Assignment Record– Bro. George Donnelly, c.f.x.
Summary of Case: Bro. George Donnelly, a Xaverian brother since 1964, resigned from his long-time teaching and guidance counseling positions at a Xaverian all boys' high school in December 2003 after a former student said Donnelly molested him in 1993. Donnelly later admitted to having committed "sexual misconduct" with the boy. He is known to have gone on to serve as a hospital chaplain in the Boston archdiocese in 2006, later moving to the Venice FL area, where he has continued as a "nondenominational" hospital chaplain and food bank volunteer.
Vows: 1964
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| Start | Stop | Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
| Newark archdiocese | St. Joseph Regional High School | Montvale | NJ | Donnelly apparently was assigned here at some point prior to 1984. Per the St. Joseph's website in 2012 "....on hand for the liturgical celebration were four Xaverian Brothers, members of the community that administered the school from 1962 through 1997, including Brother George Donnelly C.F.X..... " | ||
1984 Boston archbishop was Bernard Francis Law (1984-2002), followed by Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. |
December 2003 | St. John's Preparatory School | Danvers • Donnelly was accused in December 2003 of having molested a St. John's prep. student in 1993. Donnelly admitted to two incidents of "sexual misconduct" with the student. |
MA | teacher, guidance counselor | St. John's Prep is a Xaverian high school for boys. Donnelly "voluntarily resigned" from his position at St. John's after the allegation emerged. |
| December 2003 | 2006 | |||||
| 2006 | South Shore Hospital | Weymouth | MA | Coordinator of Catholic Pastoral Services | ||
August 2006 Venice bishop was John Joseph Nevis (1984-2007), followed by Frank Joseph Dewane (2007-). |
Hospital Chaplain | FL | non-denominational volunteer hospital chaplain | Per Donnelly's Linkedin page September 28, 2015. | ||
| January 2014 | South Sarasota County Food Bank | Sarasota | FL | volunteer | Per Donnelly's Linkedin page September 28, 2015 |
Sources:
• Teacher Resigns over Accusation; Ex-Student Claims Abuse at St. John's, By Dave Wedge, Boston Herald, December 31, 2003
• Editorial: Why 'Prep' News?, Tri-Town Transcript [Danvers MA], January 8, 2004
• Listen, newsletter, bostoncatholic. org, April 2006
• The Missing Names from Cardinal O'Malley's List of Accused Clerics, Boston Globe, November 20, 2011
• St. Joseph Regional High School website 2012, accessed September 28, 2015
• George Donnelly, Linkedin, accessed September 28, 2015
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This assignment record was last updated on September 28, 2015.