy on two occasions in 1974. Retired after the allegation was made. Lawsuit filed in 7/2002. Diocese deemed the allegation credible. Personnel file released in 3/2003 notes that the Diocese knew in 1974 about two other claims of abuse by Bulger. At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 settlement involving 28 priests. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Bulger was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. He died 11/19/2014.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Fr. Albert J. Burque

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Ordained: 1919
Status: Accused

Died: 01/19/1965
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A/k/a Albert Burke. First named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 7/31/2019. Died in 1965.

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Seminarian Francisco Cardona

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Order: LC
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Seminarian. Rector and staff member at Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Center Harbor, NH. Left the order in 1987, before ordination. Deceased. On 10/27/16 the Legionaries announced that Cardona was credibly accused of abusing two teenage students at Immaculate Conception in the 1980s.

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Fr. Gerald F. Chalifour

Ordained: 1952
Status: Settled

Died: 01/16/2020
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

The Diocese knew of at least one instance of sexual misconduct with a minor in 1969. Police were involved in a 1982 investigation after a report that Chalifour attempted to molest a boy in the 1960s. Retired in 1992 (after therapy) but continued to work part-time until 2002. Sued in 5/2002. The Diocese paid three men a total of $85,000 in 2003. At least one claim was included in a 11/2005 settlement involving 28 priests. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Chalifour was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. He died 1/16/2020.

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Fr. Richard W. Connors

Ordained: 1969
Status: Settled

Died: 11/14/1999
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Died in 11/1999. Scandal involving circumstances surrounding his death. Was wearing a "leather sexual device on his genitals" when he suffered a heart attack. Other priests sent to his apartment after his death removed pornography and threw it away before authorities could enter. Conflicting reports about whether child pornography was found. Diocese denied coverup. At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 settlement involving multiple priests. Included on the Diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Seminarian David Consoli

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Order: LC
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Seminarian. Accused in three lawsuits filed in 4/21 of sexually abusing boys in the mid-1990s, at Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Center Harbor. Per the order, it first learned of allegations in 2018. Was not ordained, "return[ed] to lay life." Ordination had been scheduled for 2004.

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Fr. Alfred J. Constant

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Ordained: 1916
Status: Settled

Died: 09/16/1973
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Monsignor. Two lawsuits were filed in 5/2002 with accusations that Constant sexually assaulted a girl 1945-1948 and a boy 1959-1962. Name first appeared with eight others on the Diocese's list in 5/2002. At least one claim was included in 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 victims and 28 priests. Died in 1973.

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Fr. Ronald E. Corriveau

Ordained: 1971
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Placed on leave in 3/2002 when first allegations surfaced. Civil suit filed in 5/2002. Plaintiff said he was one of several minors drinking at party at Corriveau's rectory in 2/1982 and that he passed out and woke to find Corriveau fondling him. Suit settled in summer 2002. Police investigated Corriveau in 2003 for possession of internet pornography. At least one claim included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 claims. Laicization announced in 6/2005. Included on the Diocese's list in 2019.

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Fr. Joseph A. Cote

Ordained: 1951
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

One of 14 active and retired priests named as abusers 2/2002 in the Manchester Diocese. Cote had been removed from public ministry in 4/2021 after admitting in 2/2021 to sexually abusing a 12-year-old altar boy 25-30 years prior. Cote's victim received a settlement in 8/2021. Named in the 2003 NH Attorney General Report. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/19, Cote was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. Deceased.

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Fr. Roland P. Cote

Ordained: 1971
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

In 4/02 a man accused Cote of sexually assaulting him as a teenager in the early 1980s. Cote admitted to a "sexual relationship" with the boy and to paying thim for sex, but said the boy was 18 at the time. Bishop reassigned Cote to a new parish in 6/02, but did not tell the new parish of accusations, or that there had been a financial settlement. Cote left the parish in 11/02 after a furor raised. Also admitted that he was sexually active in mid-1980s with a "couple of other people" who were about 18 years old.

Fr. Thomas F. Crowe

Ordained: 1947
Status: Settled

Died: 04/13/1958
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

In 12/2002 the Manchester Diocese settled with six people claiming abuse by five priests, including Thomas Crowe. Crowe allegedly abused a 13-year-old boy 1949-1950 while assigned to Blessed Sacrament. The abuse was said to have included one incident of oral sex and many of kissing and grooming. Crowe died in 1958.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Br. Fernando Cutanda

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Order: LC
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Named publicly as accused by the Legionaries in 8/15, of abusing two boys in the 1980s at the order's Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Center Harbor. Accused in a lawsuit filed 8/17/17 of sexually abusing a boy repeatedly over a 3-year period, beginning when the boy was a 13-year-old student in 1984 at Immaculate Conception Apostolic School. The abuse allegedly included rape. The suit claims another boy was also abused. Plaintiff said he told Rev. Patrick O'Carroll at the time, who did nothing but tell him to pray "five rosaries for his sins." Included on the order's list 12/21/19, as "former member now laicized."

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Br. Leon Cyr

Order: SC
Status: Accused

Died: 07/19/2021
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A man came forward in 4/03 to allege that he was abused by Br. Cyr, a teacher at Bishop Guertin High School, in the early 1980s. Cyr denied the accusation. Attorney for Four plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against the school and the Order, alleging abuse. One man (not original complainant) alleged abuse by Cyr multiple times from 1981 to 1983. Suit still pending in 2004. Cyr died in 2021.

