Assignment Record– Rev. Edward A. Igle

Summary of Case: A priest of the Camden diocese ordained in 1974, Igle assisted at parishes and through the 1990s was Clinical Director of Catholic Social Services. He was accused in a 1994 lawsuit of having sexually assaulted and raped a boy in the 1970s, when the boy was 14-17 years-old. The abuse is said to have taken place at St. Cecilia's in Pennsauken and at a Blackwood parish. Igle was allowed to stay in ministry. His accuser received a settlement in 2000 of $7,000. Igle denied the abuse and said in May 2000 that he was going on a voluntary leave of absence; the diocese said he was removed because of the allegations. Another man received a settlement in the early 2000s after alleging sexual abuse by Igle in the 1970s at a Deptford parish. In July 2015 Igle is a licensed practicing marriage and family counselor in New Jersey.

Ordained: 1974

1974

Camden bishop was George Henry Guilfoyle (1968-1989).

Pennsauken

• Igle was accused in a 1994 lawsuit of the sexual assault - including rape - of a boy at this parish and in a Blackwood parish in the 1970s, when the boy was 14-17 years-old.

St. Cecilia's had a school with 535-433 students.

Igle's accuser received a settlement of $7,000 in 2000.

Deptford

• Another man received a settlement in the early 2000s from the Camden diocese for sexual abuse he said he suffered by Igle at St. John Vianney's in the 1970s. His accuser said, "That man ruined my life."

1981

1985

1993

Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio replaced McHugh as Camden bishop (1999-2003).

Igle is not indexed beyond the 2000 Directory.

He said in May 2000 that he was taking a voluntary leave of absence. The diocese said he was removed because of the allegations that he abused a boy in the 1970s.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, )

• Profiles of 25 Priests Who Are Accused of Sexual Abuse, by Nancy Phillips and Craig R. McCoy, Philadelphia Inquirer,
October 16, 2005
• Despite Allegations, Suspended Priest Thrives as Family Therapist, By Caitlin McCabe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 16, 2015

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This assignment record was last updated on July 23, 2015.