Ordained:  1990

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  One of 4 priests who reportedly offered 16 yr old boy money for sex and verbally attacked him. Also accused of participating in mutual masturbation with the other priests while the boy watched. Suit filed 2000 and settled by 2002. Has been “removed from ministry.”

Position:  Nun

Diocese/Order: Archdiocese of New York

Notes:   Accused in 2/8/96 suit of sexually abusing a boy for 5 years, starting at age 12 in 1987. The abuse included oral sex. In 1995, complainant mentioned the abuse to a counselor, who reported it to authorities. Baisi left her order in 1979 and was teacher when the abuse began. She was principal in 1996 when suit was filed and she was suspended. She admitted the abuse in taped conversations with the victim. Her attorney and the judge stated that she had effectively admitted to the charges.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes: Peruvian. Indicted 1991 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old altar boy at St. Peter’s Church in Monticello. He fled to Canada. Extradited and then convicted in 1993. Sentenced to 5-15 years in state prison. Conviction overturned. Found not guilty at 2nd trial. Returned to Peru.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order: Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Notes: Bokulich, also known as Br. Leopold, was arrested 10/07 and pleaded guilty 3/08 to abuse of 4 boys from one family between 2006 and 2007. Sentenced to 7 yrs state prison in 6/08, along with 5 yrs post-release supervision. Required to register as sex offender. In prison as of 7/10.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Congregation of Religious Brothers

Notes:  Became religious brother in 1974. Named in 2005 civil suit which was refiled in 2007 Accused of abuse as a novice brother and also of offering drugs to plaintiff. Abuse alleged against other defendants as well as claims of sexual harassment and other issues. Plaintiff’s appeal was dismissed by the NY Supreme Court 10/09.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  D.A.’s office says it has received complaints against Boxelaar by 2 men and 2 parents per 4/02 article. Order’s provincial has acknowledged several complaints. 6/02 article reported at least 24 victims, many of whom would not have been abused if either diocese or order had acted when a parent first complained about Boxelaar’s behavior. First complaint received 13 yrs before he was sent back to Holland. He died there in 1990.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Per 2/04 article, woman says she was abused every Sunday from 1944-1948 by Brady, a former pastor at St. Catherine’s of Genoa parish in Manhattan. She says that her sister and other girls were also abused by Brady. Claims are included in suit filed 2/26/04 by woman and 14 other victims of abuse by total of 11 priests. Deceased.

Religious Order:  Marist Brothers of the Schools

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Has been a Marist brother since 1964. Accused of abuse of 3 boys in 1987. Arrested and charged 1988. Sentenced to prison. Records were sealed. Still Marist brother as of 6/10 per their website.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

Ordained 1987
– St. Paul’s, Congers (1988-89)
– Blessed Sacrament, Staten Island (1990-91)
– St. Mary’s, Poughkeepsie (1992)
– Absent on leave (1993-2002)
– Not listed in the 2003 Directory
– Laicized July 2005

Notes:  Convicted 1992 of abuse of teenage boy. Sentenced to 90 days in jail, 5 yrs probation, and 1 yr treatment. Previously transferred twice because of allegations involving youths. Civil suit 1993. As of 2003, he was living in New Mexico and was listed as being on a “leave of absence” per 2002 Cath. Dir. Laicized 2005.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

– Ordained 1984
– St. Paul’s, Congers (1985-87)
– Holy Child, Staten Island (1988-93)
– Our Lady of the Sea, Staten Island (1994-96)
– On Duty outside the archdiocese: Dept. of Veteran Affairs; Soldiers’ Home and Veterans’ Hospital, Bath NY, diocese of Rochester (1997-2002)
– Order of Franciscan Friars, Order of Friars Minor (1997-2000)
– Not indexed in the 2003 Directory
– Laicized July 2005

Notes:  Accused of abuse. No public information on abuse has been found. Laicized in July, 2005.

Religious Order:  Congregation of Christian Brothers

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Named in 2006 civil suit. Accused of abuse of one minor 1971-1972. Died 1986.

Year Ordained:  1972

Religious Order:  Franciscan

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Removed from active ministry in May, 2002, after allegation of improper behavior in the past.

Ordination Date: 1963

Religious Order: Jesuit

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

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Notes:  Accused in 2005 of raping and sodomizing a 13-year-old boy in 1969 on an overnight before a ski trip, while assigned to Fordham Prep in the NY archdiocese. Accused in 2014 of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy on 6/30/74 while Drake worked at Maine Maritime Academy, located in the Portland ME diocese. Also assigned in the dioceses of Boston, Seattle, Grand Rapids or Saginaw, Syracuse, Washington, and Cleveland. Worked at colleges and retreat houses and gave hundreds of workshops and retreats in the US and internationally. Spiritual director in the NY archdiocese. At Vianney Renewal Center in St Louis archdiocese 2006-2008. Died 8/21/08.