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Fr. Robert J. Densmore

Ordained: 1961
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Three allegations against Densmore were received 1985-1993 and subsequently two more. He refused to attend inpatient treatment at St. Luke's in 1985 but did undergo outpatient counseling. Name appeared on the diocese's 2/2002 list of 14 accused priests which notes privileges removed. Sued in 4/2002. Included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 28 priests and three others. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Densmore was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. The Diocese's list updated 9/11/2020 notes that Densmore is deceased.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Fr. George Desjardins

Ordained: 1959
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Retired in 2002. Assisted at three Concord parishes in retirement. Accused in a 2/2013 lawsuit of making inappropriate sexual comments to a 14-year-old boy during confession. Settled in 5/2013. Added to the Diocese's list of accused in 4/2024. Case concluded, prohibited from ministry.

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Fr. Karl E. Dowd

Ordained: 1960
Status: Settled

Died: 02/18/2002
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Five allegations of abuse by Dowd were received shortly after his death in 2/2002. One man said he and his mother reported the abuse to a pastor in 1971. Nonetheless, Dowd was allowed to serve as director of Camp Fatima, a summer camp for children, from 1968 until he retired in 1990. Many priests have been accused of abuse at the camp. At least one claim against Dowd was included in 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 victims and 28 priests.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Fr. Denis P. Downey

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Ordained: 1936
Status: Accused

Died: 11/24/1992
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Between 2005 and 2007 three individuals reported to the Diocese that they had been molested by Downey at Our Lady of Mercy in Merrimack in the 1950s and 1960s, between the ages of 9 and 16. Downey retired in 6/1968 and died 11/24/1992.

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Fr. Patrick Dubreuil

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Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A woman alleged in 1/2004 that Dubreuil sexually abused her at St. Anthony's parish in the mid-1970s when she was ages 13-16. In 5/2004 two sisters told the diocese that Dubreuil, then a deacon, had kissed and hugged them at St. Anthony's and St. Jean's parishes in mid-1970s. Dubreuil left the priesthood, married, and became a middle school teacher. No criminal charges were filed and all investigations were closed. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Dubreuil was laicized prior to the allegations against him.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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Fr. Gregoire Dumont

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Ordained: 1951
Status: Accused

Died: 11/13/1984
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

In 1/03, a woman's attorney notified the diocese that Dumont had sexually abused her at St. Anne's parish in Berlin 1978-83, beginning when she was age 14. There were allegedly 300 instances of abuse, including oral sex. Dumont died in 1984.

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Fr. Edouard J. Duval

Ordained: 1946
Status: Accused

Died: 03/25/1992
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Name also spelled Eduard. Included in the 3/2003 New Hampshire Attorney General's Report. Per his personnel file, there were complaints against Duval by parents of inappropriate behavior with boys since at least 1981 (the year he retired). In 2002 a woman alleged that he abused her son between 1979 and 1980 at St. Peter's in Farmington. Duval died in 1992.

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Fr. Mark Fleming

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Ordained: 1980
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in a 2002 civil suit of sexually abusing three brothers in the early 1980s. Assaults were reported in 1983 and case went to AG's office; not prosecuted. Admitted to the abuse. Per diocese, Fleming was not defrocked but his right to minister was revoked. Sent to therapy for two years. Left priesthood in 1986. Diocese did not include him on list of accused priests released in 2/2002 because it was thought he had died in 1997. He was, however, alive. Said to have gone on to become a Unitarian minister in Charlestown NH. Included on the Diocese's list released in 7/2019. Laicized. Added to the St. Louis archdiocese's list in 8/2019, where he worked briefly after ordination.

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Fr. Roger Armand Fortier

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Ordained: 1980
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

By 1984 Fortier had admitted to the Chancellor that he watched pornographic films and abused minor boys after plying them with alcohol. Arrested in 1997 for molesting two boys at the rectory in the mid-1990s. Also charged with possession of child porn. Convicted in 7/1998 and sentenced to 30-60 years in prison for abuse of two boys. Pleaded guilty in 11/1997 to attempted abuse of a third youth; received concurrent sentence of 5-10 years. Other victims came forward 2002-2003. Defrocked in 2005. Granted parole 7/6/2017, parole board citing his terminal cancer. Told to live with his sister on house arrest. Release pending parole officer's review of Fortier's living conditions. Laicized, per the diocese's list 7/31/2019. The list in 5/2024 shows Fortier as deceased.

Fr. Roger E. Fournier

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Ordained: 1970
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Per personnel file released in 3/03, Fournier and another priest abused a boy in 1973. Investigative report reflects telephone contact with the victim in 2/02. Reports that both priests had befriended the victim and his brother after the death of their father. (Sometimes spelled Fornier.)

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Fr. J. Delphin Gagne

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Ordained: 1944
Status: Accused

Died: 01/1/1963
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A man told the Diocese in 12/2003 that Gagne fondled him when he was age 13 or 14 in 1950. The abuse allegedly occurred in the back seat of a car while they were returning from an outing. The same man alleged that he was also fondled by Fr. Lirette during the same time period. Gagne died in 1963.

