Database of Publicly Accused

Ordained for the Archdiocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico. Taught for 14 years there at Catholic University. Was also Vice Chancellor, Diocesan Vocations Director and Director of Catholic Charities. In residence 2/1986-1/1987 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Atlanta while chaplain at the Federal Penitentiary. Placed on leave from the Penitentiary after a background check, which revealed allegations of abuse of youth in a program for runaways in Puerto Rico. Arrived in the Lake Charles diocese in 1987, reportedly from the Diocese of Orlando. Appointed in 4/1988 as Coordinator for Hispanic Ministries in the Diocese of Lafayette, LA. Was also pastor of an Oakdale parish and chaplain for Torrance County Detention Center in NM. Lake Charles received an allegation in 1997 that Alers sexually abused minors 1980-1985 in Puerto Rico. Removed from ministry in 2002. Died in 2011. Named publicly as accused by the Lake Charles diocese on its list 4/11/2019. Included on the Atlanta archdiocese's list in 11/2020. Included in the 3/24/2023 GA PAC Report.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. An allegation of abuse of a male minor in 1973 was brought to the Review Board in 2005. Deemed credible. Resigned from active ministry in 2005. Settlement with victim in 2012. Allen died 12/24/2018.

Ordained for Diocese of Alexandria LA. Also worked in AZ and CA. Was in treatment at the Paraclete center and working in Gallup NM. There were allegations against him in Flagstaff in 1963 and a civil suit in Fresno. Died in 1987. A CA civil suit filed in 7/2011 claimed abuse in 1966. It may have been dismissed due to a 2012 CA Supreme Court ruling. Accused of abuse in Gallup, deemed credible in 2005. Suit filed in AZ in 6/2013 against the Gallup Diocese. On the Gallup diocese's list 4/28/2017.  On the Monterey diocese's list 1/2/2019. It notes a report in 2003 of abuse there 1964, 1966 and 1969. On the Diocese of Alexandria's list 2/6/2019; allegation found in file in 2019 of abuse of a boy in 1961, deemed credible. Suit in 7/2020 alleged abuse by Allison and a male college student named Henry of a young altar boy in a Monroe LA parish in the 1970s. The college student lived in the rectory. All 9 judges in the Second Circuit recused themselves from the lawsuit in 12/2020. Case reassigned to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Included in 8/2021 on the Fresno diocese's list of credibly accused.

Accused in 1998 of fondling a boy. Suspended. Sent to treatment. Returned to ministry. Accused of sexual contact with 16-year-old boy at the home of boy's family in 4/2001. Pleaded innocent in 5/2002. Pleaded guilty in a plea bargain in 5/2003 to a charge of sexual battery. Sentenced to five years in prison with all but two years suspended. Suit filed in 1/2003; settled in 2012. Laicized in 2007. Registered sex offender as of 6/2010. Died 12/31/2013. On the diocese's list 2/6/2019.

Placed on leave in 7/2004 after the FBI seized a church computer holding possible child pornography. A boy said he had downloaded the images; the U.S. Attorney's office said the boy had not. It closed its investigation in 4/2005 without filing charges against priest, saying it did not have sufficient evidence to meet "prosecutable standard," i.e., it could not prove those in the pictures were minors. The Diocese then resumed its investigation; Arceneaux remained on leave.  He reportedly was leading the rosary at funerals in Lafayette in 2013. Included on diocese's list in 4/2019; remained on leave. 

Named publicly as accused by the Dominicans St. Joseph Province on its list in late 2018. Became part of the Province of St. Martin de Porres when it was formed in 1979. Removed from public ministry in 2002. No indication as to when or where alleged abuse occurred. (We're placing him in the New Orleans archdiocese, where the province is based.) Per the website of St. Dominic in New Orleans, Archer was in residence; the parish has a K-7 school. Archer's 65-year anniversary as a priest was celebrated by the archdiocese in 2017. On 3/28/2019, the day after SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) publicly complained of Archer's presence at the parish, the archdiocese asked the Dominicans to move him. Name added in 1/29/2020 to the Baton Rouge diocese's list.

From the Diocese of Kottar in India. Arrived in the U.S. in 1973. Held a Masters degree in guidance and counseling from Villanova University in PA; worked on a doctorate in Exceptional Child Education at the University of S. Florida in Tampa. Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese of Mobile on its list 12/6/2018, for "misconduct" 1989-1990. Worked at some point at Little Flower parish. The list shows Arul as an Order priest, but doesn't name the Order. Prohibited from ministry in the archdiocese. Accused in a 2015 lawsuit of abuse in 1981 of a 10-year-old altar boy in Ville Platte in the Diocese of Lafayette LA. Settled. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019, which notes he resigned in 1988 and died in 2002.

Pastor of St. Peter Claver in Treme LA when accused in a lawsuit filed in 1/2021 of rape and assault of a boy, age 10, during confession at a retreat in Montgomery AL in 2008. The boy was a parishioner of Blessed Trinity in New Orleans, where Asare-Dankwah was assigned. The alleged victim said the priest pulled him out of bed the morning after the sexual assault and repeatedly struck him, while praying and accusing the boy of being a homosexual. Suspended pending investigation. Asare-Dankwah was visiting family in Ghana when the suit was filed. He denied the allegations. Police were investigating. Asare-Dankwah countersued his accuser. He was reported to federal authorities after an archdiocesan audit completed in 8/2021 showed possible financial crimes committed during his time at St. Peter Claver. In 12/2022 the Asare-Dankwah and the man accusing him of the 2008 abuse agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other.  

First named publicly as accused by the New Orleans archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. Received allegation from Salesians in 2011 of abuse in the archdiocese late 1950s, early 1960s. Died 7/31/2008 in NJ. Per his obituary, he was director-principal of Salesian high schools in Sherbrooke, Quebec and Marrero, LA. Reportedly also worked at Hope Haven in Marrero. Also, director of Salesian High in New Rochelle NY, and superintendent of New Rochelle Province schools. Master of novices at Don Bosco College Seminary in Newton NJ. Spiritual advisor for 18 years of Salesian Cooperators unit in Paterson and the Don Bosco Volunteers. Assistant for two years of St. Anthony's in Paterson, and guidance director and P.R. director at Don Bosco Tech in Paterson.

Ordained in 1908, died in 1956. First named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. Allegation noted to have been received in 1946, of abuse in the 1940s.

Named in an affidavit by Rev. Thomas Doyle O.P. as a "known pedophile" on file in an insurance case against Lafayette insurance carriers. Retired in 1982. Died 7/24/1985. On the diocese's list in 4/2019. Lawsuit filed in 7/2020 by a man claiming Begnaud sexually abused him at age 16 in the early 1960s. The man, who was a St. Stephen's in Berwick parishioner, said Begnaud assaulted him while driving him home from a school bonfire.

First named publicly as accused on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. It noted allegation was received in 2003 of abuse in the late 1950s. Benedict died in 1984.

Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 4/2019. Retired in 1979. Died in 1998.

Member of Missionary Fathers of La Salette. Died in 1998. Four men filed suit spring 2003 alleging that they were abused by Berube over a 6-month period in 1965, when he was assigned to St. Theresa of Avila church. Parents complained; Berube was transferred shortly thereafter. Worked in Canada and in Boston. Settled 4/04 just before trial. On diocese's list in 2019. It notes "priestly service" in diocese "terminated in 1965."

Monsignor. Former superintendent of archdiocesan schools. In 8/2019 the archdiocese settled with a man who claimed Bezou raped him in 1977, when he was a 9-year-old altar boy at St. Francis Xavier in Metairie. The man said he had been "threatened and silenced for decades." The archdiocese stated that it settled with the man to provide counseling, but was not going to add Bezou to its list of accused priests. Bezou died in 1989.

Named publicly as accused by the Central and Southern Province of the Jesuits on its list 12/7/2018. Was at the Jesuit Community in Berkeley CA 1984. Worked at St. Charles Borromeo in Grand Coteau 1985-1987, Loyola University's Catholic Center in New Orleans 1989-1991. Also assigned at some point to Immaculate Conception in Baton Rouge and Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston. Left the Jesuits in 1994. Reportedly was working in 2019 in Lafayette LA as a counselor to the elderly. Included on the Baton Rouge diocese's list in 2019.

Jesuit brother. Died in 1986. Named publicly by the Central and Southern Province Jesuits in 2/27/2020 as credibly accused of sexual abuse occurring in approximately the 1960s. More than one allegation. Worked at Jesuit High School, St. Charles College in Grand Coteau and at colleges in what later became Sri Lanka.

Boudreaux, an 80-year-old teacher at Jesuit High, was placed on leave in 1/2005 after a complaint of abuse occurring 30 years prior. His Order found the allegations credible. He was sent out of state for treatment, then lived in Jesuit communities in New Orleans and Wauwatosa WI. In nearly 50 years as a priest, Boudreaux's assignments included work as a missionary in Sri Lanka and India, at the order's headquarters in Rome, and ministry to other Jesuits in Mobile and New Orleans. He also taught at Jesuit high schools in Dallas TX and Shreveport LA. Died 8/5/2016. Included on the Jesuits' Central and Southern list 12/7/2018. On the Houma-Thibodaux diocese's list 1/11/2019, his home diocese, where he had "offered weekend assistance."

Monsignor. Per news in 1/2019, Bourgeois was accused in a lawsuit of the sexual abuse, including rape, of a 7- or 8-year-old altar boy at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ville Platte. The alleged victim reportedly uncovered his memory of the abuse during counseling in 2002. Bourgeois died in 1978.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese when added to its list 7/6/2020 (first name misspelled Gielse.) It notes that a report was received 2/6/2019 that Boyer sexually abused a boy in the mid-1970s. The Review Board deemed the allegation credible. Boyer died 5/29/1988.