Ordination Year:  1950

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Originally ordained in Colombia. Has served in NY since 1960s. Duenas, age 87, was arrested 8/2/11 at Our Blessed Lady Church in The Bronx and charged with Forceable Touching and Sexual Abuse of a 16 yr old girl who had just started working in the rectory. Alleged abuse occurred within two weeks of the day he was arrested. Also known as Father James. Archdiocese says no previous allegations. He pled guilty but also had case sealed and blamed the girl for wearing short skirts. Duenas has died but the girl filed a civil suit as of 06/30/14.

Year Ordained:  1967

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

– Ordained 1967
– St. Mary’s, Fishkill (1968)
– St. Raymond’s, Bronx (1969-75)
– Extra archdiocesan assignment (1976)
– Our Lady of Fatima, Scarsdale (1977-78)
– Extra archdiocesan assignment (1979)
– St. Margaret’s, Manhattan (1980-85)
– Holy Cross, Manhattan (1986-94)
– Not indexed in the Directory, 1995 and 1995
– Absent on leave (1997-2001)
– Not indexed in the Directory, 2002 and 2003

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Removed from active assignments 1992. Faculties removed in 2002. Filed legal action against alleged victim. Worked in New Jersey 1997-1998. Worked in Lubbock, TX from 1998-2002. Working as grief counselor at hospice as of 2006 until removed.

Year Ordained:  1984

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Suspended from position at St. Columba’s in Manhattan in 6/15, where he’d served since 2011, after pornography discovered on his computer “that violated the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” Small notice in archdiocesan newspaper after suspension. Archdiocese announced in 3/16 that its Review Board investigated and recommended Fennessy no longer be permitted to serve as a priest.

Year Ordained:  1961

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Archdiocese of Boston, Diocese of Albany

Religious Order:  Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan Fathers

Summary of Assignments

– Ordained 1961
– Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan Fathers
– Christopher Columbus High School, Boston, MA (1962-65)
– St. Christopher Friary, Boston (1966-70)
– Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mt. Vernon, NY, in New York archdiocese (1971-74)
– St. Kilian’s, New Bedford, MA, diocese of Fall River MA (1975-76)
– Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Italian), Mt. Vernon, NY (1977-1983)
– Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Italian), East Boston, MA, Boston archdiocese (1984-19)
– Our Lady of the Assumption, Schenectady, diocese of Albany (in residence, 1988-90)
– Immaculate Conception Provincialate Office, New York, NY (1990)
– Not indexed in the 1991 Directory
– Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Watervliet NY, diocese of Albany (1992-93)
– Not indexed in the 1994 Directory
– Padua Residence/Friary, Manhattan (1995-97)
– Most Precious Blood, Manhattan (1998-2000)
– Not listed in the 2001 Directory
– St. Anthony Friary in Catskill NY, diocese of Albany (2002-2003)

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Sued 2002. Accused of abuse of young man. Removed. Arrested 1993 for soliciting sex; charges dropped. Still active priest in 6/06 because he officiated at a funeral.

Year Ordained:  1950

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Sued 2004. Accused of abuse of 1 in 1980s. Another victim also came forward. Gaffney soon filed countersuit but died about 2 months later in 3/04 (still saying he was innocent).

Year of Ordination:  1962

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments

– Ordained 1962
– Infant Savior, Pine Bush (1963-65)
– St. Ann’s, Staten Island (1966-68)
– St. Francis of Assisi, Newburgh (1969-74)
– St. Joseph’s, Millbrook (1975-78)
– St. Peter’s, Monticello (1979-80)
– Not listed in 1981 Directory
– St. Augustine’s, Ossining (1982-84)
– St. Aloysius, Livingston Manor (1985-96)
– Not listed in Directory, 1997-2000
– Infant Savior, Pine Bush (2001-2002)
– Not listed in 2003 Directory

Assignment Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Removed 2002 after recent accusation that he had abused a minor female some 30 years previously. As of 2005, Vatican did not laicize him but sentenced him to a life of prayer and penance (possibly because of his age and health). Brother of John Gallant, also an accused abuser.

Year of Ordination:  1960

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments

– Ordained 1960
– St. Agnes, Manhattan (1961)
– St. John’s, Goshen (1962-63)
– Christ the King, Yonkers (1964-69)
– Holy Spirit, Peekskill (1970-85)
– St. Anthony’s, Pine Plains (1986-97, pastor)
– St. Joan of Arc, Sloatsburg (1998-2002, pastor)
– Not listed in 2003 Directory

Assignment Notes:   Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Sued 2002. Accused of abuse of girl. She said he entered into a 2 yr affair with her in 1980 when she was 16. He claimed she was 18. Brother of Alfred Gallant, also an accused abuser.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Marist Brothers

Notes:  Marist brother working in NY Archdiocese. Now retired and living in MO facility. Accused in 2009 suit of abuse of a boy in NJ for a period of 5 yrs from 1977-1983. Suit filed in Fed. Court in Delaware since two incidences occurred in 1981 in DE during trip to Washington DC. Galligan testified in video deposition that he did abuse the Plaintiff and others. Trial held 11/13. Jury awarded $2.4M against Galligan. Plaintiff does not expect to collect but wants suit against NY and Order reinstated.