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Fr. Mark O. Gauthier

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Ordained: 1969
Status: Settled

Died: 09/24/1994
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

At least one claim against Gauthier was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement between the Diocese and 62 plaintiffs. Died in 1994.

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Fr. Marcel Genereux

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1939
Status: Accused

Died: 08/9/1971
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Originally an Oblate of Mary; may have been incardinated into the Manchester diocese after 1959. A woman notified the diocese in 6/2005 that she had been sexually molested by Genereux for two years while a student at Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson in 1957-1958. She told the school in 1958; he was quickly removed. Shortly thereafter, he saw her at a party and deliberately broke her arm. Two other alleged victims are also known. Multiple short assignments 1959-1971. Died in 1971.

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Fr. Leo P. Gilbert

Ordained: 1934
Status: Accused

Died: 08/13/1968
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A woman alleged in 2006 that Gilbert had molested her in about 1937 when she was 6. Gilbert was at Sacred Heart in Greenville at the time. He died in 8/68.

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Fr. Paul E. Groleau

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Ordained: 1969
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

By 5/2002 two lawsuits had been filed that named "Grolleau" as an abuser. Both plaintiffs were boys at the time of the alleged abuse in the late 1960s-early 1970s. At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 plaintiffs and 28 priests. As Diocesan Vocations Director in the 1970s, Groleau helped Gordon MacRae become a priest of the diocese, despite negative evaluations. (MacRae was later convicted of child sex abuse.) Groleau was laicized in 1989, prior to the reports against him of abuse. Included on the Diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Frederick L. Guthrie

Ordained: 1962
Status: Convicted

Died: 07/2/2012
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Arrested in 11/2001 in NH and charged with soliciting sex from a minor over the internet. Had retired from the Boston archdiocese in 7/2001 and lived in MA. Also faced charges of possession of child pornography on his home computer in MA. In 3/2004 in NH Guthrie was sentenced to three months in jail and five years probation for attempting to solicit sex over the internet. Child pornography charges were pending in MA and he was to be extradited for trial. Voluntary laicization in 2010 announced 2/11/2011. Included on the Boston archdiocese's list of accused 8/25/2011. Guthrie died 7/2/2012.

Fr. James W. Haller

Ordained: 1962
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A woman told the diocese in 11/2002 that Haller had had an inappropriate relationship with her more than 20 years prior, when she was a minor. Haller admitted to the relationship, saying that he had loved the girl and wanted to leave the priesthood and marry her. Instead, he was unable to leave the priesthood and the relationship ended. Diocese said that the report was the "first and only" report about Haller. He resigned from his assignment. Not included in the 3/2003 Attorney General Report on the Manchester Diocese. Assigned to a life of prayer and penance, per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Antony Muthu Hilary

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Ordained: 1970
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 1995 of getting drunk and molesting girls in his home diocese of Kottar, India. One allegation was investigated and "proved." Sent to the US by Bishop Tharmaraj, perhaps because of the allegations, where he was allowed to work despite his hist

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Fr. Wilfred E. Houle

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Ordained: 1975
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Houle left ministry in 1981 and died of AIDS in 1987. A man filed suit against the bishop and diocese in 3/2008, alleging that he was raped at age 16 by Houle in 1977, and that he contracted AIDS as a result. Criminal charges had been filed earlier and much investigation had taken place. The man's claims were included in an earlier settlement with the diocese; he said he was coerced into taking the settlement.

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Fr. Alfred L. Jannetta

Ordained: 1967
Status: Settled

Died: 12/22/2005
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 victims and 28 priests. Jannetta was shown as an active priest at that time. By 3/2003 he was "recently suspended" following allegations he molested boys in the 1970s. In 1989 he was known to frequent gay bars and to keep homosexual pornography in the rectory. He was preparing to go on a "gay cruise" when church officials intervened and sent him to counseling. Per the diocese's list 7/31/2019, Jannetta was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. He died in 12/2005. Settlement in the low six figures announced in 3/2024 of a claim that Jannetta sexually abused a boy, age 15 or 16 around 1973 and 1974, after plying the boy with alcohol and marijuana.

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Fr. Gerald F. Joyal

Ordained: 1945
Status: Settled

Died: 08/9/1998
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

One claim was included in a 10/2002 $950K settlement involving 16 men who alleged that 8 different priests, including Joyal, abused them as minors. At least one claim was included in both the 11/2002 $5M settlement claiming abuse by 28 priests and the 12/2002 $542.5K settlement claiming abuse by 5 priests. Joyal died in 1998, prior to all settlements.

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Fr. Raymond H. Laferriere

Ordained: 1960
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

'Retired' in 1995. Removed from part-time parish work in 2002. Named by the Diocese in 2002 as one of 14 abusers who had received treatment and were returned to work. Before ordination, seminary warned that he had "incipient schizophrenia with homosexual overtones." Per a 1963 complaint, he showed two boys pornography. No action taken. Other allegations were received after retirement. Named in a 3/2003 report by the AG's office. Three plaintiffs filed two civil suits in 2002. Given a life of prayer and penance, per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019. The list updated 5/5/2022 shows Laferriere to be deceased.

