Fr. Giles L. Nealen
Monk of St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe. On Erie the diocese’s list 4/6/2018. Retired in 1992. Died 12/29/1996. Included in the 8/14/2018 PA Grand Jury Report, which noted Nealen’s “long history of sexually abusing numerous young boys.” In Brazil 1964-1967. The Order and Diocese of Greensburg in 1972 knew Nealen was “involved in an inappropriate incident” when pastor of St. Bruno in South Greensburg PA. Moved in 1972 to St. James in Waynesburg OH, Youngstown diocese. Letter to the Diocese in 1/1993 from a man alleging abuse at age 13 by Nealen 23 years prior at Queen of the World parish in St. Mary’s PA. The man said Nealen also abused his two friends. In 2/2002 a woman told the Diocese she knew of at least three men molested as boys by Giles, one of whom had just been arrested for molesting young boys. Another woman alleged in 2004 that her 11-year-old son was molested 30 years prior by Nealen at Queen of the World. On the Youngstown diocese’s list 10/29/2018. Suit in 8/2020 claimed abuse in 1968 of his nephew, age 11.
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