Fr. Edward Thomas Burke
Burke admitted to his Jesuit superior in 2000 that he sexually abused a dependent adult man living/working at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, where Burke had been living since 1979. The Jesuits moved Burke but did not report the abuse to police. Criminally charged 5/9/2002; pled guilty. Sentenced 6/28/2002 to two years in prison at age 80. Claims against Burke and Br. Charles Leonard Connor SJ settled 6/4/2002 by the Jesuits for $7.5M. Died 2/27/2009. Included on the Jesuits West Province list 12/7/2018. It notes the sexual abuse of vulnerable adults 1990-2000.
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