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Fr. Conrad V. LaForest

Ordained: 1972
Status: Accused

Died: 05/21/2003
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 1990 of abuse of a boy, age 12-13. LaForest was reportedly involved sexually with adult men. He underwent multiple treatments for "alcoholism." His name appeared on a list of 14 accused priests released by the Diocese in 2/2002. He had been on sick leave since 1996 and then had been working part time since 1999. His privileges were removed in 2/2002. Reportedly he (and all the other priests on the list) had been sent for treatment and had been cleared to return to ministry. LaForest died in 2003.

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Br. Leroy F. Lamont

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Order: CFX
Status: Accused

Died: 11/13/1987
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Br. Jerome. Joined the Xaverians in 1941. Died in 1987. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2002 of abuse in the late 1960s at a summer camp in NH.

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Fr. Francis R. Lamothe

Ordained: 1933
Status: Settled

Died: 04/20/1995
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Ordained for the Diocese of Salt Lake. Transferred by the mid-1950s to the Diocese of Manchester. Died in 1995. At least 9 men filed suit in 2002 alleging abuse by Lamothe. Name was included on the Diocese's list in 2/2002 of 14 priests against whom there were credible allegations of sexual abuse. The plaintiff's attorney described LaMothe as a "groomer." At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 alleged victims and 28 priests.

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Fr. Harvey W. Lamothe

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Ordained: 1947
Status: Settled

Died: 01/12/1987
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Ordained for the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (s.c.j.) Worked in WI, IN, PA, IL, Canada. Arrived in NH in 1960. Appears to have left the order in the early 1960s. Remained in the Diocese of Manchester NH until his retirement in 1986. Died 1/12/1987 in ME. At least one claim against Lamothe was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement with 62 people claiming abuse by 28 priests, two lay workers, and one member of a religious order 1950s-1980s.

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Fr. Alfred Lapointe

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Ordained: 1966
Status: Settled

Died: 11/13/2010
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

At least one claim against Lapointe was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement with 62 plaintiffs alleging abuse by 28 priests, two lay workers and one member of a religious order 1950s-1980s. Lapointe had already left ministry at the time the allegations were received. Died 11/13/2010.

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Fr. Maurice A. Leclerc

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Ordained: 1937
Status: Settled

Died: 12/24/1979
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement with 62 people claiming abuse by 28 priests, two lay workers, and one member of a religious order 1950s-1980s. Leclerc died in 1979.

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Fr. Michael Dominic Ledoux

Order: OFM
Ordained: 1986
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 1/2003 of sexually abusing a boy in 1987 or 1988 at St. Thomas Aquinas in Derry. Oral sex alleged with attempts in NH and MA. Claim settled. Order found accusations credible. Diocese learned that Franciscans knew of allegation in 2002 but didn't tell the diocese. Ledoux was at parish 4/1986 to 9/1989. Worked as dean at Widener University for nine years until summer 2012, when officials learned of earlier accusation. He resigned rather than being placed on leave. Denied allegation. Also worked in Pittsburgh.

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Fr. J. Edmond Lemire

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Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

On 10/10/2002 the Manchester diocese settled with 16 claimants. One of them, John Doe 12, alleged that Lemire, an extern from the Sherbrooke diocese in Quebec assigned to St. Edmund's parish in Manchester, abused him in the early 1960s. Lemire exploited a common interest in magic and stamp collecting and fondled the boy under his bathing suit during an outing. The NH A.G.'s audit documents revealed two allegations of abuse committed at St. Aloysius of Gonzaga parish in Nashua in the late 1950s. One boy was fondled twice at age 16. The other boy was forced to hold Lemire's penis and was 'abused many times.' He was later abused by Fr. Roland Veilette and (as an adult) by Fr. Karl E. Dowd. Lemire was deceased as of 2003.

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Fr. Albert Lirette

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Order: OMI
Ordained: 1945
Status: Accused

Died: 03/4/2004
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 12/03 of fondling and molesting a boy aged 13 or 14 in 1950. Alleged abuse occurred at home of priest's mother in Manchester. Same man also made allegations against Fr. J. Delphin Gagne. Lirette died in 2004.

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Patricia A. Long

Order: CSC
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Holy Cross sister, took vows in 1969, worked at parishes and schools in New Bedford MA, W. Franklin, Gonic, Rochester, and Concord NH. In 2008 a woman reported to the diocese sexual assault by Long 1973-78, when the woman was ages 11-15. Diocese informed law enforcement. The abuse reportedly occurred in the rectory of St. John the Evangelist in Concord, where Long lived and led the parish's youth ministry program. Long is said to have babysat children of parishioners on weekends, and to have had her alleged victim stay with her at the rectory and sleep in her bed. Alleged victim confronted Long at age 21 in 1982, and said Long told her she thought she (the girl) was a lesbian, and wanted contact. Long left St. John's in 1986 and married Msgr. George Murray, who was St. John's pastor. She became a minister of the United Church of Christ in Marblehead MA, then in CT. Name later Rev. Patricia A. Dabbah.

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Fr. Richard T. Lower

Ordained: 1971
Status: Accused

Died: 12/28/2002
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with a young man in 1989. He denied that accusation, underwent a psychological evaluation, and was cleared to return to work. In 12/2002 another man alleged abuse by Lower as a minor in 1973 at St. Rose of Lima Parish. When advised of the new allegations and decision to place him on leave, Lower disappeared and was found dead along a hiking trail two days later. Likely suicide.