Year Ordained:  1971

Diocese: Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

– St. Mary’s, Wappingers Falls (1970, deacon)
– Graduated St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers (1971)
– Ordained 1971
– St. Mary’s, Poughkeepsie (1972-76)
– St. Denis, Hopewell Junction (1977-82)
– St. Mary’s, Marlboro (1983)
– St. Eugene’s, Yonkers (1984)
– St. Charles Borromeo, Ulster County (1984, for one month – not listed in Directory)
– Immaculate Conception, Tuckahoe (1984-87)
– Holy Name of Mary, Croton-on-Hudson (1987-2000, pastor)
– Not listed in Directory, 2001-2003
– Annulments office, Catholic Center, Poughkeepsie (2002)

Assignment Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Pattern of abuse spanned Gentile’s entire 30-year career. Numerous victims. Frequently took boys on overnight and longer trips even after warnings to avoid these trips. One priest wrote anonymous letter to Archdiocese in 1995 and followed through personally in 1996. Accused in 1997 civil suit of abusing 2 brothers in 1993-94. Suit secretly settled 2001. Placed on leave April 2002. Laicization

Year Ordained:  1984

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained 1984 – Archdiocese of New York
• Holy Rosary, Bronx, 1984 – 1989
• Sacred Heart, Suffern 1989 – 1991
• St. Lucy’s, Bronx, 1991 – 1995
• St. Francis of Assisi, Mt. Vernon 1995 – 2000
• Holy Rosary, Hawthorne 2000 – 2004
• St. Michael’s, Bronx, 2004 – 2007
• St. Christopher’s, Staten Island, 2007 – 2009
• Christ the King, Yonkers, 2009 – 2011
• St. Charles Borromeo, Dover Plains 2011 – 2016
• St. John the Evangelist, Pawling, 2013 – 2016

Notes:   A 43 yr-old man filed a police report 9/16/16, accusing Giuliano of sexually abusing him at age 15 in the rectory of Holy Rosary parish in Baychester, between 1987-88. He said the two would “play wrestling” and at one point Giuliano pulled his underwear down and molested him. Giuliano denied the allegation. He was suspended from the St. John the Evangelist in Pawling and St. Charles Borromeo in Dover Plains, both of which he pastored. The NYPD began an investigation.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Marist

Notes:  Worked as assistant principal of all-boys Mount St. Michael Academy in Bronx. Found to be in possession of child porn on USB drive 2/11. DA not notified until 3/11. Gordon was arrested, pled guilty and was sentenced, all on same day in 11/11. Sentenced to 1 yr treatment at St. Luke’s and deferred adjudication. Public not notified of charges until after sentencing.

Diocese: Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Removed from Bronx parish 1/16 pending investigation of credible allegations of sex abuse of boys while at St. Barnabas in Woodlawn in the 1980s. Was archdiocesan director of prison chaplains and chairman of a Bronx community board. Gorman denied accusations.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  In suit filed 2/26/04, Greene is accused of sexually abusing a 13 yr old boy in 1956/1957 when Greene was assigned to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NY CIty. A second man notified the NY Archdiocese in 2009 that Greene had also molested him at St. Patrick’s between 1954-1959 when he was a member of the Choir and Greene was music director for the Archdiocese. Greene died 9/24/76 at age 72.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Cathedral Preparatory Seminary High School and College, Harlem, 1980s
• St. Charles Borromeo, Harlem, 1989-2010

Notes:  Placed on leave 8/08 from Saint Charles Borromeo Parish after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor in late 1980s surfaced. Second allegation was reported to the DA’s office as it conducted initial investigation. By 9/20/08, 8 more accusers had come forward. No criminal charges due to SOL. Harris has denied all allegations. In 9/10, he resigned from parish and was permanently removed from active priesthood. Sentenced to life of prayer & penance 1/12 by Vatican.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Religious Order:  Capuchin Franciscan

Assignments:

• Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, NY, 1989-2015

Notes:  Admitted 12/22/14 to sexual abuse of 10 minors in 1970s and ’80s in NYC and WI. Assistant Principal, Cardinal Hayes HS, the Bronx; taught there since 1989. Was borrowing money from staff members to pay a victim. Removed from ministry, sent to a “facility.”

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Congregation of Christian Brothers

Notes:  Named in 2005 civil suit. Accused of abuse of 1 plaintiff when plaintiff first joined the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Hennessy was his first superior when he entered the order. Abuse alleged against other defendants as well as claims of sexualharrassment and other issues. Plaintiff’s appeal was dismissed by the NY Supreme Court 10/09. Affiliated with Edmund Rice Christian Brothers North America Province in Venice FL Diocese as of 5/10. Lives in Arcadia, FL

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  In 6/16 a 78-yr-old woman stated publicly that Hyland sexually abused her when she was 11 to 14 yrs-old. The woman, who went on to become a sister of St. Francis, said Hyland stepped in to help the family after one of her sisters was struck by a car and died. She said he would take her and two other sisters to plays, the circus, and such. She also said told the archdiocese of the abuse when she was age 40, and the two priests who interviewed her asked her what she did “to activate his interest” in her. He died 5/20/95.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained 1978
• Sacred Heart, Newburgh (1979-83)
• Not listed in 1984 Directory
• St. Francis of Assisi, Mt. Kisco (1985-89)
• Not listed in 1990 and 1991 Directory
• Resurrection, Rye (1992-95)
• St. Anthony of Padua, West Harrison (1996-2003, pastor)

