Fr. Jorge Cristancho
Named publicly as accused on the archdiocese’s list 11/6/2018. Assigned to seven parishes over his career. On leave of absence 1987-1988. On the diocesan Hispanic Liaison Personnel Board 1991-1997. Laicized in 2003. Included in the 3/24/2023 GA PAC Report, which shows multiple male victims, teenagers and men. It also notes a long history of sexual misconduct with men and women, and that he had been in and out of treatment 1981-2004. In 1979 a man reported that Cristancho had molested his 19-year-old son in the sacristy of Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) parish. Parish leaders allegedly told the man to keep it quiet and not return to the parish. Accused in 1981 of soliciting a 14-year-old boy. In 1989 a man, who was in spiritual direction with Cristancho, reported that the priest sexually assaulted him. In 2005 another man reported abuse at age 15 by Cristancho, at IHM.
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