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Fr. Gordon J. MacRae

Ordained: 1982
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Psychological problems during seminary in 1978. Pleaded guilty in 1988 to paying boy for sex. Received one year in jail, deferred, and sent for treatment. May have abused in 1983 but no action. Charged in 1993 with 11 counts of molestation of at least four boys. Convicted in 1994 for assault of a boy. Sentenced to 33 1/2 to 67 years. Civil suits filed. [See Major Account for much information and related documents.] Multiple appeals. Still in prison in 2/2014, continuing to deny guilt. Federal appeal case filed in 2/2014.

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Fr. Joseph T. Maguire

Ordained: 1973
Status: Guilty plea

Died: 02/22/2005
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Sexually abused at least a dozen boys, most of them under age 13. Was transferred three times in the first 14 months after ordination. Admitted to his superiors in the Manchester NH diocese in the 1970s to molesting a child. Sent for treatment and transferred to another parish, where he continued to abuse altar boys. Joined the Stigmatine order in 1981, living at their retreat center in Waltham MA. Abused in MA. Transferred to Ireland in 5/1986, after police in NH investigated accusations against him of child sexual abuse. Faculties withdrawn in 1994. Some claims were included in a 11/2002 settlement. Retired to Cape Cod, where he was arrested at his home in 2003 for allegations of child sexual abuse in NH. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to at least 44 years in prison. Died in prison in 2/22/2005.

Fr. Hubert F. Mann

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Ordained: 1936
Status: Settled

Died: 06/5/1972
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Died in 1972. Alleged to have abused a 15-year-old boy in the late 1960s. Mann reportedly asked the boy to live with him at the rectory after the boy's foster father died. Mann would allegedly give the boy alcohol and then assault him. Claim was included in a 11/2002 $950K settlement involving 16 plaintiffs.

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Fr. Francis X. McMullen

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Ordained: 1944
Status: Settled

Died: 11/13/1966
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Named as a perpetrator of abuse in a 12/2002 $542,500 settlement involving six claimants against the Diocese of Manchester and five priests. Per a document produced as part of the NH Attorney General's report 3/3/2003, McMullen was accused of molesting a girl in 1958 and a boy a short time later. McMullen was transferred to another parish after the boy's parents complained to the Diocese. McMullen died in his 40s in 1966.

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Fr. Andrew Meehan

Ordained: 1993
Status: Accused

Died: 03/26/2017
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Meehan was married for many years with grown children and grandchildren when he divorced and obtained an annulment of his marriage. He attended seminary and in 1993 was ordained. During treatment in 2002 at St. Luke's Institute (for an eating disorder), he told a therapist of attraction to and past sexual behavior with 15- to 16-year-old boys. He acknowledged 2-3 incidents of being "overly affectionate" with boys. In 5/2002 the Diocese would not allow him to return to active priesthood and granted him early retirement. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Meehan was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. He died 3/26/2017.

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Fr. Rocco C. Memolo

Ordained: 1976
Status: Accused

Died: 06/8/2018
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 1/2003 of sexually abusing a boy, ages 12-14, in 1976-1977 at St. Michael's in Exeter. The alleged abuse included oral sex and penetration and occurred approximately 100 times. The same man also made allegations against another priest and a teacher. Memolo spent his career in NH except for two years (1987-1989) at Texas A&M University. He took sick leave in 8/1993 and after 1994 was on extended leave without faculties. He died 6/8/2018.

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Br. Albert J. Morel

Order: SC
Status: Accused

Died: 03/15/1998
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Br. Adrian. Ordained to the priesthood in 1972. Teacher at Bishop Guertin High School. A former student alleged that in 1981 (after he graduated) he went to Morel for counseling because of a sexual problem and that Morel told him to unzip his pants, then fondled him. The former student said he left but that next time he saw Morel, Morel hugged him and told him he loved him. The man then wrote a letter to the head brother at Bishop Guertin. Morel died in 3/98.

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Fr. David Morley

Ordained: 1961
Status: Accused

Died: 03/1/2023
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

First named publicly as accused by the Manchester Diocese on its list 7/31/2019. A diocesan spokesperson said an allegation was received in 2011 that Morley abused 45 years prior. An internal investigation found the allegations "probable." Morley was laicized in 1994, prior to the surfacing of allegations. Morley died 3/1/2023.

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Fr. Russell J. Neighbor

Ordained: 1954
Status: Accused

Died: 07/31/1972
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Monsignor. Accused in 1/2004 of molesting a boy, beginning when the boy was age 16 in the early 1960s. The alleged abuse occurred while the two were wrestling in underwear at hotels in Boston and NY. Neighbor died in 1972.

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Fr. William P. Neiman

Ordained: 1948
Status: Sued

Died: 12/10/1979
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 12/2007 of repeatedly molesting a boy in 1977-1978, beginning when the boy was age 15. The alleged abuse included fondling over and under clothes and occurred in a choir loft. Neiman succeeded Rev. Gerald Joyal as pastor; the same boy was allegedly abused repeatedly by Joyal in 1969-1975, beginning when the boy was age 8. Neiman died in 1979.

