Fr. Patrick J. Hughes
From Ireland. Accused of abuse of a 12-year-old boy there in 1974. He settled with the boy and his family. Transferred to San Diego in 1988 with a recommendation from his Irish Bishop. Had three assignments in San Diego between 1988 and 1992, then transferred to Seattle for a year. Whereabouts unknown until 2007. Pleaded guilty in Ireland in 2/2010 to abuse of one between 1979 and1983 and sentenced to a year in jail. His history matches that of “Fr. Ioannes” in the Murphy Report.
- Independent 10.05.95
- Independent 10.10.02
- Irish Times 10.17.02
- Independent 10.18.02
- Cardinal Connell Statement 10.18.02
- Irish Times 10.24.02
- Catholic World News 02.04.03
- Murphy Report 11.26.09
- RTE 02.02.10
- RTE 02.02.10
- Independent 02.02.10
- Irish Times 02.03.10
- Irish Times 07.13.10
- Independent 07.14.10
- Irish Independent 07.18.10
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