Fr. Martin J. Walsh
Allegation in late 1997 of abuse of a 14-year-old boy and possibly others in about 1975. Walsh denied abuse but admitted to ongoing alcohol problems. Per an 11/2003 memo, Walsh was on permanent disability as of 2002 but had asked to return to ministry. File outlines his problems from 1981 through 2003. Cardinal Law told Walsh he was restricted in 11/2002, but didn’t follow through, so Walsh was not really restricted. Per the 8/2011 Boston archdiocese list of accused, the Review Board found the allegations could not be substantiated. Died in 6/2007, age 58. Included on Attorney Garabedian’s list 3/28/2016 of accused clerics named in civil claims resulting in settlements or arbitration awards. Settlement in 12/2004 with the archdiocese regarding alleged abuse in 1975 at a Waltham parish.
- McCarthy Memo 12.12.97
- Murphy Memo 01.06.98
- Strickland Memo 11.04.03
- The Pilot 06.29.07
- National Catholic Register 08.25.11
- BishopAccountability 03.28.16
- WBUR 03.28.16
- The Patch 03.28.16
- WBUR 03.28.16
- The Patch 03.28.16
- Boston Globe 03.28.16
- Boston Globe 03.28.16
- Bostoncom 03.28.18
- Boston Archdiocese List 12.20.22
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