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Fr. John W. Nolin

Ordained: 1960
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Sent for treatment in 1982 after admitting to a long history of involvement with adult women. [See Attorney General 's report for relevant documents.] In 3/1994 a woman in her 30s and her sister and brother told the Diocese that Nolin was sexually involved in the 1960s and 1970s with their mother when they were children. The priest had the family move into a house he owned in Keene. The woman said that when she was age 12 or 13, Nolin would come into her bedroom and touch her genital area under her nightgown. Nolin denied abusing the girl. Faculties removed in 6/1994. The Diocese reportedly told his alleged victim they believed her but that there was not enough evidence to take action. Name not on list sent to Attorney General's office; it was sent separately a month later. Laicized in 11/2006, announced in 1/2007. Last known to be living in New Mexico.

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Fr. Donald Matthew Osgood

Ordained: 1955
Status: Settled

Died: 03/19/2018
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused of the sexual abuse of teenage boys in at least four lawsuits in 2002. Two plaintiffs were among 16 in civil suits against the Diocese which settled in 2002. Allegations against Osgood began to surface within months of his ordination. Transferred several times because of his behavior. Sent for treatment to NM. Left active ministry in 1968. Last listed in the 1975 Official Catholic Directory. Included in the NH Attorney General's investigation, with numerous documents from his personnel file in 2003 and 2009. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese's 9/12/2017 list of accused; assigned to a parish in Albuquerque in 1963. Laicized, per the Manchester diocese's list 7/31/2019. Died 3/19/2018 in Georgia, age 90.

Fr. Eugene Pelletier

Ordained: 1953
Status: Settled

Died: 01/24/2013
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Treated for alcoholism several times and at St. Luke Institute. Settlement in 1995, for counseling costs, of claims he sexually abused a boy in 1963-1964. Pelletier said he could not remember abuse. Name given to prosecutors in 2/2002, along with 13 other priests. Retired in 1993. Pastoral ministry had been revoked at the time allegations were first received against him. Was living at a nursing home in Manchester. Assigned to a life of prayer and penance. Died 1/24/2013. Included on the Diocese's list of accused.

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Fr. Philip A. Petit

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Ordained: 1980
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A civil suit was filed in 2002 alleging abuse of a boy 1979-1981. Bishop Gendron apparently destroyed records in the 1980s that detailed sexual abuse by Petit and another priest. Gendron wrote a letter in 1986 to Petit assuring him that he would destroy all documents referring to his treatment, but would keep one 1982 letter. Laicization announced 8/28/2018.

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Fr. John R. Poirier

Ordained: 1971
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Named publicly as accused by the diocese in 2/2002. Placed on leave. Allegedly solicited a boy for sex in Franklin in the 1970s. In 7/2002, two men filed suits alleging abuse as children. Per the 2003 Attorney General's Report, Poirier was described by church officials in 1988 as a "compulsive homosexual." He received treatment but was still not celibate three years later. Began attending Sexual Addiction Support group meetings in 1994. Assigned to a life of prayer and penance, per the diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Edward D. Richard

Ordained: 1968
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Placed on leave in 4/02 after the diocese learned that police were investigating Richard due to allegations of child sexual abuse. Two men filed suit in 6/02 alleging the priest abused them while he was assigned to Our Lady of Mercy in Merrimack 1973-82. Richard retired in late 5/03. The criminal investigation was still ongoing at the time. Claims likely part of 5/03 settlement involving 61 plaintiffs. Assigned to a life of prayer and penance and deceased, per the diocese's list 7/31/19. Accused in a lawsuit that settled in 4/20 in the low five figures of fondling a boy, age 17, in 1987, in the St. John Neumann Parish rectory in Merrimack.

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Fr. George H. Robichaud

Ordained: 1970
Status: Arrested

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Placed on leave in 4/2002. Arrested in 7/2002, charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault of a boy between ages 13-16 in 1984 and 1985. Victim went to police, then taped a conversation with Robichaud in which Robichaud apologized and said that he had been in recovery for 10 years. Also admitted abuse of another youth. One criminal mistrial. Retrial stopped in 7/2003 and charges later dropped on age issues and the statute of limitations. A civil suit was filed in 5/2002 regarding abuse in 1982-1983. Settled in 2003. Deceased, per the diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Joseph Sands

Ordained: 1958
Status: Accused

Died: 05/11/1979
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Ordained for the Trappists. Incardinated 1973 into the Manchester diocese. Accused in a 5/28/2003 attorney's letter of sexual abuse at St. Bernard's in Keene in 1966-1969. Age of the complainant at the time of the abuse is unknown. Sands was murdered 5/11/1979 when he tried to negotiate a hostage situation in the rectory of St. Rose of Lima in Littleton, NH. He was taken hostage and killed by a couple who then shot and killed themselves.

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Fr. Matthew Schultz

Ordained: 2017
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese when added to its list 4/10/2024. Noted to be prohibited from ministry, case in process. Worked at parishes in Exeter, Lancaster, Rochester, Gonic, and assisted at Mount Royal Academy North in Lancaster and Seton Academy in Rochester. Involved with Thomas More College in Merrimack NH, including accompanying students on to Washington D.C. in 1/2022 for a March for Life. Called in 1/2022 "a longtime friend of the College."

