Fr. Ted Oswald

Oswald was a religious brother (Bro. John) of the Brothers of Our Lady of the Poor in Tucson 1976-1977 before entering seminary. He was ordained for the Diocese of Santa Rosa in 1984. In 6/1/2008, he said he was taking leave due to a 1/2/2008 civil suit which alleged he had sexually abused a teenage boy 1988-1995. Oswald denied the allegations. Permanently removed. Two plaintiffs settled in 3/2009 for $1.3M. A Vietnam vet, Oswald was a military and civilian policeman before becoming a priest. He testified in 1999 and 2000 that he had reported abuse by R. Trupia to his superiors in 1976 and provided written statements from his students. Died 7/4/2010. Included on the Diocese of Tucson’s list of credibly accused. New suit in 8/2013. Suit settled 7/15/2014 for $3.5M. Included on the Santa Rosa diocese’s list 1/12/2019. (It shows an erroneous death date.) Accused in one or more lawsuits between 2019-2022.