Fr. John Maurice Giandelone
Arrested in 1984. Confessed that he had molested a teenage boy for several years while assigned to a parish in Chandler AZ. Pleaded guilty in 1985 to attempted sexual misconduct with a minor; sentenced to 1 year in jail on work furlough and 5 years probation. Registered sex offender. Laicized in 1992. Moved to FL. Named in other civil suits in 1993 and 2003. Married, the father of a son, and living in Ft. Myers, FL when arrested again in 12/2002 for the abuse of a boy, age 16, in 1979 in Phoenix. After the incidents, Giandelone was quietly transferred to the parish in Chandler AZ, where he also abused. Convicted in 2003. Sentenced to 1 year, 10 months in prison and 3 years probation. Civil suit filed 3/2004. Moved at some point to Austin, TX, where he died in 1/2023.
- Phoenix New Times 10.25.89
- Arizona Republic 07.10.93
- Phoenix Gazette 02.07.94
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- News Press 12.04.02
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- News-Press 03.06.03
- Arizona Republic 03.12.03
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- East Valley Tribune 03.25.04
- Arizona Republic 01.26.06
- Arizona Republic 02.27.10
- SNAP Statement 02.25.14
- Courthouse News Service 07.30.14
- Metropolitan News Enterpriest 07.31.14
- Diocese of Phoenix List 10.29.19
- Daily Review Obituary 02.15.23
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