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Fr. Stephen Scruton

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Ordained: 1960
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Arrested and convicted in 1984 and 1987 for lewd and/or indecent behavior at highway rest areas. Sued in 1991 on claims of abuse of an altar boy in 1986. Took sick leave in 1990. Removed from position as a counselor for sex offenders at the Essex County Jail in 1992 after his name appeared on a list of accused. Named in three lawsuits in 2002. At least one claim was included in a 11/2002 $5M settlement involving 62 victims and 28 priests. Laicized and deceased, per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019.

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Fr. Leo Alfred Shea

Ordained: 1964
Status: Convicted

Died: 10/9/2008
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

In 1994 Shea pled guilty to assaulting a 14-year-old; sentenced to 3-6 years prison. Released on parole in 1997 and 'retired.' Multiple other accusers. A man filed a civil suit in 1993. Accused in 2002 civil suits of abusing two boys. Claims by six people included in a 10/2002 settlement with the Diocese. Another settlement in 11/2002 included at least one claim. Privileges were permanently removed. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, Shea was assigned to a life of prayer and penance. He died in 10/2008.

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Fr. Joseph E. Shields

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Ordained: 1936
Status: Accused

Died: 02/25/2005
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused of abusing Junior HS boy on Exeter golf course in about 1974. In that year, Shields became pastor of St. Michael's in Exeter. Same man also reported abuse by another priest and a teacher at his school. Last known to be in his 90s and living in FL. Died 2/25/05.

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Fr. George St. Jean

Order: OMI
Status: Settled

Died: 09/19/1982
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

NH Audit shows two reports of same abuse: 1) alleged in 1/04 to the diocese by victim; and 2) reported in 3/08 by victim's sister to Oblates. Boy said he was abused at priest's family camp in MA in 1960 or 1961. Manchester said allegation was Boston issue; St. Jean was not in Manchester diocesan ministry, but Directory has him assigned at Colebrook NH shrine in 1960. Died in 9/82. New suit filed 5/10 and another filed 7/21/10. Plaintiff in 5/10 suit was murdered 9/9/11. Both suits settledin 9/12. On Norwich diocese's list 2/22/19. It notes he left the diocese in 1962.

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Fr. David Steffy

Order: LC
Ordained: 1994
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in a lawsuit filed in 4/21 of sexually abusing a boy in the 1990s at Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Center Harbor NH. Working in Atlanta when transferred in 2019 to an assignment in Jerusalem.

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Fr. Paul G. Stevens

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Ordained: 1969
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A man complained in 1/2003 and again in 7/2004 that Stevens fondled and groped him on one occasion in 1969 or 1970 after a ski trip. A second man alleged that Stevens abused him in 1974 when he was 13. Abuse was said to have occurred at Stevens' camp in Franconia. Stevens took a leave of absence 1/1987 for health reasons and later chose not to return to ministry. Per the diocese's list 7/31/2019, Stevens' canonical case was still in process.

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Fr. John J. Sullivan

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Ordained: 1956
Status: Accused

Died: 10/9/1984
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A woman notified the Diocese of Manchester in 11/2004 that she was fondled and digitally penetrated by Sullivan in the mid-1970s, when she was ages 6-9. Sullivan died in 10/1984. Matter was then reported to police. Included on the Amarillo diocese's list 1/31/2019, where he worked 1/1961-4/1963. Included in 7/2019 on the Manchester diocese's list.

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Fr. John Thomas Sullivan

Ordained: 1942
Status: Settled

Died: 09/19/1999
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Ordained for the Manchester diocese. Abused girls during assignments in NH, MI, TX, NM and AZ over a period of 35 years. Fathered a child in 1949; had arranged an illegal abortion, but the pregnancy did not end. Stalked a nursing student in 1952. Another pregnancy and abortion in 1956. Suspended and sent to Via Coeli in NM for treatment. Accepted by other dioceses despite his history. Manchester released his personnel file in 2/2003. Grand Rapids paid three sisters $500K in 1994 for abuse by Sullivan when they were ages 7-12. Privileges removed multiple times. Died in 1999 in San Diego CA. Named in a new suit filed in Arizona in 6/2013 against the Gallup NM diocese. Subject of settlement, per Attorney Garabedian in 4/2022. Included on the Gallup diocese's list of credibly accused.

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Fr. Francis A. Talbot

Ordained: 1963
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 2002 of abuse in the 1960s by at least four people. Placed on leave 10/2002. One claim settled in 10/2002. Another settled 11/2002. At least two suits were filed. One suit settled in 4/2003. Sentenced to at least ten years in prison 3/2003 after pleading guilty in 12/2002 to five counts of sexually assaulting a boy over a period of eight years. Not listed in the 3/2003 NH Attorney General's Report. Request for early release due to health denied in 11/2010. Still in prison 2/05/2012. Per the diocese's list 7/31/2019, assigned to a life of prayer and penance. Deceased.

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Fr. Roland E. Tancrede

Ordained: 1947
Status: Accused

Died: 02/8/2014
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Monsignor. Retired. Placed on leave and stripped of faculties in 9/2002 after accused in a lawsuit. Plaintiff's lawyer says Tancrede admitted to the allegations. Included in the 3/2003 Attorney General's Report. Per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019, assigned to a life of prayer and penance. Died in 2014.

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Fr. Andre M. Thibodeau

Ordained: 1971
Status: Accused

Died: 07/12/2015
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 4/10/2024. Assigned to parishes in Franklin, Manchester, Henniker, and Hillsboro. Last assignment was as a nursing home chaplain. Died in 2015.

