Fr. Orlando Alberto Battagliola
From Argentina. Arrived in the Monterey-Fresno diocese in 1963. Reportedly the Diocese knew of allegations against Battagliola in 1967. In the late 1990s a woman told the Diocese that in 1974 Battagliola sexually abused her son, who was then a 14-year-old altar boy, in San Luis Obispo. Battagliola frequently visited their home. One night Battagliola took the boy for a drive, got him drunk, and had sex with him; the boy contracted a sexually transmitted disease. Lawsuit filed in 2003. Battagliola was found murdered in a San Francisco motel room in 2/1977. He had been seen checking into the room with a young man in his early 20s. Personnel file released in 1/2013. Included on the Monterey Diocese’s 1/2/2019 list of credibly accused.
- The Californian (partial article) 02.18.77
- Monterey County Herald 03.15.03
- San Luis Obispo Tribune 03.16.03
- Monterey County Herald 03.24.03
- San Luis Obispo Tribune 03.29.03
- San Luis Obispo Tribune 04.16.03
- San Luis Obispo Tribune 01.27.04
- Monterey County Herald 01.28.04
- Bishop Ryan’s Pastoral Letter 02.04.04
- New Times 03.28.13
- Cal Coast News 01.03.19
- Diocese of Monterey List 07.01.19
- Fresno Bee 12.18.21
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