Fr. John F. Fitzpatrick
Accused in 1993 in an anonymous letter to Bishop Hubbard of sexually abusing a child. When confronted, admitted to abusing three children; sent to Paracletes for treatment. Allowed to work in chancery until 1996, when allegations grew to at least five; was asked to resign. Hubbard, Fitzpatrick, and accused Albany priest John Connolly were seminary classmates. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 8/19 of abuse of a minor, age 16-17, in 1976-77.
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