Accused in multiple lawsuits pending in 11/2023 of sexually boys at Madonna Manor. Subject of previous settlements. A social worker at the facility in 1980 reported Ehlinger to her supervisor after boys in her care disclosed abuse by the Brother, and after she knocked on Ehlinger's dormitory bedroom and saw a "flustered child" there with him. Ehlinger then "disappeared." The social worker saw several years later that Ehlinger was working with children at a Catholic school. One lawsuit alleges a boy was abused by several men, including Ehlinger. He said the men would put a pillow over his face or wear masks during rapes to hide their identities. Reportedly is last known in 11/2023 to be living at a Holy Cross house in Austin, TX.

Deacon. Reported in 1/2019 to have been accused in a 1986 lawsuit of molesting a boy at St. Peter's in Carencro in 1985. The suit was dismissed. Breaux died in 1996. Included on the diocese's list in 4/19, which notes that Breaux resigned in 1984.

Multiple alleged victims, as young as age 3. Abuse included rape. Christian Brother; dismissed in 1960. Taught at St. Francis Cabrini Elementary School, St. John Vianney Prep and St. Matthew the Apostle. Ordained a deacon in 1976. Assigned to Our Lady of the Rosary 1976. Worked 1984-1988 at Cabrini High; a woman alleged he groped her as a student in 1984. Charged with sexual misconduct with juveniles in 1977 after the parents of a 9-year-old boy reported Brignac sexually abused their son; acquitted by a Catholic judge. Arrested in 1980 and 1988. No charges. Removed from ministry in 1988. Settlement in 5/2018 of claims of abuse of a boy, age 8, over 3 years, beginning in 1979. Outcry in 2018 when Brignac was found to be a Metarie parish lector. Also, access to children via the Knights of Columbus. New suit in 10/2018 claimed abuse 1977-1982 of a Holy Rosary altar boy, ages 8-13. Name included on the archdiocese's list 11/02/2018. Suit filed in 12/2018; settled in 3/2019. Arrested in 9/1209, charged with first-degree rape. Pleaded not guilty 12/13/2019. Died awaiting trial 6/29/2020. Settlements with at least 17 men who claimed abuse as boys by Brignac. New lawsuit in 8/2021.

Pastor of St. Bernard's and Chancellor of St. Bernard School in Breaux Bridge when arrested 7/27/2016 and charged with 500 counts of child pornography possession (of children from infancy to age 12); a technician had discovered the images on Broussard's personal computer. Released on bail. Placed on leave. Pleaded not guilty 5/2/2017. Pleaded guilty in 10/2018. Sentenced to five years in prison. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019.

Resigned from the priesthood in 1994. In 12/2011 the Diocese told police that a man alleged abuse as a child by Broussard 1986-1989, at St. Henry Parish in Lake Charles. Arrested 3/22/2012, charged with two counts of aggravated rape and 52 counts of sexual battery. Broussard's personnel file showed a history of sexual contact with four other children, as young as age eight. Arrested in 4/2012 on new charges involving one of the four. Additional charges were filed in 6/2012. Indicted in 8/2012. A lawsuit was filed 2/21/2013. Laicized in 2013. Found guilty 2/5/2016. Sentenced 3/11/2016 to two life terms, plus 50 years in prison. Appeal denied in 6/2017. Included on the Diocese's list 4/11/2019, noting abuse of minors 1980-1991.

Ordained for the permanent diaconate in 1977. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 4/2019. Resigned in 1990.

Removed from ministry in 2003 after credible allegation of abuse, likely in the 1970s, before ordination. Name first appeared on list released by Bishop Saltarelli of Wilmington, DE 11/16/2006. Began working in the Wilmington diocese in 1997. Was working as field supervisor for Penn State Univ's Center for Survey Research until name released. Also worked for PA Department of Corrections. The Wilmington diocese released personnel files in 2/2012. Name included on on New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/02/2018. Removed from the archdiocesan payroll as ordered by the judge in bankruptcy in 5/2020. Medical benefits reinstated by the same judge after Calamari complained. Accused along with Rev. Michael Fraser in a 6/2019 lawsuit of abuse of a boy beginning in the late 1970s. Calamari denied the claim but reportedly admitted to "sin" with a teen prior to priesthood. Settlement in 2018 with a man claiming abuse about ages 7-14 in about 1975-1982 by Calamari, who was the man's father's cousin.

First named publicly as accused on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation noted to have been received in 1917, of abuse in the late 1910s. Removed from ministry in 1917. Assignments included Sacred Heart of Jesus in Cameron, St. George in Baton Rouge, St. Joseph's in Grosse-Tete and St. Leon in Leonville. Died in 11/1955. On the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019 as he worked in the territory in the New Orleans archdiocese which later became the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Ordained for the Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru. Extern priest in Baton Rouge. Report to diocese 5/18/2000 of abuse in the early 1980s, while assigned to St. Joseph Cathedral. Camenzuli left the diocese in 1985. Died in 1998. On the Baton Rouge diocese's list in 2019.

Removed in 3/2003 after allegations that he solicited a minor for sex in late the 1980s, prior to ordination. Cavell, who had just gone on health leave from St. Mary's Nativity, admitted to the single offense. The Diocese said the incident involved "words, not acts." Cavell was said to be considering leaving the priesthood. On the Diocese's list 1/11/2019. Noted to have been "stripped of his ability to perform priestly duties."

Named publicly as accused by the Lake Charles diocese on its list 4/11/2019. Included on the Lafayette LA diocese's list of credibly accused in 4/2019. An allegation was received in 2009 of abuse in 1964 at Lady Queen of Heaven School. Chachere resigned from the priesthood in 1978 and worked as a Jungian-oriented therapist, writer and lecturer. He died in 2012.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Baton Rouge on its list in early 2019. Allegation received 9/5/2018 of abuse in the mid-1970s. Chaloux was laicized in 1986. He died in 1990.

From the Carmeites of Mary Immaculate St. Joseph's Province in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Working in the Diocese of Shreveport LA when removed from ministry in 5/2021 for violating the diocese's Policy Concerning Sexual Abuse of Minors. Chemmampallil was criminally charged on 4 counts of the possession and distribution of images and videos of the sexual abuse of children, and 2 counts of the sexual abuse of animals. He was an associate priest at Christ the King Church.

Accused, along with three other priests, in a 12/1987 lawsuit of making sexual advances on a teenage boy. Chotin allegedly showed the boy pornographic movies. The suit settled and was dismissed in 1991. Chotin countersued in 1987 for the "unwarranted slanderous attack." Elevated at some point to Monsignor. Died 5/13/2008.

Historian and teacher at Tulane, living at St. Rita's in 1988 when a fellow priest found him with child porn and tapes he made of himself having sex with teenage boys in the rectory. Not known publicly for over two years. Cinel admitted to several years of sexual activity with minor boys, particularly in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Criminal charges filed in 1991 for possession of child porn; acquitted on a technicality in 8/1995. Had married a woman and had two children, taught at City U. of NY on Staten Island until suspended. Separated from wife. Ended up in Colombia. Laicized in 2010, divorced in 2015. One civil suit settled. Surfaced in Italy in 2011, claiming sexual abuse as a child and petitioning the Vatican for justice. Murdered 2/1/2018 in Medellin, Colombia by an 18-year-old male who said he was Cinel's lover. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in early 2019. It notes reports received in 10/2005 and 8/2018 of abuse in the 1960s. Retired in 1988. Died in 2001.

From Ireland. First named publicly as accused by the New Orleans archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. It notes an allegation received in 2013 of abuse in the early 1980s. Per the Official Catholic Directory, Collery was transferred in 1983 from Metarie LA to a chaplaincy at Good Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville PA. He died in 1987. A lawsuit filed in 4/2020 claims abuse in the early 1980s of a St. Ann's in Metarie altar boy, beginning when the boy was age 10. Per the plaintiff's attorneys, the archdiocese knew in 1983 of an allegation that Collery had abused at least one boy. Multiple others reportedly came forward with allegations of abuse as children by Collery after news of the 4/2020 lawsuit.

Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. In 2004 the Review Board deemed credible allegations that Conway sexually abused female minors dating back to 1956. Victims received settlements in 2005 and 2017. Conway died in 1996.

A man reported in 2007 to the Archdiocese that he was sexually abused in the mid-1970s by Cooper and Rev. Luis Fernandez while a student at St. John Vianney Prep. Cooper was a school counselor and disciplinarian. The Archdiocese offered the man therapy. Archbishop Aymond had been a teacher at the school as a young priest and had helped the boy and other students when they complained about sexually suggestive letters they had received from Cooper. Cooper was removed from the school. Retired in 1985. Died 10/11/1989. Added in 12/2020 to the archdiocese's list.

Name also spelled Couvillion. Publicly named as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. After a review of Couvillon's file in 2019, the Review Board deemed credible allegations of sexual abuse of male minors dating back to the 1950s. A 5/1951 news article shows that he was newly assigned to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Flagstaff AZ, Diocese of Gallup. He apparently was there just a short time, returning by late 1951 to Louisiana. Another news article shows a leave of absence in 8/1955. Couvillon died in 1978.

Named publicly as accused by the Baton Rouge diocese on its list in early 2019, noting an allegation received in 12/2002 of abuse 1968-1972. Coyne left the diocese in 1977. Also known to have worked in New Orleans in 1979. Died in 1981.

First named publicly as accused by the New Orleans archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 2010 of abuse in the 1960s. Reportedly worked at Hope Haven in Marrero. Also worked in NY, FL, LA. Csik died in 1970. Included on the Salesians list in 3/2020 of credibly accused.

Professed final vows in 1936. Assigned during his career to twelve Christian Brothers Schools in the New Orleans-Santa Fe Province. Director of the western section of the Province 1961-1964. Accused in a lawsuit filed in LA 10/1991 of molesting two brothers repeatedly between 1975 and 1977. Assigned 1970-1991 to Iberia Catholic High School in LA and worked at a local parish. Their mother reportedly allowed Curtis custody of the boys 3 to 5 times per week for their benefit, per his suggestion. The suit settled in 1992. Curtis died in 1998.