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Fr. Eugene Turcotte

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Order: OMI
Status: Accused

Died: 01/16/1968
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A woman notified the diocese in 3/05 that Turcotte molested her 1949-53 when she was ages 4-8. Directory shows him assigned to an Oblate retreat house in Augusta ME for some of the time at issue; he was visiting family in Nashua when he allegedly perpetrated the abuse. Turcotte died in 1/68.

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Fr. Armand A. Turgeon

Ordained: 1943
Status: Accused

Died: 06/21/2010
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

A woman reported in 8/05 that she had been abused at age 14 by Turgeon in about 1956, at her home and at a convent in Rochester NH. As of 2005, Turgeon was not in public ministry due to age and infirmity. He died 6/21/10, age 94.

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Fr. Oscar Turrion

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Order: LC
Ordained: 2001
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

From Spain. Full name Oscar Juan Turrión Pablos. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 4/21 of sexually abusing a boy in the early 1990s at Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Center Harbor. A boy reported to school authorities in the early 1990s that Torrion had abused him. Turrion was then a seminarian; he was allowed to progress toward ordination. Per the order in 2021, Turrion was assigned to work with adults outside of the U.S. Worked 2007-14 at Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae in Rome. He left the priesthood in 2017 after fathering two children.

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Fr. Paul E. Vadeboncoeur

Ordained: 1937
Status: Settled

Died: 03/27/1971
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Named as a perpetrator of abuse in a 12/2002 settlement of $542.5K between the diocese and six people claiming abuse by five priests. Accused of abuse of a girl, ages 15-17, multiple times 1955-1957. Also accused of one instance of abuse of a 12-year-old boy in 1950. Vadeboncoeur died in 1971. (The 1988 Catholic Directory spells his name Va'de'bon'Coeur and in 1995 it is Vade Bon Coeur. It has been misspelled in other sources as Vandenboncoeur.)

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Fr. Romeo J. Valliere

Ordained: 1963
Status: Settled

Died: 03/27/2007
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Admitted abusing two boys. The Diocese settled one claim in 4/2005 for an undisclosed amount. A man said that as a child Valliere would give him beer and marijuana at the rectory. Valliere's file included a 1976 letter from a parent complaining about drunk youths at the rectory. Placed on sick leave in 1989 after complaints by three women in his parish. On sick leave 4/1/1989 - 6/20/1990 for therapy. Assigned to another parish. On sick leave again 1/26/1996 until he retired in 6/2001. Privileges removed in 2002. Laicized, per the Diocese's list 7/31/2019. Died in 2007.

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Fr. Roland W. Veilette

Ordained: 1951
Status: Accused

Died: 01/14/1983
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Veilette (or Veillette) died in 1983. Named in a 5/2002 lawsuit by a man who alleged Vielette abused him in 1973. Personnel file contains a 2/2002 memo in which the plaintiff said he was assaulted by Veilette and another priest in 1973, shortly after his father passed away. Both priests were said to have befriended him and would take him camping and give him gifts. A second man filed suit in 6/2002 alleging that he was assaulted by Veilette from 1956 to 1958, and that the incidents occurred in the priest's car.

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Fr. John Voglio

Order: SDB
Ordained: 1987
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused during an AG investigation in 3/2002 of repeated sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy in 1982 at Camp Don Bosco in NH. Voglio was a Salesian brother at the time and camp counselor. Later in 1982 Voglio wrote to the alleged victim from OH, saying that he was going on to become a priest. He was ordained for the Salesians in 1987 and worked in a Salesian High School and a parish in the NY archdiocese. Name included on the NY archdiocese's list 4/26/2019, noting that Voglio was removed from ministry and laicized. Per the Salesians list in 3/2020, he withdrew from the order in 1994. Reportedly in 3/2023, Voglio was running a charity that gave scholarships to Catholic schools for underprivileged children, and "mingles with children and teenagers who attend charity events." The charity was founded in 2000 by accused priest John Harrington.

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Fr. Patrick Walsh

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Order: LC
Ordained: 1991
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 2002 of abusing at least one youth at a high school in Center Harbor NH 1992-93, per records released by NH Attorney General's office in 3/03.

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Jeanne Wilfort

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Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Accused in 1999 of sexually abusing a nun, age 27, in the Winnipeg archdiocese 1978-79. Wilfort was then superior of the order's Western Canada Province. Abuse allegedly included digital penetration and was represented as therapeutic. Complainant had been recruited from the Manchester NH diocese during a retreat by Wilfort. The Vatican investigated the charges in 2000. Complainant filed suit in 2002, but when she died in 2004, the suit was dismissed. Other victims are alleged, ages unspecified.

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Fr. Edward J. Zalewski

Ordained: 1956
Status: Settled

Died: 09/8/1976
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH

Died in 1976. A woman notified the Diocese in 5/2007 that Zalewski "hugged her to his body" at St. Joseph church in Lincoln in 1956, when she was approximately age 12. In 2/2021 a man received a settlement for $30K from the Diocese. The man had come forward to allege that when he was age 11 in the summer of 1963, Zalewski sexually abused him while he was visiting a rest home that his friend's grandmother owned. He said that afterward he rode his bike to the police station in Penacook and reported the abuse.

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Diocese of Manchester List 07.31.19

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