Fr. Gerard J. Chasse
Accused in a 1994 civil suit of repeatedly sexually abused a boy from 1/1969 through 12/1976 in Brentwood, NY. The plaintiff said Chasse also abused his brother. He said he put a note in the church’s collection basket with his name and phone number, asking for help; there was no response. Dismissed due to the statute of limitations. Chasse moved to Montana in 1977, where he was in ministry for three years. He left the priesthood in 1980. Identified as Priest I in the 2003 Suffolk Co. Grand Jury Report. Per Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, a claim that Chasse sexually abused an altar boy, age 12-13 in 1973-1974, settled in 4/2020 in the low six figures. Chasse’s name is included on the Diocese’s list of accused in 3/2021.
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