Named publicly as accused by his order on its list 6/12/2019. Multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in the 1960s-1970s in Louisiana. Dark died in 1984. Allegations received after his death, in 1994 and 2008. Added to the New Orleans archdiocese's list in 6/2019. Added to the Baton Rouge diocese's list 1/29/2020. Added to the New Orleans archdiocese's list in 2020.

In 3/2004 a man reportedly said Davidson tried to molest him as a boy in 1980 during an overnight stay at the St. John Vianney Prep school rectory in New Orleans. Davidson was a music teacher at the school. The man said he told his parents and school officials. Apparently no action until 2002, after the man and a second accuser each went to the Archdiocese about past abuse. Davidson was removed and "retired." Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018, which notes  an allegation received in 1989 of abuse in the early 1980s. Davidson died in 2007. Settlement in 8/2019 for $150K plus $10K for counseling with a man claiming abuse by Davidson when he was a teenager in the mid-1980s, during sleepovers at Notre Dame Seminary.

In 2013 a man told the Franciscans that Davied molested him as a child decades prior, while the priest was assigned to Our Lady of Good Harbor in Buras, LA. In 10/2020 Davied was no longer a Franciscan and was living in Pueblo, CO. He denied the allegation. On the Las Cruces diocese's list in 11/2020, where he worked 1993-1995. Added to the New Orleans archdiocese's list in 12/2020. Included 5/19/2021 on the Santa Fe archdiocese's list. On the Cincinnati archdiocese's list in 2/2022. Included in 6/2022 on the St. John the Baptist Province Franciscans list of those with substantiated allegations. Included on the Franciscans' Our Lady of Guadalupe Province list as of 1/2024; noted to have been laicized.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 4/2019. Removed in 1999.

From the Netherlands. Joined the Diocese of Lafayette LA in 1953. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 4/2012. Retired in 1986. In 2009 a social worker reported to the diocese that a woman alleged de Leeuw sexually abused her starting when she was age 13 and continuing until she was married. He was quietly removed in 2011. In 2019 the woman's sister, then in her early 60s, told a news outlet that de Leeuw sexually abused her beginning when she was about age seven and in third grade, and continuing until she was in sixth grade. She said he also sexually abused most of her six siblings. The siblings had come forward to the diocese in 2011. de Leeuw denied the allegations. He died in 2015, at age 97.

Named publicly as accused by the Jesuits Central and Southern Province on its list 12/7/2018. Multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in the 1970s. Assigned in New Orleans most of the 1970s, per the Catholic Directory. Restricted from ministry with minors in 1991. Died in 2001.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 4/2019. Resigned in 1992.

Retired and living at a nursing home in Canada when accused in 2002 of sexually abusing four minors in the Lafayette LA diocese between 1967 and 1972. Was on leave of absence 1972-1973, then worked in TX for two years. Retired in 1975. The Order was investigating and had offered counseling to DesRosiers' victims. Note: Both the 1993 and 2002 Catholic Directories show him assigned to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. They also show his name spelled Wilfrid. Died in 2012.

From the Netherlands, where he was ordained. Parish priest, spiritual director for the Catholic Girl Scouts through the 1970s. Was living in the Netherlands in retirement when suspended in 12/2020 by Bishop Aymond, pending the investigation of an allegation of abuse in the mid-1970s of an altar boy. In a 1/2021 interview deWater denied wrongdoing and said the alleged victim should not "dwell on things when he was a young boy."

Prior to ordination as a Jesuit, Dickerson was a brother of the Order of the Sacred Heart. Allegations of abuse of boys from prior to ordination and throughout priesthood. Removed from ministry, left the Jesuits in 1986. Accused in lawsuit settled in 2009 of sex abuse of boys at Jesuit High in New Orleans in the 1970s, while a seminarian. Federal suit 11/2010 accused Dickerson of sex abuse of a boy, including rape, in 1982 while assigned to St. John Berchman's in Shreveport LA. Also worked at Jesuit Prep in Dallas. Died in 2018. On Central and Southern Province Jesuits List 12/7/2018. Accused in suit filed in 3/2019 by a former Jesuit Prep in Dallas student of sex assault in the late 1970s. Added to lawsuit with multiple plaintiffs against Dallas Prep and the diocese in 11/2020; settled in 3/2022.

Died in 2001. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 2024 of sexually abusing a boy, who was a student at Immaculate Heart of Mary 1966-1976. The plaintiff also claims sexual abuse at the parish and school by Revs. Joseph Guidry and Raymond Jones.

Ordained for the Capuchin order in Washington DC in 1933, as Rev. Francis de Sales Donohue. By 1938 was assigned as chaplain at St. Joseph's Home in Pineville, LA and missions at Deville and Rochelle. After a subsequent parish assignment in Monroe, he spent four years as a Navy chaplain. He returned to the Diocese of Alexandria where he was incardinated in 1942. He was removed from active ministry in 1966 and died in 1983. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. A review by the diocese of Donohoe's file in 2019 showed credible evidence of multiple allegations of sexual abuse of male minors dating from the 1960s.

First named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received 2002 of abuse in the early 1960s. Ducote died in 2006. Included on the St. Joseph Abbey Benedictines list in 11/2018. It notes that Ducote left the monastery in 1969 and was dispensed from the priesthood in 1970.

Removed in 4/2010 from St. Thomas More in Baton Rouge after allegations that Duhe abused a boy, between ages 12-15, in the late 1990s. The bishop said the Review Board reported "no sufficient evidence could be found to substantiate or corroborate the claim." Duhe was returned to his parish 2/27/2011.

As early as 1987, Anthony Fontana, a well-known attorney in Louisiana, told newly-appointed Bishop Flynn that Dutel was accusing of coercing young adult men to have sex with him. Flynn merely told him that Dutel was "cured" and the diocese needed him because of priest shortage. In 1992, another young man told an attorney that Dutel abused him in the 1970s when he was ages 9-14. Fontana included the original information in a 1995 affidavit in an insurance case but nothing ever done. Dutel remained as active priest and was working as pastor of St. Edmond Catholic Church in Lafayette. He had also worked in elementary and high schools. In 2014 Dutel denied all allegations and remained active. Diocese was defending him and said it had no records regarding the investigation that cleared him. Bishop refused to release list of accused priests. DA has said he will not investigate further until a victim asks him to do so.

Known as Fr. George Dyer. Named publicly as accused by the Dominicans St. Joseph Province on its list in late 2018. Became part of the Province of St. Martin de Porres when it was formed in 1979. Returned to the Dominicans in 1984. Dismissed from the Order in 2010. Died in 2013. Worked in the Archdioceses of Washington DC, San Francisco, and New Orleans and the Dioceses of Providence, Montreal, Charleston, St. Petersburg, Brownsville, Galveston, Oakland, San Diego, Knoxville, Birmingham, and in Belgium. No indication as to when or where the alleged abuse occurred. (We're placing him in the New Orleans archdiocese, where the province is based.) On the Brownsville diocese's list 1/31/2019 as George B. Dyer, O.P. On Richmond diocese's list 2/13/2019. Noted to have been "dismissed." Included in 10/2022 on the Chicago archdiocese's list. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

Taught in the U.S. and in Nigeria for decades. Assigned 2005-2013 to the Redemptorist Worldwide Headquarters in Rome, Italy as an author and editor. Involved with Worldwide Marriage Encounter. Assigned for almost ten years, until 3/2024, to St. Alphonsus in New Orleans. Reportedly in 8/2024, Enderle was accused in a 2002 lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy over 20 years prior, while principal of a Redemptorist high school north of New Orleans. The boy was a student. The allegation against the boy came to light after a woman reported to the police in 3/2024 recent sexual assault against her by the priest. She also told the Archdiocese, which told her in late 4/2024 that Enderle had been transferred to a Redemptorist community and assisted living facility in Liguori, MO. Parishioners in New Orleans were not informed of the allegations nor of his transfer to St. Louis. Enderle denied all allegations.

Accused of abuse of at least nine young girls in the early 1950s to the 1970s. Four known lawsuits. Suit in 1985, settled in 2001 claimed abuse in Lake Charles of two girls, ages 3 and 6 or 7 in the early 1950s. Parents reportedly confronted Engbers, who admitted the abuse with the pastor present. Engbers was moved to another church. Another 1985 suit claimed abuse beginning 1957 of sisters ages 5 and 7, lasting into their teens. Fled to Holland in 1985 after removal from his position when Church learned of suits. Per 1989 suit, abused 3- or 4-year-old girl in Gueydan the early 1970s. Settled 1996. Engbers died in 1989. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019.

First named publicly as abused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 2006 of abuse in the 1950s and 1960s. Reportedly worked at Hope Haven in Marrero. Also worked in NY and IN. Included on the Salesians list of credibly accused in 3/2020. Laicized in 1973. Died in 1987.

Fagione or Faggione. Died 6/14/2006. At least one claim included in almost $5.2M settlement with New Orleans archdiocese in Fall 2009. Included on archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Noted that allegation received in 2006 of abuse in the 1950s and 1960s. Worked at Archbishop Shaw High School, Hope Haven in Marrero and St. John Bosco in Harvey. Also worked in MA and NY, NJ, IN, FL. Included on the Salesians list of credibly accused in 3/2020.

First named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received 2002 of abuse in the late 1950s. Died in 1979. Included on the St Joseph Abbey Benedictines list also in 11/2018, which notes that he was alleged to have abused two minors in the late 1950s, reported in 2002 and 2006.

Feehan was one of four priests accused of abuse of a boy. A civil suit settled and was dismissed in 1991. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. It notes allegation received in 1987 of abuse in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and that Feehan then went on leave. He died in 2010.

Reportedly in 10/2020, a man reported to the archdiocese in 2007 that he was abused in the mid-1970s as a St. John Vianney Prep student by Fernandez and Rev. Robert Cooper. The archdiocese offered to pay for the man's therapy. A second accuser came forward in 2020 with allegations of abuse by Fernandez in the 1980s. The archdiocese deemed the allegations credible. Fernandez left New Orleans in 1978 to be a military chaplain, returning to parish work in 1985. He retired in 2003 in Miami FL, where he was still living in 10/2020.

