Fr. Donald W. Eagleson
Accused in 4/2002 of the sexual abuse of a boy in 1971; Eagleson was a Holy Cross brother teaching at Moreau High School in Hayward at the time in question. He was ordained for the Diocese of Santa Rosa in 1985. The allegations were not revealed to parishioners or the public until 2006. A 2004 civil suit was partially settled in 2005. Died 10/22/2004. Name included on the Santa Rosa Diocese’s list 1/12/2019. On the Oakland Diocese’s list of crediby accused in 2019. Accused in a lawsuit[s] filed sometime between 2019-2022.
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