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Removed 2003. Accused of abuse of a male relative (a minor) between 1978 and 1983. Assigned to Sacred Heart Church in Newburgh at the time. Laicization announced 9/05.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained 1963
• Sacred Heart, Bronx (1965-66)
• Holy Innocents, NYC (In residence, 1967)
• Woodstock Jesuit Community (In residence, 1968-71)
• Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, NYC (1972-84: Dean, 1972-76; Vice-Rector, 1977; Rector, 1975-84)
• Bishop Ford Residence, NYC (In residence, 1972-84)
• On duty outside the archdiocese, National Catholic Educational Association, Washington DC (1985-88)
• St. Raymond’s, Bronx (1989-2002, pastor)
• Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation, Inc. (Exec. VP, 1996-2003)
• Partnership for Quality Education, Inc. (1999-2002)
• Archdiocesan Office of Development (Exec. Dir., 1995-96; Vicar, 1995-2002)
• Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese, Bronx–East (1998)
• Regional Vicar of the Archdiocese, Bronx–East (1999-2000)
• Regional Coordinator of the Archdiocese, Bronx–East (2001)

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Removed 2002. Accused of improper relationship with a minor male, including inappropriate touching.He denied. Vatican ordered a church trial for him in 2006. In 9/06 Plaintiff produced letter written to him by Kavanagh in 12/84 which appears to substantiate the abuse. Two Church trials held. Laicization announced 12/10 after appeal denied. Kavanagh filed suit 3/11 against accuser. In 9/12, he sued NY Archdiocese for libel, stating that accuser had recanted and apologized.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of St. Cloud

Religious Order:  Benedictine

Notes:  Kelly served as abbot of St. John’s Abbey in St. Cloud Diocese from 1992 – 2000. He died in 2010. One man filed suit 6/11 alleging that Kelly sexually abused him in 1966 at St. Anselm’s Church in the Bronx. Abbot of St. John’s issued a statement saying he had just learned of the accusations (6/11) and was conducting an investigation. Plaintiff said he told the Order 12/10. R. Sipe says other accusers also exist.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Redemptorist

Notes:  Lawsuit filed 1993 or 1994 settled 2001. Accused of 1984-1987 sexual abuse of young brother and sister when he acted as their babysitter.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Holy Ghost Fathers

Notes:  Kiarie (also spelled Kiare in some articles) was arrested 6/02 on charges of sexually abusing a 12 yr old youth on outing at park. He was in New York on speaking tour to raise money for Kenya churches. Kid told mom when he got home and she told church officials who told DA. In 8/02 Kiarie rejected plea bargain that would have given him 90 days in jail and demanded a trial. Jury found him not guilty 4/03. Kiarie has said he will return to Kenya immediately.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Suspended from Good Shepherd Church, Rhinebeck NY 1/19/15 after archdiocese received credible allegation of abuse of a male minor about 30 years before. Few months prior to removal archdiocese notified DA of concerns about possible past incidents. Kihm denied allegation. Assigned to Our Lady of Lourdes High School 1987-1992. Sent to supervised setting for evaluation and risk assessment. Archdiocese announced 3/16 Kihm’s removal from ministry after law enforcement and the Archdiocesan Review Board found the allegations credible. No criminal charges due to 5-year statute of limitations.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Arrested 1999 as part of Internet sting. Though he was meeting 15 yr old boy for sex. Sentenced to 4 mo. in half-way house and 4 months in-house arrest. Arrested 2002 for inappropriately touching boy in 1999. Sentenced to 45 days jail & 1 yr probation. Has not served as active priest since 1999.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained 1978
• St. Clare’s, Staten Island (1979-85)
• Visitation, Bronx (1986-89)
• St. Roch’s, Staten Island (1990-92)
• Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan (Chaplain, 1993-98)
• Sacred Heart, Patterson (1999-2002)
• Not listed in 2003 Directory
• Laicized (July 2005)

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Removed 2002 for misconduct of non-sexual nature with 2 15-yr-old boys. Also accused of molesting other boys prior to ordination and of giving alcohol to 11 yr old boy. Laicized 2005.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Removed 2002 from position at St. John the Baptist Church after accusations of abuse of one youth in 1970s when he was teacher and administrator at Cardinal Hayes H.S. in the Bronx. He denied allegations. Allegations first surfaced in 1997 and diocese cleared him after investigation. Never told accuser. After 2002 removal, he was told he would never return to active assignments. Laicized by Vatican per 4/08 quiet announce in Catholic New York. Died 12/16/12. Obituary referred to him as Rev. Lennon.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  CFC – Congregation of Christian Brothers

Notes:  Man filed civil suit 7/19/12 alleging that he had been abused by Liguori in 1969 at Cardinal Farley Military Academy in NY. Plaintiff first reported allegations to Orange diocese in CA in 2008. Orange reportedly found allegations to be credible but order found them ‘without merit’ and took no action against Liguori. He was president of Iona College in New Rochelle until he retired in 2011. Then he worked for Fordham University until resigning 7/12 after suit was filed.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Society of African Missions