Accused of abusing in LA in the mid-1970s. A civil suit was filed in LA in 1983. Placed on leave and sent for counseling. Transferred to Spokane as a drug/alcohol counselor. Abused at least three there. Convicted in 1986. Sentenced to one year in jail and two years treatment at the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs, NM, as well as three years' probation. Six civil suits were filed in Spokane in 1986 and settled in 1989. Another civil suit was filed there in 2003. Went by "Jean-Paul Fontenot." Died in 2014. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Allegation in 1994 of the sexual abuse of a male minor in 1954. Deemed credible. Settlement with victim in 1995. Fortier died in 1999.

Filipino. Arrived in the diocese in 1991. Accused at some point of inappropriately touching a teenager. The victim and parents told the bishop and requested that Francisco get psychological treatment. After treatment Francisco was cleared to return to work by a review committee. Placed on leave in 7/2002 from St. Bernadette Church due to the previous allegation. Francisco admitted to his behavior. He requested laicization in 2002.

Ordained for Savannah diocese. Multiple allegations of abuse over three decades. Worked in New Orleans and Alexandria LA, Savannah and Atlanta GA, Pensacola FL, Cullman AL. Included on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018, which note an allegation received in 1959 of recent abuse; removed from ministry in the archdiocese. Accused of abuse in LA in 1966; settlement in 2005. Moved to St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, AL in 1975. Accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy in 1985 when temporarily assigned to St. Anne's in Pensacola, FL. Criminally charged. Franklin died by suicide 8/1/1986, just before trial was to begin. On Birmingham AL diocese's list 12/14/2018. On Alexandria, LA list 2/6/2019. On Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019. On Pensacola-Tallahassee list of credibly accused.

Accused in a 1998 lawsuit of molesting a 17-year-old boy in Pearl River in 1991. Fraser (at times spelled Frazier) denied the allegations and was allowed to remain in ministry. Suit settled in 2004. Placed on leave in 2004 after an allegation of sexual abuse of a child in the mid-1980s at Sts. Peter and Paul in Pearl River. Also accused of molesting a boy while assigned to St. Raphael the Archangel in about 1983. Credible, per Review Board. Settlement(s) in 2009. Church trial ordered. Fraser sued the archdiocese in 1/2005. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Lawsuit in 8/2019 claimed abuse over 10 years beginning 1982 of an altar boy, age 10 or 11. Another suit alleged abuse in the late 1970s by Fraser and Rev. Paul Calamari. Died in 2019.

Ordained for the permanent diaconate in 1977. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 4/2019. Died in 2006.

Ordained in KS. Also known as R.C. Friend. Appears to have been assigned in IL, TN, LA. Arrived in LA in the early 1940s. Elevated to Monsignor in 1972. Pastor of St. Joseph's in Zwolle for 31 years. Died in 1977. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Allegation deemed credible by the Review Board in 2004, of the sexual abuse of a male minor in 1954. Settlement with the victim in 2005.

Student at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Named publicly as accused by the Baton Rouge diocese on its list in early 2019. Multiple allegations received in 1/2012, 12/2013 and 4/2016 of abuse in the late 1970s while a youth minister in Baker, LA. Went on leave from seminary in 1979 and did not return. Youth minister at St. John Vianney in Bothell WA, Archdiocese of Seattle, 1985 until his arrest in 1989 for the rape at the parish of a teenage boy ages 13-14. The abuse began in 1985 and went on for a year. Additional charges several weeks later after allegations that he showed pornographic films to teenage boys and exposed himself to a 12-year-old boy. Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years' probation. Victim said in 2012 that he knew of at least 10-12 others abused by Funnell and believed there were more. Lawsuit settled in 11/2012 for $635K. Funnell reportedly changed his name to James Fionnghael and moved to Virginia Beach VA.

Named publicly as accused by the Alexandria Diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Assigned to a Marksville parish for two months in 1974. Transferred to Houston, TX. Removed from public ministry in 1986. Died in 1990. The Diocese reviewed Gagne's file in 2019 and found multiple credible allegations of sexual abuse of male minors in the 1980s. Accused in a civil lawsuit filed 6/11/2024 of sexually abusing an altar boy 1971-1972, while assigned to St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. Per the suit, the abuse occurred in several Alexandria locations and on a trip to Monterey, Mexico "to deliver clothes to the needy."

First widely publicized abuser. Parish priest. Diocesan Boy Scouts leader. Allegations first arose in 1983. Convicted in 1985 of the abuse of as many as 39 young children 1972-1983. Served 10 years in prison. Multiple civil suits and settlements. In 1997 pleaded no contest to abuse of a 3-year-old boy in TX. Given 7 years probation. Charged in 12/1997 with the rape of a young girl at gunpoint 20 years prior. Jailed for two years in Lafayette until the charges were dropped. As of 2008 was living near Houston TX. Arrested in 4/2008 for failing to register as a sex offender. Served two years in county jail. Released 4/23/2010. In 2014 was living in San Leon TX. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019. Still living in San Leon. Added to the Alexandria diocese's list. Accused in a 2024 lawsuit of sexually abusing an altar boy, ages 10-12, in 1976-1977 while assigned to St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Abbeville. The boy told his mother about the abuse and church officials allegedly pressured the family into silence. Subject of a lawsuit filed in 10/2024. One of Gauthe's victims, who testified at age 11 in the 1980s that the priest had raped him, was beaten to death at age 50 in 3/2025.

Ordained for the permanent diaconate in 2020. Placed on leave in 6/2021 due to an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor. The alleged abuse occurred "many years" prior to Gautreaux's ordination to the diaconate. Assigned to St. Bernard in Breaux Bridge.

Named publicly as accused by the Baton Rouge diocese on its list in early 2019. Ordained in 1970 for the Diocese of Lafayette, LA. Sworn in as Lafayette police officer in 1973; had previously been a New Orleans cop. Incardinated 1978 into Baton Rouge. Spiritual Director at St. Joseph Cathedral Prep Seminary, parish priest, chaplain for the FBI. Multiple allegations received in 2/1994 and 10/2018 of abuse in the late-1970s while assigned to St. Anthony's in Darrow. Permanently removed from ministry in 1994. Died in 2016. Two new allegations received in 2/2020.

Bishop Schexnayder was reportedly notified in 1964 or 1965 of the sexual abuse of girls by Gilbert. A woman sued in 12/1992 saying Gilbert had "choreographed a sexual assault on her" by two women when she was a child in 1965, but that she didn't remember until late 1991. Judge dismissed the lawsuit due to the statute of limitations. An appeals court affirmed the dismissal 5/3/1995. Another woman filed suit in 11/1993. Several women alleged that  Gilbert ran a cult in Acadia Parish in the 1940s-1960s via "vocation clubs" in parishes that he set up to encourage girls to become nuns. Was on sick leave in 1968. Absent on sick leave 1988 and 1990 per the Catholic Directory. Died in 2007. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019.

From the West Indies. First named publicly as accused on archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation to the diocese in 2007 of abuse in the late 1970s. Removed from ministry 2008.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in early 2019. Allegation received in 3/1992 of abuse of a minor in the late 1970s-early 1980s. Placed on leave and faculties removed in 1992. Died 10/24/2020.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Retired from active ministry in 1969. Died in 1973. In a 2019 review of Gremillion's file, the Diocese found and deemed credible multiple allegations of sexual abuse of male minors dating from the 1960s.

Pastor of two parishes when the Diocese announced 6/2/2018 that Guidry was accused of the sexual abuse of a minor. The abuse occurred "several years" prior at St. Peter's in Morrow. The victim was the son of a church deacon who served at the parish. Guidry was placed on leave. Guidry turned himself in to the Sheriff's Office 6/13/2018 and confessed to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy, after plying him with alcohol. The victim filed suit in 8/2018. Guidry pleaded guilty in 3/2019. Ordered to register as a sex offender. Included on the Diocese's list in 4/2019. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, three years suspended. Released on bail under house arrest in 4/2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sent back to prison after sentencing appeals were denied. The Diocese issued an apology 5/7/2021; the victim's family said they had settled the same week. Guidry was permanently removed from ministry. In early 2021 Guidry testified that after he molested the boy in 2015, he told fellow priests in a support group. He wasn't removed until the boy came forward in 2018. Denied early release by the state parole board 8/17/2021. In 12/2023 the victim's father resigned from the diocese's diaconate and the Catholic Church  and joined an Anglican congregation because of "distressing revelations regarding sexual abuse scandals... ."  Bishop Deshotel informed the former deacon in 3/2024 that he had been excommunicated.

A woman told the diocese in 11/2017 that Gyan sexually abused her in 1996, when she was age 10 and he was pastor of St. John the Baptist in Brusly. She said the abuse occurred during confession. Gyan "categorically denied the allegation." The diocese said it reported the allegation to civil authorities and initiated its own investigation. Gyan was kept in ministry pending the investigation's outcome. The woman also claimed sexual abuse by a priest in a diocese in another state, which reportedly was being investigated there. In 2/2018 the diocese announced that it had determined that the allegation could not be substantiated.

Accused in a 9/2019 lawsuit, along with Msgr. Raymond Hebert, Srs. Martin Marie, Gertrude Marie (Sr. Alvin Marie's twin), and lay worker Charlie Earhart, of physically and sexually abusing a boy over 10 years, beginning in 1965, at Madonna Manor, a home for "troubled" children. She had also been named with Earhart and the other nuns in suits settled for $5.2M in 2009. Per the 9/2019 suit, Sr. Alvin Marie fondled him in the shower, when drying him off. She died 10/10/2007. Accused in a 3/2022 lawsuit, along with Fr. Sean L. Rooney SDB, of abuse of a teenage boy at Hope Haven in the 1970s.

