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Diocese Settlement The Republican [Springfield MA] August 17, 2004 The following are the 18 priests who faced sexual abuse allegations by 45 people who reached an agreement Aug. 5 to settle claims with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield for more than $7 million. The number of people who accused each priest is in parentheses followed by the status of the priest: The Rev. John J. Bonzagni (1) assigned to St. John The Baptist Parish, Lee The Rev. Paul T. Boudreau (1) abandoned priesthood The Rev. John Corbin (1) abandoned priesthood The Rev. Eugene Dranka (2) deceased The Rev. Donald V. Dube (1) deceased The Rev. Clarence Forand (1) retired The Rev. Alfred Graves (1) removed from all ministry The Rev. E. Karl Huller (2) deceased The Rev. Roy Jenness (1) deceased The Rev. Edward M. Kennedy (1) removed from all ministry The Rev. John A. Koonz (3) removed from all ministry The Rev. Francis P. Lavelle (2) removed from all ministry Richard R. Lavigne (24) defrocked Ronald Malboeuf (2) defrocked The Rev. Richard F. Meehan (2) removed from all ministry The Rev. Thomas F. O'Malley (1) deceased The Rev. David Welch (1) deceased The identity of one priest is pending | ||