THE INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED THE EXTENT OF THE POWER AND AUTHORITY. A DISTRAUGHT FATHER OF A YOUNG GIRL DEMANDED A PRIEST BE REMOVED. Garrity served at the Jesuit Province Office in Baltimore from 1982 to 1985. *Rochacewcz, Thomas (Redemptorist) In 1987, an individual alleged sexual abuse by Brother Thomas Rochacewicz in the early 1980s. More Former Local Priests Named in Archdiocese of Baltimore Abuse List In 1987, the Archdiocese removed Mikes faculties to perform ministry. When confronted about these allegations, Hopkins admitted to sexual misconduct with a number of minors from the late 1950s to early 1980s. Brother Thomas Tomasunas134. Cristancho, Fernando (Diocese of Istmina-Tado, Colombia) Father Fernando Cristancho was a priest of the Diocese of Istmina-Tado, Colombia, who served in the Diocese of Arlington prior serving in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Father Brian Cox24. Hopkins was sent to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1949. *Mike, John Beginning in 1987, several individuals alleged physical and sexual abuse by Father John Mike in the mid-1970s to 1987. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. In the article, the plaintiffs attorney alleged abuse by Melville while he was a seminarian for the Diocese of Portland at St. Marys Seminary and University in Baltimore. Reverend H. Cornell Bradley14. Father Jerome Toohey 135. Helowicz served at St. Michael (Frostburg) from 1974 to 1980, St. John the Evangelist (Severna Park) from 1980 to 1981, St. Stephen (Bradshaw) from 1981 to 1984, and St. Mary (Cumberland) from 1984 to 1988. Messer died in 2014. Eight months after the Boston Globe's powerful investigation into the Boston archdiocese's cover up of sexual abuse within the Church in 2002, the Baltimore archdiocese published a list of 57 priests who had been accused of abuse. In August 2019, he was convicted of the charges by a jury. REPORTING LIVE. Ministries. McMahon, John J. Father Thomas F. Kelly63. Father Joseph Messer98. +Yocum, Francis (Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia) Sister Francis Yocum served at The Catholic High School of Baltimore from 1941 to 1973 and St. Joseph Hospital (Baltimore) from 1973 to 1988. [Toohey subsequently pled guilty to sexual abuse in 2005 and has been laicized]. Long resided at the Jesuit community at Loyola Blakefield for a time in 1992. The Archdiocese informed the Josephites of the allegation and Dean resigned as pastor of St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church. McLaughlin, Neil P. (Jesuit) The Jesuits report multiple allegations of sexual abuse against Father NeilMcLaughlin. Stroup served at St. Charles Borromeo from 1949 to 1955, St. John (Westminster) from 1955 to 1961, St. Vincent de Paul from 1961 to 1973, St. Rita from 1973 to 1975, Holy Rosary in 1976, St. Clement Mary Hofbauer from 1976 to 1977, Our Lady of Sorrows and Holy Family Mission (Davidsonville) from 1977 to 1979, and Holy Family Mission (Davidsonville) from 1980 to 1981. The Diocese of Pittsburgh deemed the allegations against Geinzer to be inconclusive. According to the Attorney Generals report, Brown died in 2019. The incidents reportedly occurred in 2002 at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in East Baltimore. McIntyre, Patrick Patrick McIntyre served as a lay teacher at Bishop John Neumann School (Baltimore) from 1975 to 1981 and 1999 to 2004; at St. Anthony of Padua School (Baltimore) from 1981 to 1995; and at Immaculate Conception School (Towson) from 2004 to 2007. +Braun, William A. All allegations of child sexual abuse are reported to law enforcement regardless of credibility, and victims are offered financial support for counseling assistance with a counselor of their own choosing. [1] Religious brothers are not ordained and so are considered lay people, and unlike some priests they do not receive faculties to perform ministry from the Archdiocese. *Spillane, Michael In 1991, an individual alleged sexual abuse by Father Michael Spillane. Father John Mountain105. In 2005, an individual alleged that he was sexually abused by Moody in the 1970s. +Kuhl, Thomas Deacon Thomas Kuhl served as a teacher at Our Lady of Pompei High School (Highlandtown) from 1985 to 2000; a deacon at Our Lady of Pompei Church (Highlandtown) from 1988 to 2006; a teacher at Our Lady of the Rosary High School (Baltimore) from 2000 to 2004; and a teacher at Towson Catholic High School (Towson) from 2004 to 2006. [The abuse was first reported to the Jesuits in 1993. Kenny retired in 1985 and died in 1999. archdiocese of Baltimore accused clergy list - The Baltimore Banner *Blackwell, Maurice In 1993, an individual alleged sexual abuse by Father Maurice Blackwell in the early 1990s. The Archdiocese reported that allegation at that time to the Frederick County States Attorney and conducted an investigation into the claim. List of Priests Accused of Abuse | Search or Browse by State & Diocese Hopkins served at St. Ambrose (Baltimore) from 1936 to 1943 and St. Cecilia (Baltimore) from 1943 to 1949. IT WAS CHARGED TO KEEP SAFE. +Leary, David Father David Leary served at St. Patrick (Baltimore) in 1957; St. Joseph (Fullerton) from 1958 to 1961; St. Patrick (Havre de Grace) in 1961; St. Thomas Aquinas (Baltimore) from 1962 to 1967; and Shrine of the Little Flower (Baltimore) from 1972 to 1994. Since that time, a number of individuals have alleged sexual abuse by Emala during the mid-1970s to mid-1980s. He served at St. Mary (Hagerstown) from 1938 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950, Holy Family (Randallstown) from 1967 to 1968, and St. Mary (Pylesville) from 1968 to 1985. Since that time, the Archdiocese has received numerous allegations of child sexual abuse against Davies. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Archdiocese of the. Dowdy also served at St. Matthew in 1990, St. Elizabeth of Hungary from 1991 to 1992, and St. Joseph (Cockeysville) from 1992 to 1993. He lived and assisted at St. Clement (Lansdowne) while serving at Archbishop Keough High School from 1970 to 1975 [Maskell began serving part-time at Archbishop Keough High School in approximately 1966]and at the Division of Schools from 1975 to 1980. Ory, Claude L. (Jesuit) In 2007, Father Claude L. Ory was removed from ministry and the Jesuits report multiple allegations of sexual abuse from the 1970s. *Avant, James (Capuchin Franciscan) In 1993, a woman alleged that her child had been sexually abused by Brother James Avant in the early 1970s. Father Thomas M. Kelly64. OMeara served at St. Cecilia (Baltimore) in 1993 and St. Rose of Lima (Baltimore) from 1995 to 2009. Father Fernando Cristancho26. Callahan died in 2019. Jeselnick has denied the allegations. BALTIMORE, MD A new wave of lists naming Catholic priests credibly accused of sexual abuse against children has been released in the past two months, including the Baltimore archdiocese.. This matter was widely covered in the media. *Kruse, Joseph In late 1987, Father Joseph Kruse admitted to sexual abuse from the mid- to late 1980s. The following is a list of abusers identified by the attorney general's office. +Affrica, Louis Father Louis Affrica served at St. Michael-Overlea (Baltimore) from 1973 to 1974; Our Lady of Victory (Baltimore) from 1974 to 1976; Holy Trinity (Glen Burnie) in the summer of 1976; St. Michael-Overlea in 1977; and St. Ann (Hagerstown) from 1977 to 1980. He served at Mount St. Joseph High School in 1921 and St. Marys Industrial School (Baltimore) from 1924 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1948. Bevan, Thomas In June 2009, the Archdiocese of Baltimore learned of an allegations of sexual abuse against Monsignor Thomas Bevan. The alleged abuse occurred in the mid-1970s while Belschner was serving at St. Gregory the Great (Baltimore). Bauernfeind retired in the late 1990s, and in April 2002, his faculties to perform ministry were removed. Multiple women reported O'Meara had . In 2002, another individual contacted the Archdiocese and alleged sexual abuse by Larkin in the mid-1950s. Lee lived at Immaculate Heart of Mary (Towson) from 1970 to 1974 while studying at Johns Hopkins University. Advertisement The following is a list of abusers identified by the attorney general's office. Report details 'staggering' church sex abuse in Maryland +*LaPorta, Ross In 1999, an individual alleged sexual abuse by Father Ross LaPorta in the 1960s. Tragesser served at Immaculate Heart of Mary from 1956 to 1957 and St. Clare in 1958. Those in bold text are still living, according to the report. Simon E. Kenny in the early 1980s. *Toohey, Jerome In 1993, an individual alleged sexual abuse by Father Jerome Toohey in the mid- to late 1980s. In 2003, the Archdiocese received a report from another individual, who alleged he was sexually abused by Tasch from 1955 to 1956. Bradley, H. Cornell (Jesuit) In 2006, Father H. Cornell Bradley left ministry and the Jesuits report multiple allegations of sexual abuse from the 1970s and 1980s. Father James. Previously, he had served as a priest of the Josephite religious society at St. Pius V from 1968 to 1973 and Resurrection House from 1970 to 1977, as Chaplain at Archbishop Keough High School from 1975 to 1978, and as Summer Chaplain at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1978. +Fondriest, Sylvan (Capuchin) - In 2007, an individual alleged sexual abuse by Father Sylvan Fondriest during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Meegan, Lawrence C. (Luanus) (Xaverian Brother) In 2019, the Xaverian Brothers reported that in 1995 they received an allegation of sexual abuse by Brother Luanus Meegan in 1945. OMeara, Joseph In 2019, the Archdiocese received a contemporaneous allegation that Father Joseph OMeara had inappropriately touched several adults. He was incardinated, the process whereby a diocesan or religious order priest becomes a priest of another diocese, into the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1988. Father Richard Deakin29. [He died in 2016.] Krouse, William Earl Jay (Archdiocese of Washington) In 1996, Father William Earl Jay Krouse pled guilty to six counts of molesting deaf boys he befriended in the early 1970s. He served at Calvert Hall from 1942 to 1952 and 1960 to 1985. +Vorisek, Rudolph T. (Paulist) In 2019, the Paulist Fathers reported that in 2013 the Archdiocese of Los Angeles received an allegation of sexual abuse by Father Rudolph T. Vorisek that had occurred in 1970. The Archdiocese removed Esposito from ministry and revoked his faculties to function as a priest. Anallegation by a second individual was received by an investigator hiredby the Jesuits Review Board. +Ziemski, Raynor (Conventual Franciscan) In 2019, the Order of Friars Minor Conventual informed the Archdiocese that two individuals had alleged that they were sexually abused by Father Raynor Ziemski in the 1960s and 1970s. Morgan died in 2008. Father Charles Coyle25. (Alois) (Xaverian Brother) In 2019, the Xaverian Brothers reported that in 1989 they received allegations of sexual abuse by Brother Alois OToole in the late 1950s to early 1980s. An investigation by Maryland's attorney general identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore who have been accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600. He was assigned to Ascension Church (Halethorpe) from 1972 to 1976 and taught in the theology department at Mount St. Marys College (Emmitsburg) from 1976 to 1985. Nagle died in 1985. Father Gerard Bugge20. Wooden died in 1976. In July 1978, Wielebski was ordained a priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, a religious order also known as the Trinitarians. In 1964, Esposito was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul, a religious order also known as the Vincentians, in Naples, Italy.