Sued in 2005. One of several religious (including her twin, Sr. Alvin Marie) accused of abuse at Madonna Manor, a Catholic home for troubled children. At least one claim was included in an almost $5.2M settlement with the Archdiocese in Fall, 2009. Accused in a 9/2019 lawsuit, along with two other nuns, a priest and a lay employee of Madonna Manor, of abuse of a boy at the facility over 10 years, beginning in 1965.

The archdiocese announced a settlement in 12/2018 of a lawsuit filed in 2015 which claimed that Hamilton and Deacon Lloyd Glapion sexually abused a boy at St. Augustine's in Treme in the 1980s. Both men denied wrongdoing. Listed in 1/2019 as on staff at St. Columba's in Oakland CA.

Ordained for the permanent deaconate in 1983.  Named publicly as accused by the Lafayette, LA diocese on its list in 4/2019. It notes he worked at St. Genevieve's in Lafayette and in the Diocese of Raleigh, NC. Left in 1986. Removed in 2002. Died in 2007.

Named publicly as accused by the Alexandria diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Hannon left the diocese in 1963. He was incardinated into the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1982. Died in 2000. The Alexandria diocese reviewed Hannon's file in 2019 and found evidence of multiple credible allegations of the sexual abuse of male minors dating from the 1960s.

In 2012 a woman reported to the archdiocese that when she was a 17-year-old high school student in 1990 Hart sexually abused her. She was a participant in the CYO at St. Ann's in Metarie, where Hart was assigned. The archdiocesan review board determined that Hart had abused the girl. Because canon law at the time stated that adulthood was at age 16, Archbishop Aymond told the Vatican that Hart had not abused a minor. Hart was allowed to remain in active ministry. In 1/2022 he stepped down from his job as chaplain of Brother Martin High School after the school learned of the earlier allegation. Hart and the archdiocese reportedly said his retirement was due to health issues. Further, Hart said that he had never been accused of misconduct with anyone under age 18. Hart died in 10/2022.

Reportedly in 1986 Hebert resigned after being accused of molesting an adolescent in Opelousas. A young man complained about him and wanted him removed from his parish; Hebert left Opelousas to live with relatives. In a 1988 deposition former Bishop Frey characterized him as a child molester who was suspended by the diocese. Hebert died in 2004. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019.

Monsignor. Sued in 2005 by four men claiming abuse as boys by Hebert at Madonna Manor. The Archdiocese said it was mistaken identity. Hebert denied abuse and sued the four accusers for defamation. He was retired; remained in ministry. By 3/2010 all claims were dismissed; one plaintiff had died, one was deemed too emotionally disabled to continue and the last two claims had been withdrawn by the plaintiffs. Hebert withdrew his counter-suit after attorneys for the accusers filed an acknowledgment in court that Hebert did not molest their clients when they were children at Madonna Manor. He died 1/16/2014. A suit filed in 9/2019 alleged abuse of a boy by Hebert, three nuns and a lay employee in the 1960s-1970s at Madonna Manor. It settled for $325K in 1/2020.

Monsignor, a title given in 2000, after the Archdiocese knew of abuse. First named publicly as accused on the Archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. It notes an allegation received in 1996 of abuse in the late 1960s and the 1970s. Had been confronted in 1988 by Archbishop Hannan about an allegation he had abused a boy. Confessed to his superiors in 1999 to the sexual abuse of seven teenagers 1966-1979. A victim had come forward weeks after Hecker was made monsignor. Sent to treatment, diagnosed as a pedophile. Also found to have sexually abused an adult male with a mental disability. Kept in ministry until he was allowed to quietly retire in 2002. The Review Board recommended Hecker be monitored; in 2020 Hecker said he was unaware of any monitoring. Accused in a 4/2019 lawsuit of fondling a group of boys at St. Joseph's in Gretna in 1968. On the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019. Per attorneys, Hecker was a serial pedophile who abused "countless" children, and the archdiocese knew for decades. One man alleged he was "choked out and raped" by Hecker as a child. He told his mother and they went to the school's principal, Paul Calamari. Calamari allegedly threatened to have the boy expelled unless he got psychological treatment for "anger issues and fantasy stories." The church acknowledged in 3/2020 that there had been settlements in four cases involving Hecker, and of a first report in 1988. Subject of an FBI investigation in 2022. Archdiocesan files regarding Hecker were given in 6/2023 to the New Orleans district attorney. Admitted to a news reporter in 8/2023 that he committed "overtly sexual acts" with at least three boys in the late 1960s and 1970s and to having close relationships with four others into the 1980s. Criminally charged 9/7/2023 with the rape and kidnapping of a teenager decades prior. Pleaded not guilty 9/13/2023. Trial set for 3/25/2024 postponed pending a mental competency evaluation of Hecker, who was age 92. Determined in 4/2024 not competent to stand trial due to short-term memory loss, but mental health such that he could improve and stand trial later. On 4/25/2024 LA State Police executed a search warrant on the Archdiocese for documents related to clergy sexual abuse. New competency evaluation in 5/2024, not to be reviewed until 7/11/2024. Trial date set for 9/24/2024, pending further evaluation. Found competent to stand trial on 9/5/2024. On 9/24/2024 the judge recused himself and Hecker was sent to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Trial scheduled for 12/3/2024. Hecker pleaded guilty on 12/3/2024. Sentenced on 12/18/2024 to life in prison. Died 12/27/2024.

Ordained for the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette. Incardinated into the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in 1978. Worked in West Warwick, RI; Ontario, Canada; Baton Rouge, Scotlandville and Maringouin, LA. Retired and died in 1990. Allegations received in 11/1992, 5/2002 and 6/2002 of abuse in the 1960s-1970s while at St. Tomas More in Baton Rouge. On Galveston-Houston's list 1/31/2019. On Baton Rouge diocese's list 3/27/2019. Noted to have left Baton Rouge in 1968. Included in 4/2019 on the Diocese of Tyler's list.

Removed from his post as vicar of the central region and pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Broussard in 7/2002 and sent to treatment after admitting that he had engaged in sexual impropriety with a minor about 30 years prior. The diocesan review committee agreed. Status was "retired" in 2017. Included on the diocese's list in 4/2019.

Added to the archdiocese's list of accused in 8/2020. Removed in 2018 after allegations of abuse, occurring 1975-1981. Had left the area in the early 1980s; became a military chaplain, settled in Las Vegas. Worked in 1975 at a Houma LA parish, then part of the N.O. archdiocese. Accused in a lawsuit of abuse of an altar boy, age 10, in the early 1970s at a Metarie parish. "Improper relationship" with the boy for over 15 years. The alleged victim died by suicide in 1993. In 1994 his family showed a monsignor cards and love letters from Highfill to the boy; no action. In 8/2018 family showed the cards and letters to Archbishop Aymond, but no further response. In 9/2018 the family contacted the Las Vegas diocese, which investigated and found the allegations credible. A lawsuit was filed in 2019 by a man alleging abuse as an Air Force enlistee near Alexandria, LA in the early 1980s. Highfill's name was added to the Las Vegas diocese's list in 8/2020. Reportedly in 12/2121, Highfill was being investigated by the Air Force for alleged abuse in the 1980s of an airman and of a boy, age 11. Also, a woman told a news outlet that in 2002, she told the archdiocese that Highfill molested her at a Metarie church when she was 16 in 1975. Highfill died 1/23/2022.

First named publicly as accused on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. It notes allegation received in 1995 of abuse in the early 1980s. Pastor for 32 years of Our Lady of Lourdes in Slidell. Monsignor. Removed from ministry 2002. Died 7/12/2013.

Accused along with his brother, Fr. Rodney Howell, of molesting dozens of students at school for deaf in New Orleans in the 1970s. On the archdiocese's list of accused 11/2/2018. It notes an allegation received in 1978 of abuse in the 1960s and 1970s. Also per the 11/2018 list, Howell was removed in 1980; however the Catholic Directories show he was on sick leave in 1978, then assigned to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Deaf Center in Baton Rouge, where he remained until he was sent to treatment in 1981. Reassigned in 1982 to a parish in Westwego LA. Absent on leave 1986-1992. On Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019, noting an allegation in 3/2001 of abuse in the late-1970s at St. Francis de Sales Deaf Center in Baton Rouge. Returned to New Orleans in 1981, removed from ministry in 1992. Living in a South Dakota monastery in 2003. Removed from ministry. Sent by New Orleans archbishop Aymond in 2009 to St. John Vianney Center for treatment, where he was diagnoses included pedophilia. Was reportedly living in TX in 2019. Taken off the archdiocesan payroll as ordered by a bankruptcy judge in 5/2020. Medical benefits were reinstated by the same judge after Howell complained.

First named publicly as accused by the New Orleans archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. It notes allegation received in 1945 of abuse in the 1940s, and that he left the archdiocese in 1955. Died 8/3/2005 in Clarkdale AZ, where he had been pastor of St. Cecilia Mission Church. Per his obit, Hurley went from New Orleans to St. Leo's in Chicago until 1961, then to parishes Tucson AZ 1961-1963, Phoenix 1963-1969, Tempe 1969-1971, Bullhead City 1971-1974, Sun City 1974-1976, then Clarkdale 1976-2002, when he retired. On Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019.

Teacher, guidance counselor; provincial of the Salesian's Eastern Province 1973-1979. Died in 1990. Accused in a 12/2018 lawsuit of raping a 17-year-old boy after rendering him dizzy and disoriented, possibly with chloroform, in 1979. The plaintiff said he met the priest at a hospital where he was working to earn money for a class ring. He said he informed Bishop Aymond in 9/2018, who said he believed him and put him in touch with a Salesian official, Fr. Stephen Ryan. Ryan and his attorney allegedly told the man "to keep the entire issue quiet" and had him sign an agreement for psychiatric treatment, which they would fund.