Notes:  Lynch & Br. Timothy Brady were accused in 1987 of abuse of 3 14 yr old boys at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx. Lynch, a native of Ireland and former campus chaplain, returned to Ireland when the investigation began. Indicted in 1988. At criminal trial in 1989 he claimed he was subject of witch hunt because of his AIDS ministry. Found not guilty at trial because plaintiff’s story kept changing. Returned to London. Still there as of 2012. Admitted 7/12 to being in “gay marriage” for 14 yrs.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Archdiocese of Boston, Archdiocese of Montreal, Archdiocese of Newark, Diocese of Gary

Religious Order:  Salesians of Don Bosco

Summary of Assignments: 

• St. Dominic Savio Juniorate, St. Dominic Savio Retreat House, Camp Salesian for Boys, Cedar Lake, IN; 1958-1957
• Sacred Heart Juniorate, Ipswich, MA; 1967-1970
• Eglise St. Domenico Savio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 1970-1972
• Salesian High School, New Rochelle, NY; 1972-1978
• Sacred Heart Retreat House, Ipswich, MA; 1978-1981
• Our Lady of the Rosary, Port Chester, NY; 1981-1984
• St. Anthony’s, Elizabeth, NJ; 1984-1989
• Don Bosco Retreat Center and Marian Shrine, West Haverstraw, NY; 1989-1994
• Salesian Provincial House, New Rochelle, NY; 1994-2000

Notes:  Attorney Garabedian announced settlement 9/13 on behalf of one Plaintiff who alleged abuse by Maffei when the priest was assigned to Sacred Heart Retreat House in Ipswich. Native of Italy. Came to the US in 1952. Died 12/29/09.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained 1960
• Our Lady of Mercy, Bronx (1961-64)
• Sacred Heart, Barrytown (1965)
• St. Denis, Yonkers (1966-70)
• Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains (1971-88; Dean, 1972-79; Principal, 1980-88)
• Absent on sick leave (1989)
• Blessed Sacrament, Staten Island (1990)
• Absent on sick leave (1991-92)
• St. Patrick’s, Highland Mills (1993, pastor)
• Not indexed in Directory, 1994-96
• Absent on leave (1997-2002)
• Not indexed in Directory, 2003

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Removed 1988 from position as high school principal after he was accused of soliciting sex from a young teenage boy. then transferred to three parishes before being placed on permanent leave. Also arrested in 1979 for public lewdness at rest stop.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Removed from duty Aug., 2003. Accused of abuse in the early 1980s. Ordained as a deacon in 1979, Manzione was also an elementary school principal at the time of the abuse. Laicization announced 9/05.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Accused in a 2/26/04 suit of sexually abusing altar boys at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Manhattan. Three plaintiffs allege abuse 1955-61, beginning at age 11, 10, and 13, with one claiming >200 incidents during 5 years. Martin also had a disciplinary role at parish grammar school. Suit claims other altar boys besides the plaintiffs were abused.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Sister Mary Andrew (a/k/a Sister Frances Doyle) has been accused of sexual abuse of at least two girls at Notre Dame School in Manhattan in mid-1940s. School was run by Society of St. Ursula; Sr. Mary Andrew was the principal. One accuser was said she was abused as a 14-year-old sophomore. She went on to become a nun but left the order years later. The school and the order have reportedly refused to help her as a survivor. Andrew died 11/29/06.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Deacon at Church of the Holy Name of Mary parish in Croton-on-Hudson. Removed by ABP. Dolan during summer 2013 after complaints that he engaged in immoral and illegal conduct with minors as long as 30 years previously. Has now been permanently removed after allegations found credible. No criminal charges due to SOL.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Salesian

Notes:  Left St. Petersburg Catholic H.S. in 2002 after accusation of sexually harassing girl. Active in 7/05 at Marian Shrine, Stony Point, NY. On leave since 2008. In 8/09 Order announced settlement with 3 men who alleged abuse by him in late 1970s at Salesian Junior Seminary in Goshen, NY. Three others then came forward. At one time he was director of Order’s eastern U.S. Province. Arrested 8/12 in NY; charged with rape of a boy 1981-1982. Indicted 3/12 on new rape charge. Many civil suits. Arrested 4/13. Convicted 11/14 of raping a boy repeatedly, ages 10-12, in Ipswich MA 1981-1982.; sentenced to 8-10 years in prison. Awaiting trial in another case on charges of sexual abuse of a boy in Ipswich.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  CFC – Congregation of Christian Brothers

