Fr. Bernard Brian Hanley
Ordained in Ireland and arrived in Los Angeles in 1958. Returned to Ireland in 1965 and continued as an active priest until he was placed on leave due to allegations in Los Angeles. In 2002 a woman alleged abuse by Hanley when she was age 4 in 1965, while Hanley was assigned to La Purisima Conception in Los Angeles. Her brother said he was sodomized as a child, age 6, by Hanley. Lawsuit filed in 2004. Included on the Archdiocese’s list of credibly accused in 2004. Personnel file released in 1/2013.
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