Fr. A. Leo Hofstee
Worked from 1947 until his death in 1986 in the Philippines among lepers, having first arrived in the Philippines as a military chaplain. Named publicly as accused of child sexual abuse by the Dominicans’ Holy Name Province on its list in 10/2021. It notes, “An allegation of an act of abuse was deemed established by the Provincial after consultation with the Province Review Board in 2018.” (The list misspells his name “Hoffstee.”)
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