Fr. James A. Jackson
Accused in 6/2002 by at least three men of abusing them when they were children. Jackson worked in Hawaii 1948-1992. No criminal charges were filed due to the statute of limitations; there were no records of complaints in his personnel file with the Order. Jackson admitted abuse of boys, saying it was due to a surgical procedure he’d had on a testicle. He reportedly abused boys for over 25 years. Treated by psychiatrist Robert Browne, who was later found to be pedophile. Died in 3/2005. There were protests in 2013 about a scholarship offered in his name at Maryknoll High School on Honolulu. A lawsuit was filed in 2018 by a man alleging repeated abuse as a boy at Sacred Heart in Makiki by Jackson 1980-1981. This was the sixth known accuser.
- Associated Press 06.17.02
- Associated Press 06.20.02
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin 06.20.02
- Honolulu Advertiser 06.20.02
- Honolulu Advertiser 04.24.03
- Catholic New York 04.07.05
- Hawaii News and Island Information 01.17.13
- SNAP Statement 01.17.13
- Hawaii News Now 02.04.16
- Honolulu Civil Beat 03.15.16
- Honolulu Civil Beat 04.26.16
- Hawaii News Service 12.20.17
- Hawaii News Now 09.10.18
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