Notes:  Named as alleged abuser of teenage boy in NJ at some point after 1975 in unrelated 2005 civil suit. Plaintiff’s appeal was dismissed by the NY Supreme Court 10/09. McGovern was at Blessed Sacrament High School from 1973-1977 and in residence there 1994- 1998. He was working at St. Joseph’s care residence in 2005. In 2011 he is co-leader of annual Edmund Rice Youth Camp at Brother Rice High School.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Removed from parish work in 1997 after lawsuit alleged he abused a 17 yr old boy. Shown as absent on leave for several years in Official Catholic Directories but in 2002 reporter found him celebrating masses in Manhattan and, on occasion, teaching school. Lawsuit still pending at that time.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Accused in 2/26/04 complaint of sexually abusing a girl in 1973-79 starting at age 9. Alleged abuse occurred weekly or biweekly in the St. Anthony’s rectory in Nanuet NY and during vacations at the family’s house when the rest of the family was at the beach. Netter was made monsignor in 1996 and died on 4/11/98.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Capuchins

Notes:  In 3/10, one individual alleged that Nowak, who has lived on Guam for many years, abused him from 1961-1966 while the accuser attended St. Mary’s Seminary, in Glenclyffe, New York. The accuser produced correspondence that substantiated his claim, including apology from Nowak. Order has paid for counseling for him. Nowak worked in almost every parish in Guam staffed by his Order. 1989 OCD also showed him assigned to Honolulu. Nowak is retired and still lives on Guam.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Jesuits

Summary of Assignments: 

• Fordham Preparatory School, Bronx, NY; 1950-1953
• College of the Sacred Heart, Woodstock, MD; 1956-1957
• St. Robert’s Hall, Pomfret, CT; 1957-1958
• Cardinal Spellman Hall at Fordham University, New York, NY; 1958-1959
• St. Peter’s Preparatory School, Jersey City, NJ; 1959-1960
• Fordham Preparatory School, Bronx, NY; 1960-1980
• Leonard Neale House, Washington DC; 1980-1983
• Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield, CT; 1983-1985
• Jesuit Community at Fordham University, Bronx, NY; 1985-1994
• Fordham University, Bronx, NY; 1987-1991
• The Gregorian University Foundation, New York, NY; 1995-2002
• America Magazine, New York, NY; 1994-2008
• Jogues Retreat Center, Cornwall, NY; 2013

Notes:  On 1/30/97, the Jesuits, the NY Archdiocese, and Fordham Prep settled for $25K a suit alleging that O’Brien sexually abused a boy in the early 1970s. O’Brien was principal of Fordham Prep in 1960-80 and of Fairfield Prep in the Bridgeport diocese in 1983-85. He also worked at St. Peter’s Prep in the Newark archdiocese in 1959-60, and in 1995-2002 was president of the fundraising foundation for the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  CFC – Congregation of Christian Brothers

Notes:  Sued 2005. Accused of abuse of plaintiff beginning in 1979 and lasting until 1982. At the time, plaintiff was a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. He also alleged abuse by at least two others in the order and sexual harassment and retaliation others in future assignments. NY Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit 10/09 on SOL as to claims against O’Brien

Sources:  Southern District of NY; Hoatson vs. NY Archdioces et al. 05-CV-10467; Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, No. 07-102959; Renew America 05.17.06; Hoatson v. New York Archdiocese, NY Supreme Court Decision 102958/07 10.26.09; http://bishop-accountability.org/

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  CFC – Congregation of Christian Brothers

Notes:  Two former students at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx came forward 4/12 to allege they were abused in mid-1980s by O’Connor, then Dean of Discipline. He left the school in 1987 and left the order “within the past few years.” The Order filed bankruptcy 4/11 and that opened the doors for the allegations to be made. He was also Student, Teacher & Principal at Power Memorial Academy.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Laicized in 1993. Accused in 2/26/04 suit of sexually abusing a boy in 1980 at Cardinal Hayes H.S. in the Bronx. O’Herlihy had learned that the boy was being abused by a Catholic counselor, and allegedly used the knowledge to gain access. Suit claims that other boys were abused by O’Herlihy at the school. Dismissed on SOL 2006. In 3/09 he was found working as ass’t principal at Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day HS.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:  

• Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, NY; 1980s
• Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains, NY; 1992-2003
• St. Margaret of Antioch Parish, Pearl River, NY; 2003-2015

Notes:  Monsignor. Pastor of Pearl River NY parish. Educator most of career in Bronx and White Plains. Suspended 12/15 after credible allegation of sexual abuse of a boy in early 1980s. O’Keefe was a teacher and guidance counselor at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx at the time, and his accuser was a student. Abuse alleged to have occurred twice – once in NY and once in VA. O’Keefe denied allegations. Investigations by D.A.s in NY and VA led to removal. Two more male accusers, allegations found credible. No charges due to SOL. Investigation by church initiated. Permanent removal by the archdiocese announced 9/16 by plaintiff’s attorney.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Greensburg

Summary of Assignments:

• Assumption Parish, Tuckahoe, NY; 1968-1969
• St. Peter’s, Yonkers, NY; 1969-1973
• St. Martin of Tours, Bronx, NY; 1973-1985
• Aquinas High School, Bronx, NY; 1970s
• St. Pius X, Mt. Pleasant, PA; 1986-1988
• Green Haven Correctional Facility, Stormville, NY; 1992-1993

