15 Accused in This Diocese
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02.25.94
- Democrat-Gazette 03.02.05
- TheHomeTownChannel com 03.02.05
- Times Record 03.22.05
- Democrat Gazette 04.12.05
- Democrat-Gazette 04.27.05
- Democrat-Gazette 05.05.05
- Subiaco Academy Website accessed 06.21.10
- Diocese of Little Rock list 09.10.18
- Roller Funeral Homes 08.20.19
- Birmingham News 11.02.93
- Birmingham News 11.30.93
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12.30.93
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 06.07.95
- Associated Press 04.26.02
- Associated Press 10.08.03
- Diocese of Little Rock list 09.10.18
- Advocate 02.05.19
- The Advocate 02.27.19
- Diocese of Baton Rouge List 03.27.19
- Diocese of Baton Rouge List 03.27.19
- Archdiocese of Atlanta List 07.14.22
- Findagrave 08.04.22
- GA PAC Report 03.24.23
Fr. Donald Althoff
First named publicly as accused on diocese's 9/10/2018 list. One known victim. Leave of absence in 1992. Removed from active ministry in 1995.
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Fr. Joseph Correnti
First named publicly as accused on the diocese's 9/10/2018 list, noting two known victims. Died by suicide 4/3/2002. Accused in a lawsuit in 8/2019 of sexually abusing a boy, ages 14-15, during 1995-2002. Per the suit, there were at least five known victims. A sixth man accused Correnti in a suit filed in 8/2020 of sexually abusing him as an altar boy, age 13 or 14, around 1983-1984. Correnti allegedly forced the boy into oral and anal sex on multiple occasions. Another priest was said to have discovered the boy in Correnti's living quarters, chastised the boy and took no action against Correnti. The suit was settled.
Fr. Robert A. Dagwell
First named publicly on Little Rock list 9/10/2018. Number of victims unknown. Removed from active ministry in 1986. Died in 1997.
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Fr. Richard Patrick Davis
Accused in a 4/2023 lawsuit of fondling an altar boy, age 10, twice in 1981. Davis was pastor at the time of St. James in Searcy and St. Albert in Heber Springs. The abuse allegedly occurred during a week-long altar boy training program at St. James, during which the accuser and another boy were staying with Davis. Davis died in 5/2020.
Fr. Nicholas Fuhrmann
Long-time Engilsh teacher at Subiaco Academy, and boxing coach. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 1994 of abuse at Subiaco 1978-1979. Dismissed by court due to the statute of limitations. Another complaint was filed in 2002 alleging abuse 1976-1979. The same person sued in 2005 after receiving no response from the Diocese. Dismissed in 5/2005 on the statute of limitations. Worked in the Fort Worth TX diocese 1981-1993. Permanently removed from active ministry in 2002. Working in 2005 at Subiaco Abbey farm. Included on Diocese of Little Rock's list 9/10/2018. Eight known victims. Died 8/20/2019.
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Fr. Patrick Hannon
Named publicly as accused by the Subiaco Abbey Benedictines on its list 1/24/2020. It notes one allegation of abuse, occurring in the early 1950s at St. Benedict's in Subiaco. May have transferred to the Diocese of Columbus, and died 12/27/1994. Included on the Diocese of Little Rock's list.
Fr. John J. McDaniel
First named publicly as accused on diocese's 9/10/2018 list, which notes three known victims. McDaniel died in 1974. Settlement of $790K announced in 6/2019 to five men who claimed sexual abuse as boys in the early 1970s by McDaniel. The five were students, ages 12-15, at Our Lady of the Holy Souls in Little Rock when allegedly abused.
Fr. Anthony McKay
First named publicly as accused on the Little Rock diocese's 9/10/2018 list. Worked in AR 1991-2001. Dismissed from the priesthood in 2004. Died in 2015. Ten victims, none known in AR.
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Fr. Edward Mooney
First named publicly as accused on diocese's 9/10/2018 list. Two known victims. Left active ministry in 1971. Laicized in 1974. Died in 2009.
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Fr. Walter Rajmund
Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese when added to its list in 2/2019. Two known victims. Died in 1990.
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Seminarian Jacob Conrad De La Paz
Status: Convicted
Diocese: Diocese of Little Rock AR
Seminarian for the Diocese of Little Rock beginning in 2008 at St. Joseph Seminary College near Covington, LA. Left seminary, became a teacher at Cabot High School in Cabot, AR. Removed from the school after complaints of inappropriate communication/grooming with a female student. Returned to LA, taught at a public high school in Maurice, despite his record. Hired in 6/2022 by St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette LA. Removed after a video surfaced of a shirtless De La Paz requesting a pornographic video from a 17-year-old girl he had taught in Maurice. Arrested 4/27/2023. Homeland Security found another video De La Paz had sent to the girl, of himself masturbating. Indicted 5/17/2023. Convicted by a jury 5/22/2024. Sentenced in 9/2024 to 7 years in prison then 5 years of supervised release.
Fr. Edward E. Simpson
Retired in 1986, died in 1988. The Diocese received a report 4/20/2020 that Simpson had sexually abused a minor. Deemed credible. Added to the Diocese's list of accused.
Fr. Timothy Francis Sugrue
Accused in a 1992 civil suit of abusing a girl, age 8, and her sister in 1978 at an Air Force Base in AR. Sugrue did not testify; took the Fifth Amendment in a deposition regarding involvement with children while working in Ohio, Georgia, Louisiana, Alaska and the Philippines. Resigned from the Air Force in 1979 after an investigation into allegations. Trial in 1993 resulted in $1.5M judgment against Sugrue, not his Order. Dismissed from the priesthood in 2005. Included on the Little Rock diocese's 9/10/2018 list, which noted one known victim. Living in FL in 2/2019. On the Baton Rouge diocese's list in early 2019. Included on the Atlanta archdiocese's list in 7/2022, where he is noted to have been assigned 1964-1965 and in 1987. Included in the 3/24/2023 GA PAC Report. Died in FL 8/4/2022.
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Fr. Robert A. Torres
The Diocese announced in 9/2016 that Torres sexually abused at least two people over 35 years previously. The abuse involved members of Our Lady of Good Council parish, one referred to as a "youth." The Diocese said Torres admitted the abuse, and likely sexually abused at least two or three other young people. Removed from ministry 1994. Laicized in 2015. Included on the Diocese's 9/10/2018 list.
Br. William Wright
Joined the Glenmary order 1978, left in 2006. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Little Rock Diocese when added to its list in 2/2019. Assigned to Holy Cross in Crossett AR 1982-1986. Little Rock stated that Wright was 'confirmed by the Glenmary Home Missioners as having a credible allegation during his time in AR.' On the Glenmary's list 10/11/2019. Added to the Jackson diocese list after the Glenmary list appeared. Wright was transferred in 1986 to St. Francis of Assisi church in Aberdeen MS in the Jackson diocese to coordinate religious education in Aberdeen, with missions in Houston and Okolona. He came from Holy Cross church in Crossett AR. Glenmary states that Wright also worked in the Nashville and Owensboro dioceses. He died in 2011. Included on the Nashville diocese's list in 11/2021.