Fr. Malcolm Strassel
Monsignor. First publicly named as accused in 9/2018. Died 5/3/1987. Accused in a lawsuit settled in 2009 of fondling a boy while assigned to Our Lady of Lourdes In Uptown New Orleans 1969-1971. Plaintiff’s attorney said the statute of limitations had not lapsed, but the church worked to conceal the abuse for years. Included on the archdiocese’s list 11/2/2018, which notes an allegation received in 2006. On the Baton Rouge diocese’s list in early 2019.
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