Notes:  Accused in a 2/26/04 suit of abusing 2 brothers in the early 1970s. One alleges that the abuse began when he was 10 years old, that Parrakow used alcohol and porn to groom him, and that the abuse included oral rape. Suit accused Parrakow of transporting a 3rd boy to PA in 1975 and sexually abusing him there. He was incardinated in the Greensburg diocese as a parish priest 1986-88, and then went on sick leave in New York. The archdiocese located him at Green Haven Correctional Facility in 1993.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Priest from Ecuador attached to the NY Archdiocese from 1999-2000. Charged 9/02 with groping a 16 yr old altar boy at Manhattan church. Pleaded guilty 6/03 to endangering welfare of child and sentenced to 5 days of community service. Archdiocese said he did not have permission to be working at the church. Further status unknown.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained – St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY; 1966
• Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, NY; 1966-75
• Moore Catholic High School, Staten Island, NY; 1975-79; this assignment was cited in news reports but not in Directory, which cites Pipala as living at Cardinal Hayes during these years
• St. Margaret Mary, NYC (In residence 1977)
• St. Joseph’s, Croton Falls (1977-81)
• Sacred Heart, Monroe (1981-88)
• St. John’s, Goshen (1989-92, pastor)
• Absent on leave (1993-2001)

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  Archdiocese learned of abuse in 1977, sent Pipela for treatment and then reassigned him. Removed from assignment 1992; convicted 1993 of Sodomy. Served 7 years in prison on state and federal charges. Released July, 2000. Numerous victims over a 20 year span. Named in several civil suits. Laicized 2000. On NY sex offender registry as of 9/09.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Steubenville

Notes:  Started as a member of a religious order, left for 3 yrs to be a nurse, and then was ordained as priest in Steubenville OH Diocese. On duty outside the diocese at various NY dioceses beginning 1990. Accused of inappropriately touching 17 yr old boy 1/06on Staten Island. Placed on leave 3/06; faculties removed 6/06. Archdiocese announced 6/08 that church court had cleared him and directed that he be returned to ministry. Vatican affirmed. He will return to former assignment as of 7/1/08.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Bridgeport

Religious Order:  CFC – Congregation of Christian Brothers

Summary of Assignments:

• St. Mary’s, Bethel, CT; 1982-1984
• St. Thomas More, Darien, CT; 1984-1987
• Stamford Catholic High School, Stamford, CT; 1984-1989
• Trinity Catholic High School, Stamford, CT; 1992-1995
• Sacred Heart (Italian), Stamford, CT; 1987-2000
• St. Thomas More, Darien, CT; 2000-2004
• St. Thomas More, Darien, CT; 2005-2007

Notes:  A religious brother, principal and superior at Blessed Sacrament High School from 1976-1979, Post is named in 1 civil suit as having abused boys there. Petition says he later left the order and became a priest with Bridgeport Diocese where he also abused. As of 8/12 he had been named by 3 individuals in bankruptcy case filed by Irish Christian Brothers in NY Court. Allegations are over 30 yrs old. Post is still active priest at St. Thomas Moore in Bridgeport.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Franciscan

Notes:  Suspended in 9/14 from job at American Martyrs parish in Queens after accusation he sexually abused a male St. Francis Prep student in 2003. D.A. launched investigation. Status of case unknown in 5/16.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Served in Manhattan, Staten Island and Rockland counties. Pleaded guilty 12/94 to offering several young boys in Haverstraw Village money for sex. Received probation and sent to treatment in Maryland for “alcoholism.” Still on leave per 2002 Official Catholic Directory. Laicized in July, 2005. Last known to be living in Brick, NJ. Died 4/04/10.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Worcester, Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Religious Order:  Assumptionist

Summary of Assignments:

• Assumption Prep, Worcester, MA; 1966-1967
• Assumptionist Provincial House, New York, NY; 1967-1969
• Assumption Prep, Worcester, MA; 1969-1970
• St. Theresa’s, New York, NY; 1970-1973
• Our Lady of Esperanza (Spanish), New York, NY; 1973-1978
• Assumptionist Provincial House, New York, NY; 1977-1980
• Nuestra Senora del Carmen, San Juan, PR; 1978-1980
• Assumptionist Provincial House, New York, NY; 1980-1982
• Assumptionist Provincial House, Milton, MA; 1982-1984

Notes:  Accused in 2/26/04 suit of forcing a 16-year-old girl to have intercourse, and when she got pregnant, offering her money from the NY parish collection and urging her to get an abortion. Rios knew the girl from catechism class, offered her GED tutoring, and then used a confidence about her violent father to begin the abuse and coerce her silence. Another priest promised to help her but didn’t. Rios also worked in the dioceses of Worcester MA, San Juan PR, and perhaps Boston, MA.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Franciscan

Notes:  Formed Covenant House in Greenwich Village in early 70s as shelter and foundation for homeless and troubled youth. Complaints of abuse date back as far as 1950s. Complaints documented in book, “Broken Covenant” by C. Sennott, 1992. Civil suit. Resigned 1990 after allegations. Died 1999.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Carmelite

