Deacon Fred Hummel
Ordained for the permanent diaconate in 1986. Assigned to Holy Innocents 1986-1993. Comptroller of the archdiocese from 1988 until 1993 when he was “demoted” to Priests’ Mutual Benefit Society, until 2014. Named publicly as accused by the Archdiocese on its list 7/26/2019. Allegations substantiated. Removed from ministry. Laicized. Accused of molesting a 17-year-old boy he had met at a Teens Encounter Christ retreat in 1993. The abuse allegedly occurred during a week the boy spent “shadowing” Hummel, which his parents had arranged. The boy filed a lawsuit, settled two years later for $80K.
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