A man told church authorities in 1994 of repeated abuse when he was a teenager in the early 1980s by Keane in a Metairie rectory. Keane was sent for treatment; left the priesthood. The Archdiocese did not apologize or notify parishes. Keane admitted the abuse in a sworn deposition in 1999. Settlement in 2003. Included on the Archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Noted to have been removed from ministry in 1995, after a report in 1994 of abuse in the 1980s.

From Ireland. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in early 2019. Allegation received in 4/2002 of abuse in the late-1980s, while assigned to St. John the Evangelist in Prairieville. Faculties removed in 2002. Removed from priestly ministry. (The Diocese notes that this is not the priest with the same name ordained in 1938.)

Placed on leave without faculties in 3/2004 after a man alleged that Kinane molested him in 1973 and again in 1975 when he was a teenager and Kinane was assigned to St. Mark's in Chalmette. Kinane had been performing limited ministry prior to his suspension. No criminal charges due to the statute of limitations. Also worked in PA and FL. The Vatican ordered a church trial in 2004. Kinane sued the archbishop in 2005 for defamation; the suit was dismissed in 2010. Included on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. It noted an accusation was first received in 1993 of abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. On Houma-Thibodaux diocese's list 1/11/2019. (Houma-Thibodaux was created in 1977; it had been part of New Orleans archdiocese.) On 3/9/2020 we received an anonymous report that Kinane died in FL. Per his obituary, Kinane was from Conway, AK and died in Safety Harbor FL 3/2/2020, age 74.

At least one claim included in almost $5.2M settlement with the New Orleans archdiocese in Fall, 2009. Kita died in 2008. On New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received 2006 of abuse in the 1960s and 1970s. Worked at Hope Haven in Marrero. Also worked in NY, MA, Tampa, NJ. Included on the Salesians' list in 3/2020 of credibly accused.

Sent for treatment after his housekeeper found 220 pornographic photos in the rectory in 12/1999. Arrested in 1/2000 and charged with 62 counts of downloading child pornography. Pleaded guilty in 12/2000; received a 10-year probated sentence. Arrested again in 2/2004 after more pornography was found at the Benedictine monastery where he was living. Received a mandatory 10-year prison sentence in 4/2004. Received an additional 10-year sentence in 9/2004 for violating his original probation. Included on the diocese's list 1/11/2019, noting that he was due for release from prison in 2022.

Lebanese Catholic Maronite priest. Musician, composer. Established and directed a children's choir in Lebanon. Worked in the U.S. in the early 1970s. Established homes for children in Lebanon and France. In 2011 a woman alleged sexual abuse by Labaky in France as a child. Others then came forward. The abuse occurred 1976-1997, and his victims were girls as young as age 7. His niece was among the abused. Believed to have sexually abused more than 50 in France and twice that in Lebanon. On 4/23/2012 the Vatican decreed that Labaky live a life of prayer and penance with restricted ministry for sexually abusing three minors and committing the crime of solicitation on one. On 2/12/2012, while the case was being considered first in Paris, Labaky presided at a mass at St. Garabad Armenian Church in Baton Rouge, LA. He was living in Lebanon in 2016 when Interpol issued an arrest warrant; Lebanon refused extradition. In 11/2021 Lebasky was convicted in absentia in Caen, Normandy France, of the rape and sexual assault of three children at an orphanage that he opened in 1990.  He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He reportedly continued to remain free in Lebanon. Laicized in 2022.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list in early 2019. Allegations received in 6/1988, 2002 and 2004 of abuse in the 1970s-1980s. Resigned and placed on leave in 1988. Left the diocese in 1990 to work for the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs, NM. He was co-director of aftercare at the Paraclete's Villa Louis Martin facility for pedophile priests. Later worked for the Norbertine's in NM. Faculties removed in 1999. Died in 2003. Accused in a 6/2024 lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy over a 9-year period, 1984-1993. The abuse allegedly occurred in multiple places, including at St. Theresa in Gonzales and the rectory of St. George in Baton Rouge.

Accused in a 9/2003 civil suit of raping a 7-year-old girl in 1968. Later consolidated with another suit filed by a second woman. Both suits alleged Larriviere sexually abused them as children at his Vermilion Parish camp in the 1960s. Both matters settled for unknown amount 9/2008. Retired to FL where he died 8/27/2014, in Ft. Myers. Included on diocese's list in 4/2019.

First named publicly as accused on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018, which notes an allegation received in 1935 of abuse in the early 1930s. Went on leave of absence in 1935. Died in 1992. Included on the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019.

Assigend to Annunziata in Houma when placed on leave in 8/2007 after an allegation by a 26-year-old man that LeBlanc sexually abused him, including rape, when he was a 9-year-old altar boy Holy Cross in Morgan City in the early 1990s. LeBlanc denied the allegation. He had been sent to counseling 1986-1987. His accuser filed a civil lawsuit in 2007 and made a criminal complaint. In 7/2011, a court ordered the Diocese to turn its investigative report over to the plaintiff. The Diocese objected. Other alleged victims known. Documents to remain sealed as of 8/2011. Case settled in 10/2012. LeBlanc's name is included on the Diocese's list 1/11/2019 which notes "diocese stripped LeBlanc of his ability to perform priestly duties."

Monsignor. Per news in 11/2018, a woman reported to law enforcement that LeBourgeois sexually abused her when she was four years old in 1968. She said he picked her up at her River Ridge preschool and abused her in his car. Law enforcement reportedly told her the statute of limitations had expired. In 2014 she told the Los Angeles Archdiocese, where she was then living, who referred the case to New Orleans. The New Orleans Archdiocese confronted LeBourgeois, who denied the abuse. He went into a coma and died three months later. The Review Board had not yet seen the case.The Archdiocese paid for the woman's therapy, but did not include LeBourgeois on its 11/2/2018 list of credibly accused clergy. She filed suit in 8/2019.

Named publicly as accused by the Baton Rouge diocese on its list in early 2019. It notes one allegation received in 9/1994, of abuse in the mid-1950s while assigned to Immaculate Conception in Plaquemine. LeFrois died in 1992.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese in 9/2019 after it received an allegation of sexual abuse of male minors, dating to the mid-1960s. The diocese's review board deemed the allegations credible. Lelieveld was murdered 10/21/1976 at age 50.

A lawsuit filed in 1999 alleged abuse by LeMoine of a teenage boy in the early 1990s; settled in 4/2002. Confidentiality orders from judge. Settlement amount not disclosed but "well below...$600,000." D.A. began investigation after learning of settlement. LeMoine had been evaluated after abuse incident and offered treatment. On diocese's list in early 2019. It notes multiple allegations received 1/1994, 4/1999 and 4/2007, of abuse in the late 1970s - early 1980s. Placed on leave in 1994, faculties removed in 1999.

"Skipper." From Quebec Province, ordained in Lafayette LA. Accused in the early 1980s of molesting two boys, ages 6 and 7. Report in 1/1983 of fondling a teenage boy in Eunice. Larroque told the boy's family that all costs of counseling would be covered by the Diocese. The boy's parents told the District Attorney, who refused to press charges. Sent to House of Affirmation in CA 7/1984 - 2/1984. Assigned to a parish in the Baton Rouge diocese in 3/1984. Accused in 1984 by a teenage boy of making sexual advances during a camping trip. The boy told his parents who called another priest; Limoges was confronted by Msgr. Larroque. Admitted to the behavior; removed from his assignment. Sent to St. Bernard Abbey in AL in 7/1984.  Civil suit filed 1991. Trial court dismissed; plaintiffs appealed. Appeal denied in 2006. Included on the Lafayette diocese's list in 4/2019. Added to the Baton Rouge diocese's list in 7/2019.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits Central and Southern Province 2/27/2020, which notes multiple allegations of abuse occurring in the 1950s and 1960s. Worked in Miami, FL; West Palm Beach, FL; El Paso, TX; Albuquerque, NM; San Antonio, TX; Augusta, GA; Grand Coteau, LA; Key West, FL. Died in 1984.

Retired in 1989. Placed on leave without privileges in 1/2006 after two allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, occurring "decades" prior, were deemed credible by the Diocesan Review Board. Ordered by the Vatican to live a life of prayer and penance, per a 11/2013 announcement. Title "Msgr." removed. Included on the diocese's list 2/6/2019. Lyons died 3/13/2019.

A 3/2003 lawsuit claimed abuse of a boy at Cathedral High in El Paso 1983-1985. At least 10 men alleged abuse as boys by Martinez while he was principal of the school 1976-1985. Others alleged abuse in New Orleans in the 1970s, prior to El Paso. The suit settled in 7/2004. One of the additional plaintiffs filed suit in 5/2004. Martinez was working in Santa Fe NM when the suit was filed. Retired. Two men settled a suit in 1/2012 for $1.6M. New suit in 3/2012, another in 4/2012. Living in Lafayette, LA in 9/2014 and allowed (under safety plan) to travel to Holy Family Community on the campus of John Paul The Great Academy on weekends for religious exercises. Visits stopped after publicity. Died in 2016. Included on the El Paso diocese's list 1/31/2019.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in early 2019. It notes an allegation received in 5/2002 of abuse before 1980, while Martrain was assigned to a Donaldsonville parish. Left active ministry in 1982 and married. Priestly faculties removed in 1983. Laicized in 1990.

First named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 1993. Died in 2008, at age 98. Included on the Society of the Divine Word Chicago Province list of credibly accused, as Rev. Andrew (Dorfmeister) Masters. Included on the Archdiocese of Chicago's list 5/4/2023. Abuse occurred in Chicago in the 1950s and in Louisiana in the 1970s. Assigned in WI, IL, Rome, England, South Africa, Ireland and the Southern U.S. Province. Included on the Southern Province's list. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Left active ministry in 1998. Died in 2008. Review of his file by the Diocese in 2019 showed evidence of multiple credible allegations of the sexual abuse of male minors dating to the 1980s.