Notes:  Priest from Puerto Rico. (Not related to Ruben Rodriguez). 1 of 4 priests accused of abuse of boy, age 16, by giving him money for sex. Civil suit filed in 2000 was settled prior to 2002. May still be active priest in Puerto Rico.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Carmelite

Notes:  Civil suit settled 2001. One of 4 priests accused of abuse of boy, age 16, by giving him money for sex. No relation to Esteban Rodriguez in the same suit. Sent for psychiatric evaluation. Returned to Puerto Rico where he may still be active priest.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York, Archdiocese of Boston, Archdiocese of Birmingham, Archdiocese of Newark, Archdiocese of New Orleans, Diocese of Gary, Diocese of Paterson

Religious Order:  Salesians of Don Bosco

Summary of Assignments:

• St. Dominic Savio High School, Boston, MA; 1959-1968
• Salesian Day High School for Boys; Salesian Resident Junior Seminary; Camp Salesian for Boys; Salesian Retreat House for Boys; Salesian Boys Club, Cedar Lake, IN; 1968-1971
• Don Bosco Technical High School, Paterson, NJ; 1971-1975
• Archbishop Shaw High School, Marrero, LA; 1975-1979
• Salesian Junior Seminary, Goshen, NY; 1979-1981
• Don Bosco High School for Boys, Ramsey, NJ; 1981-1983
• St. John Bosco Church, Birmingham, AL; 1983-2003
• Holy Rosary, Birmingham, AL; 1983-2003
• Salesian Provincial House, New Rochelle, NY; 2003-2008

Notes:  Accused in 12/16/13 lawsuit of repeated sexual abuse of a boy age 14 at the Salesian minor seminary in Goshen NY, where Rooney taught theology and physics and was the financial administrator. The alleged abuse included removing the boy’s clothing, touching and fondling the boy’s naked buttocks and genitals skin-on-skin, and masturbating on the boy. The boy was also allegedly abused by Rooney on a school bus trip from Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston to Sacred Heart Retreat House in Ipswich. The complaint also alleged abuse of the boy in 1978 by Fr Joseph Maffei SDB and in 1981 by Bro Alan Scheneman SDB. Rooney was listed on the website of Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian on 10/31/14 after a settlement during the year previous. The Salesians confirmed a monetary settlement had been reached. Rooney worked in the Boston, Gary, Paterson, New Orleans, New York, Newark, and Birmingham (arch)dioceses during his 50-year career, and was laicized in 2008.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Salesians of Don Bosco

Notes:  Accused in a 12/16/13 lawsuit of repeated sexual abuse of a boy age 15 at the Salesian minor seminary in Goshen NY. The alleged abuse included masturbating the boy’s penis skin-on-skin. The complaint also alleged abuse of the boy by Fr Joseph Maffei SDB and Fr Sean Rooney SDB at the same seminary. Scheneman was listed on the website of Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian on 10/31/14 after a settlement during the year previous. The Salesians confirmed that a monetary settlement had been reached.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Summary of Assignments:

• Ordained; 1967
• Immaculate Conception, Port Jervis, NY; 1968-72
• John S. Burke Catholic High School, Goshen, NY; 1973-1980
• John F. Kennedy High School, Somers, NY; 1981-89
• Not indexed in the Directory; 1989
• St. Joseph’s, Bronxville, NY; 1991-97
• Not listed in the Directory; 1998-2001
• Laicized; July 2005

Note: Years in parentheses indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.

Notes:  First complaint received 1988. Parents complained again 1995 when learned he was still active. Removed from assignment 1997 after abuse allegation became public. Archdiocese paid large settlement but never turned investigative report over to police. Began saying mass again but this privilege was removed in 2002. At least 10 victims. Laicized 2005.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Religious Order:  Carmelite

Notes:  Civil suit settled 2001. One of 4 priests accused of abuse of 16 yr old boy by offering money for sex. Removed from Order 2001 (Laicized??) Found guilty 3/30/06 of taking nude pictures of another youth. In 6/06 he was sentenced to 5-15 yrs in prison. May also have offended while working in Peru.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Allegations began in 1987. Settled with 3 plaintiffs 1994 for $20,000 each. Sent for therapy. Voluntarily laicized 1994.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Whalen is named as an abuser of one youth in civil suit filed 2/26/04. Plaintiff says he was abused as a minor between 1964-1965 when Whalen was assigned to St. John Vianney Parish in NY City. Whalen would take him to a cabana in the Rockaways and abuse him there. Whalen died prior to 2004.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Accused in 2/26/04 suit of sexually abusing a boy in 1964-65, beginning at age 12. Alleged abuse occurred in the rectory of St. John Vianney in the Bronx and on overnight beach trips, and included anal penetration. The suit misspells the priest’s name as Whalen.

Diocese:  Archdiocese of New York

Notes:  Man told archdiocese in 1997 he had been abused by White for 3 years in 1970s when he was high school student. Accuser settled with archdiocese in 1998 for $100K. White was working in Palm Beach, Florida when accusations made. He was allowed to continue working after evaluation until 2002 when he was removed from teaching position at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, FL. Also named in 2/26/04 civil suit by man who alleged abuse between 1959-1961 at Holy Cross Parish.