Fr. Bryan James Fontenot
Named publicly as accused on the New Orleans archdiocese’s list 11/2/2018. It notes he was removed from ministry by the archdiocese in 2002 for alleged abuse occurring elsewhere. Included on the Baton Rouge diocese’s list in early 2019, which notes multiple allegations received in 4/1984, of abuse in 1983 while assigned to St. Joseph’s in Ponchatoula, LA. Removed by the diocese in 1984 and sent to his Order for supervision.
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