Fr. James M. Silva
Removed from ministry 3/1/1993. Two men filed suit in 1994. Seven more men filed civil suits alleging they were abused as children by Silva in the 1960s-1980s. Criminal charges were also filed in 1994. Silva admitted in court that he sexually abused a young man. Received a 7-year suspended sentence and was ordered to undergo counseling. Eight claims were settled by the diocese as part of a $13.5M mass settlement in 9/2002 (one may have settled earlier). Multiple transfers after initial notice. Included on the Providence diocese’s list 7/1/2019. On the Santa Fe archdiocese’s list 5/19/2021, whcih notes he was at Via Coeli in Jemez Springs in 1981 and at a Jemez Springs parish. Indicted in 11/2021 on charges of abuse of a boy under the age of 14 1989-1990, after an investigation by the A.G. and RI State Police.
- Providence Journal Bulletin 03.18.94
- Providence Journal-Bulletin 07.03.94
- Boston Globe 03.16.02
- Providence Journal Bulletin 08.18.02
- Providence Journal 09.10.02
- Providence Journal 07.18.05
- The Day 05.13.07
- SNAP Statement 11.15.10
- Providence Journal 11.21.14
- Diocese of Providence List 07.01.19
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe List 05.19.21
- Associated Press 11.09.21
- Providence Journal 11.09.21
- Rhode Island Attorney General 11.09.21
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