Fr. Oscar A. Pelaez
Extern priest from Colombia. Had been in Stockton diocese since ordination. Accused of abuse of a boy for three years. Arrested in early 2002; pleaded guilty. Sentenced to six years in prison. Released on parole after three years. The Diocese paid a $1M settlement after Pelaiz’s conviction. Name included on a list of claimed abusers attached to the Stockton diocese’s 5/9/2014 filing in bankruptcy court.
- Hartford Courant 02.18.02
- Hartford Courant 02.20.02
- Associated Press 07.19.02
- LA Times 02.22.03
- Stockton Record (CA) 03.06.03
- KXTV (Stockton) 05.15.05
- Stockton Record 01.29.07
- California Catholic Daily 11.28.07
- SNAP Statement with link to Stockton Diocese Notice of Deadline for Filing Claims in Bankruptcy Court 07.16.14
- Mercury News 07.18.14
- Turlock Journal 09.16.14
- Turlock Journal 01.13.17
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