Ordained for the Diocese of Austin where he worked 1959-1961. After a leave of absence he was incardinated in 1968 into the Salina, KS diocese. Accused in a 2/1/2005 lawsuit of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy, along with Rev. Leger Tremblay, in 1955 in the Alexandria diocese. McCarthy was then a student at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, TX. The alleged abuse was said to have included rape and oral battery. McCarthy knew the boy from Camp Maryhill near Pineville, LA. The case was dismissed 7/31/2006 due to the statute of limitations. McCarthy was criminally tried in TX in 2007; found not guilty. He died 11/27/2017.

Irish priest who spent time in New Orleans and Pittsburgh over the years. Assisted in the 1970s in the summers at Our Lady of Guadalupe and International Shrine of St. Jude in New Orleans, and as New Orleans police chaplain. Returned often to preside at weddings through 2011. Assistant dean for students of the Duquesne University school of education in Pittsburgh 2001-2015. Chaplain for Vincentian Academy (High School) near Pittsburgh. Accused, along with three other men, of repeatedly sexually abusing a boy at an Irish Boarding school in the 1970s. Allegedly began abusing the boy, then age 14, who had come to him to report abuse by the others. McCool was the school's dean of studies. Reportedly would beat the boy with a wooden stick then sexually assault him. McCool's accuser received a settlement from the Spiritans in Ireland after coming forward in 2018. In 10/2023 McCool was living as a nursing home resident in Ireland.

From Puerto Rico. Removed from his assignment at St. Mary's Assumption in Cottonport and St. Joseph's in Marksville 3/12/2013 after he was accused of misconduct with a minor. The sheriff's office was conducting an investigation. Found dead in hotel room 6/7/2013; foul play not suspected.

Arrested in 6/1995. Had already been placed on leave and sent for therapy. Charged with raping an 8-year-old altar boy repeatedly 1985-1991. In 7/1995 someone gave Melancon's attorney a $1M cashier's check to pay for bail. Convicted in 6/1996. Sentenced to life without parole. Accuser settled a civil suit with diocese for $800K. Church paid $30K in 1993 to settle with another person who had a "relationship" with Melancon as a minor. Melancon was reported to have admitted during trial to "sexual relationship" with a 12-year-old at St. Genevieve's in Thibodaux. Died in prison 11/5/2018, age 82. Included on the diocese's list 1/11/2019.

First named publicly as accused by the New Orleans archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 1946 of abuse in the late 1940s. Died in 1972.

From Holland. Arrived in the U.S. in 1947, assigned to a parish in Moreauville. Pastor of St. Martin of Tours in Belledeau 1950 until his retirement in 1989. Choir director, Boy Scouts leader. Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list in 6/2019. Allegations against Molenschot of sexual misconduct and abuse of male minors date back to the 1960s. Died 12/7/1994.

"Butch." Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in early 2019. Multiple allegations received 10/1994 and 1/2004 of abuse in the late 1970s-early 1980s, while assigned to St. Joseph the Worker in Pierre Part and St. Philip in Vacherie. Placed on leave and faculties removed in 1994.

In 8/2018 a man stated publicly that Morvant repeatedly sexually abused him over two years, beginning when he was an 8-year-old altar boy at St. Martin de Tours in Martinville. The man stated there were 45 known victims, and that Morvant abused hundreds. He said that most of the abuse occurred in the parish rectory, and that Morvant would ply his victims with alcohol. The abuse allegedly involved Morvant masturbating in front of the children as well as oral sex and sodomy. The man also said that his brother and cousin were victims who died by suicide. Morvant died 12/13/2003. The alleged victim and 10 other men filed a lawsuit in 8/2018. Some of the plaintiffs claimed that they were abused for eight years. In 1/2024 the LA Supreme Court heard the civil case brought by six plaintiffs alleging abuse by Morvant decades prior when they were ages 8-14. In 3/2024 the LA Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a law that passed in 2021 opening a window to allow victims to sue perpetrators of child sexual abuse beyond the state's usual 1-year statute of limitations. 

Olivetan Benedictine. Accused in a 1995 lawsuit, along with Br. Rene Dorsey, of molesting an altar boy, ages of 10-15, in the late 1970s. Included on the Lake Charles diocese's list 4/11/2019. Multiple allegations of abuse 1980-1982, received by the diocese 1986 and 1993, occurring at St. Henry in Lake Charles and in Houston TX. Removed from ministry in the diocese in 1986. Transferred to the Diocese of Monterey CA. Returned to LA to preach missions, including to children. Died in 2018.

Ordained for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Incardinated into the Baton Rouge diocese when it was formed in 1961. Died in 1975. Named publicly as accused by the Baton Rouge diocese on its list in early 2019. It notes an allegation received in 8/2007 of abuse by Neubig in the mid-1950s, while he was assigned to Immaculate Conception in Lakeland.

Reportedly accused in 2015-2016 of molesting two brothers, one by then deceased, in the 1970s. Report to state police; investigation closed because the surviving brother did not want to press charges. Another man said that when he was age 12, Nunez "spooned" him in bed after his mother insisted the boy stay the night in the rectory. Nunez denied the allegations. Not on diocese's list 4/12/2019. Retired in 2018; living in 5/2019 in a diocesan nursing home.

Ordained for the Maryknoll order. Worked in Guatemala for four years. Air Force chaplain. Left the Maryknolls and became a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, where he worked in parishes and as a Metropolitan Tribunal judge. Retired in 2009. Accused in 2016 of raping two adolescent boys over a two-year period. (Time-period unclear.) The Archdiocesan Review Board deemed the allegations credible and the victims received settlements of $125K and $100K. Archbishop Aymond, however, said the allegations had "no semblance of truth" and did not add him to the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused. In 2018 another allegation was received, that O'Donnell spanked teenagers.

Monsignor. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 2/2022 of sexually abusing a boy, beginning when the boy was age 6 or 7, between 1966 and 1968. O'Hanlon was assigned to St. Theresa's in Shreveport during the time of the alleged abuse. He died in 2001.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in early 2019. One allegation noted to have been received in 8/2008, of abuse in the early 1970s, while assigned to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in St. Amant. Left the diocese in 1981. Removed from priestly ministry.

Worked at Jesuit High in New Orleans in the 1970s. Accused in 2007 lawsuit of repeated molestation of a Jesuit High student 1974-1977, beginning when the boy was age 14. Settled. Accused repeatedly of abuse while assigned to Jesuit High School in Dallas; removed 1994. Moved in 1995 to Mobile, AL. In 2000 moved to Baltimore's Loyola College campus, where he was in charge of managing the Jesuits' residence hall until 2007. In 9/2018 may be living in at a Jesuit residence in Baltimore. On the Jesuits' Central and Southern list 12/7/2018. On Maryland Province Jesuits list 12/17/2018. Added to Baltimore archdiocese's list in 2/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.

First named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 2006 of abuse in the 1940s and 1950s. Worked at Hope Haven in Marrero. Also worked in NY and NJ. Died in 1981. Included in 3/2020 on the Salesians' list of credibly accused.

First named publicly as accused by the New Orleans archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 2003 of abuse in the 1960s. Jesuit High School Spanish teacher 1960-1961, prefect of discipline 1961-1965, president 1965-1968. Died 5/7/2016. Included on the Jesuits' Central and Southern Province list 12/7/2018. Multiple allegations.

Pellettieri (also spelled Pelletieri) was suspended by the Order and by the New Orleans Archdiocese in 4/2002 after an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in 1967. The abuse allegedly occurred when Pellettieri was teacher and principal at Notre Dame High School in Crowley, LA. At the time of his suspension Pellettieri was in charge of Ave Maria Retreat House. He also worked in Wisconsin, Baton Rouge and Alexandria. Sued in 3/2003. Dismissed. In 12/2008 an appeals court upheld dismissal of the suit due to the statute of limitations. Included on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Died in 2018. On the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019.

First named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Allegation received in 1959 of abuse in the late 1950s. Added 10/15/2020 to the Diocese of Wichita's list, where he worked 1969-1970 and 1973-1983. Included in 6/2022 on the St. John the Baptist Province Franciscans list of those with substantiated allegations against them. Pimple died 10/27/1983.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 1/11/2019. Removed from ministry at some point after "credible allegations of serious and unacceptable conduct with minors."

The Marianites received an allegation in 1979 that Porte was sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, who was a student at Opelousas Middle School where Porte was a teacher. The abuse began in 1978 when the girl was 12. Porte was reportedly sent to the Order's provincial house in New Orleans, and received counseling. She lived there until 1985, worked for the Charlotte NC diocese for two years, then returned to New Orleans. She relocated in 1992 to study for her doctorate at St. Louis University. As of 2002 Porte still functioned as a nun, living in O'Fallon and teaching at St. Louis University. She would sometimes speak at adult seminars in the Diocese of Belleville. After a 7/2002 meeting with the victim, the Marianites acknowledged an "inappropriate relationship." Porte died in New Orleans 4/17/2020.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list in 4/2019 The list notes that Potier resigned in 1981 and died in 2009. He had gone on to marry and raise a family.

In 6/2002 the bishop said that an investigation of Pousson was pending but that no action had been taken because a review committee had not yet been formed. Pousson was accused of molesting a boy about 10 years prior. Pousson denied the allegation. He said that he had been treated several times for "alcohol but never sex abuse." The diocese reportedly learned of the alleged molestation in the mid-1990s but in 2002 the bishop denied prior knowledge. Placed on administrative leave in 1994 and spent several months in in-patient treatment in St. Louis. Died 7/07/2013.

Accused of abuse of at least 15 children 1978-1983. Admitted in psychological evaluations as early as 1980 to sexually abusing boys, beginning in 1980 when he was teaching at St. Benedict in Covington, LA. Per a 4/2002 news article, the Diocese settled a lawsuit in 2000 in which it admitted that Primeaux molested a boy in the early 1980s while at St. Joseph's in Milton. He had also been assigned to St. Thomas More in Lafayette. He left the active priesthood in 1985 and later married. Died by suicide 12/27/2012. Included on the Diocese's list in 4/2019.

