Fr. Joseph J. Beltran
Named publicly as accused in the 3/24/2023 GA PAC Report. Accused in 1971 of inappropriately touching a male parishioner during massages. Beltran admitted to the massages but denied “sinful” intent. Accused in a lawsuit in 3/1994 of molesting a a male in the 1960s while assigned to St. Thomas More in Decatur, GA. Accused in 4/2002 of sexually abusing a 16-year-old altar boy at All Saints in Dunwoody, where he was assigned 1977-1985. His accuser said that Beltran didn’t touch him, but would run around the rectory with his genitals exposed. Retired in 1993. Died in 1995. Younger brother of Archbishop Eusebius Beltran.
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