Accused in a 1995 lawsuit of abuse in 1973 and 1978. On New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. It notes that Prinz was incardinated into the Houma-Thibodaux diocese when it was created in 1977, and that he resigned from the priesthood in 1990. Per some accounts, he left the priesthood in the late 1980s. Included on the Houma-Thibodaux diocese's list 1/11/2019, which notes an allegation in 2002 of the rape of a boy in the 1970s while assigned to St. Gregorys and St. Louis.

The Diocese knew of "reported pedophiia" as early as 1966. Former Bishop Frey admitted in court insurance case documents that he knew of allegations against Pullman. Pullman was assigned to parishes in Lake Arthur, Elton, Lafayette and Lake Charles. He served as Vicar for Black Catholics and on the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus. He left active ministry in 1985 and settled in Jennings, LA. One claim, of abuse of an altar boy in 1972, was made in 2003 and settled in 07/2008. Pullman died 1/9/1017. His name was included on the Lake Charles diocese's list in 2/2021, noting that allegations of abuse in the diocese were received in 1019/99 and 2/2021. A new suit in 8/2021 claims abuse of a 12-year-old altar boy while assigned to St. Maria Goretti in Lake Arthur. The boy was a student at the parish school. The boy allegedly reported the abuse to a church superior who then transferred Pullman to another church.

First named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 11/2/2018. Allegation noted to have been received in 2002 of abuse in the early 1950s. Putnam died in 1993.

In 10/2021 three men in their 50s stated publicly that Queren repeatedly sexually abused them and "nearly a dozen" other boys when they were 10- and 11-year-old altar servers at Holy Family in Lawtell. The priest allegedly used them to recruit other boys, and tried to have them "do each other" in a group. At least one of them had come forward to the Diocese in 2018. Queren died in 1992.

Sealed documents opened in 2014 revealed that church officials forced Quick into counseling in 1977 after allegations from a Eunice LA church. The 1977 memo noted that "it was assumed every time he moved it was because there was some complaint of molestation." Named as child molester in former Bishop Frey's January 1988 deposition. Quick denied abusing boys (at least two) but did admit to relationship with a seminarian. Died in 1994.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Jesuits' Central and Southern Province on its list 12/17/2021. Noted to have more than one allegation against him. Abuse estimated to have occurred in the 1940s and 1950s. Ray died in 1983. Included in 6/2022 on the New Orleans archdiocese's list, where he was assigned at some point; no known abuse there.

Accused in a 7/21 lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy, age 10 or 11, in 1968 or 1969, at Holy Cross School summer camp in New Orleans. Repucci is deceased.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Lafayette LA on its list in 1/2022. Died in 1975. (Not the same priest as Armand E. Cyr of the Portland ME diocese).

Arrested in 1/1997 after found with a 14-year-old boy in a van parked on a dead-end road at 1:30 in the morning. Richard claimed the boy had problems and wanted to talk. Placed on leave and suspended from priestly ministry. Richard and the boy both denied any wrong-doing and charges were dropped. Bishop wanted further evaluation. Soon after charges were dropped, Richard was "quietly forced to resign."

Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list of in 4/2019. Resigned in 1985. Removed in 1989.

Monsignor. Prominent diocesan official. Suspended in 10/2018 after allegations that he sexually abused a girl, ages 16-18, in 1979-81. His accuser came forward to the Diocese in 1994 and 2004; Robichaux was kept in ministry. She again contacted the Diocese in 2018. The woman filed suit in 2020. A second woman alleged in 2018 that Robichaux abused her in 1975 when she was a 17 -or 18-year-old High School senior and he was a deacon in New Iberia. Investigation ongoing in 1/2019. Bishop Jarrell appealed to the Vatican; appeal denied.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list in 6/2019. Allegedly sexually abused a male minor in the mid-1950s. Retired in 5/1990. Died 7/27/1998.

Named publicly as accused by the Jesuits Central and Southern Province on its list 12/7/2018. Died in 1959. Allegation received after his death of abuse in the 1950s. Worked in New Orleans, LA and Mobile, AL.

Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Belle Chasse when placed on leave in 2004. Two men had come forward to allege that Sanders abused them on a trip to Biloxi Mississippi in 1993, when they were age 16. Placed on permanent leave in 4/2005. The Vatican ordered an administrative hearing for Sanders. Sanders was not technically charged with abuse of a minor because church law at the time defined minors as those under 16. Became an attorney. Arrested in 2014 for heroin possession; charges dropped when he agreed to enter a drug abuse diversion program. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. Surrendered his law license in 2021 after he was discovered to have lied on his bar exam applications regarding his past.

Sax was archdiocesan director of priest personnel 1991-1999. Monsignor. Placed on leave in 2000 after an allegation. Admitted that he molested an altar boy on numerous occasions 1980-1985 at St. Peter's in Reserve, beginning when the boy was age 10. A lawsuit was filed in 5/2001 but it was not served until 2002. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018, which notes that Sax was removed from ministry in 2004.

A man filed a lawsuit in 1992 alleging abuse by Schmaltz on a 1973 fishing trip to Slidell, LA and in a rectory. Per the suit, the boy told several people, including the parish pastor. Schmaltz was placed on paid leave. In 8/1995, a trial judge ruled that the plaintiff had waited too long to file suit. Schmaltz retired in 1996, saying allegations of sexual abuse had dogged his priesthood with other allegation at an earlier assignment. Allegations of abuse in the 1970s were also received. Schmaltz filed suit against the archbishop for slander in 2004. He died 2/5/2010. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018. On the Houma-Thibodaux diocese's list 1/11/2019. (It was established in 1977, formerly part of New Orleans archdiocese.)

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/6/2019.  Parish priest. Army National Guard chaplain 1957-1967. Had an airplane pilot's license; known as the 'Flying Priest.' Flew parishioners in a private plane, including teenagers. Left the diocese and active ministry in 1967. Became a PhD psychologist. Opened a psychology practice in West Virginia in 1975. Died 1/24/2008. In 2019 the diocese reviewed Sepsi's file, which showed evidence of multiple allegations of abuse of male minors dating to the 1960s. The Review Board deemed the allegations credible.

Pastor of St. John's in Jeanerette when the Diocese announced 11/1/2018 that Simoneaux was placed on leave due to an allegation of "improper behavior with minors" over 30 years prior. The incidents reportedly occurred while Simoneaux was assigned to St. Anthony's Church and St. Edmund High School in Eunice, and St. Anne's in Youngsville. Diocese and police were investigating. Included on the Diocese's list in 4/2019.

Sued in 2005. One of several religious accused of abuse at Madonna Manor, a Catholic home for troubled children. At least one claim was included in an almost $5.2M settlement with the Archdiocese in Fall 2009. In references to the settlement, she is referred to as Mother Superior Mary Omer. She died in 1992.

Ordained in the Netherlands. Was working in the Lafayette LA diocese by 1957. Report to police 1982 of abuse of a boy 1965-1970 in Youngsville. Said Smit stalked him. Complaint to the bishop in 1986 of the sexual abuse of girls. Fathered two children in Cankton, LA. Sent to Jemez Springs NM for treatment. Still of the Lake Charles diocese (created from the Lafayette diocese in 1980), sent to the Wilmington DE diocese in 1987. Removed in 1996. Name first released on a list by the Wilmington bishop 11/16/2006. Was teaching at the University of Delaware's Academy of Lifelong Learning, for adults over 50. The Lafayette bishop removed Smit from public ministry and contact with minors in 2011 and informed DE. Personnel files released in 2/2012. Allegedly abused at least eight in LA. Report to the Diocese in 2010 of abuse of an altar boy in Cankton in the 1970s. Complaint to police 2015 of abuse of an altar boy in 1961 in Youngsville. Sentenced in 2013 to a Life of Prayer and Penance. Living in PA. Died in 2022.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 4/11/19. Accused in 1999 of sex abuse of a minor in Houston TX and Vinton LA in 1995. Removed from ministry in 1999. Died in 2011.

Cristoff/Christopher. Worked in Corpus Christi, TX and Baton Rouge. Incardinated into the Baton Rouge diocese in 1973. Faculties removed in 1985. Laicized in 1990. First sued in 1994. Accused of abuse 1968-1980 in several lawsuits. Ten suits were filed in 2006. Some settled. As many as 30 alleged victims. Included on the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019. On the Corpus Christi diocese's list 1/31/2019. Left the diocese in 1971. On Galveston-Houston's list 1/31/2019. On the New Orleans archdiocese's list in 6/2019. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 6/2024 of sexually abusing a boy, age 12, in 1978. The boy and his family were parishioners of St. Gerard Majella in Baton Rouge.

Monsignor. First publicly named as accused in 9/2018. Died 5/3/1987. Accused in a lawsuit settled in 2009 of fondling a boy while assigned to Our Lady of Lourdes In Uptown New Orleans 1969-1971. Plaintiff's attorney said the statute of limitations had not lapsed, but the church worked to conceal the abuse for years. Included on the archdiocese's list 11/2/2018, which notes an allegation received in 2006. On the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019.

Named publicly as accused on the St. Joseph Abbey Benedictines' list in 11/2018. It notes an allegation received in 2006 of abuse of a minor in the early 1960s. Further, Tassin left the monastery in 1969 and was dispensed from the priesthood in 1971. Married. Died in Arizona 7/26/2012.

Monsignor. Former chancellor and superintendent of schools. Found murdered in a hotel room in Missouri in 1969; had invited two men to have lunch with him in the room. Was on leave since 3/1967 from the Diocese of Alexandria, studying at St. Louis University and teaching at a high school and at a convent. Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 2/6/2019. Allegations to the Review Board in 2009 of abuse of male minors in the 1960s. Review of the file in 2019 by the Diocese showed further evidence of the abuse of male minors. Deemed credible.

First named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese's list 11/16/2018. Allegation noted to have been received in 1995, of abuse in the late 1970s. Worked at Ave Maria Retreat House in Lafitte, and at Our Lady of Guadalupe in New Orleans. Left the priesthood and went on to work for non-profit organizations in Austin, TX.