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January 2021

Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian

29 sexually abusive priests added to the list at www.garabedianlaw.com in January 2021:

1. Msgr. Joseph Ansaldi (Archdiocese of New York) 16. Fr. Gerald F. Lyons (Diocese of Trenton)

2. Msgr. Charles Beausang (Diocese of Camden) 17. Fr. George Parme (Diocese of Pittsburgh)

3. Fr. Leo Bujnowski (Diocese of San Angelo) 18. Fr. Gabriel Patil, c.r.s.p. (Diocese of Allentown; and he Barnabites) 4. Fr. Thomas J. Crum (Diocese of Youngstown) 19. Fr. John P. Paul (Archdiocese of Philadelphia) 5. Msgr. Lawrence W. Donovan (Diocese of Trenton) 20. Fr. Michael Pecharich (Diocese of Orange)

6. Fr. Denis Ginty (Archdiocese of Los Angeles) 21. Fr. John A. Piatkowski (Diocese of Erie)

7. Fr. Michael H. Hansen (Archdiocese of Newark) 22. Br. Remigius, C.F.X., a.k.a. Francis O’Lone (Xaverian Brothers) 8. Fr. Patrick Healy (Diocese of Erie) 23. Fr. Joseph P. Rice (Archdiocese of Newark) 9. Fr. Douglas U. Hermansen (Diocese of Trenton) 24. Fr. Eugene Riordan, S.M.A. (Society of African 10. Msgr. Thomas Jordan (Diocese of Scranton) Missions)

11. Fr. Thomas Kelley (Diocese of Erie) 25. Fr. James J. Rosch (Diocese of Albany)

12. Msgr. Joseph P. Kelly (Diocese of Scranton) 26. Fr. Robert Ryan (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)

13. Fr. Robert J. Klem, C.S.B. (Congregation of St. 27. Fr. Gerard Sudol (Archdiocese of Newark) Basil, a.k.a. the Basilians) 28. Fr. Michael Wempe (Archdiocese of Los 14. Fr. Theodore Llanos (Archdiocese of Los Angeles) Angeles) 29. Fr. Theodore Zabowski (Diocese of Pittsburgh) 15. Fr. Joseph F. McGarvey (Diocese of Camden)

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Monsignor Joseph C. Ansaldi – Archdiocese of New York

Assignment Record 1962: Ordained in the Archdiocese of New York 1963: Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY 1964 – 1978: Cardinal Hayes High School – New York City, NY 1979: Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY 1980 – 2010: St. Joseph by the Sea High School – New York City, NY 1991 – 2011: Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Monsignor Ansaldi is not indexed after the 2011 Official Catholic Directory. Monsignor Ansaldi died in 2015.

Monsignor Joseph Ansaldi was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on approximately twenty occasions from approximately 1984 to 1985 when the male child was approximately 15 to 16 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Monsignor Ansaldi was employed as the principal of St. Joseph by the Sea High School in Staten Island, New York, and the boy was a student at the school. The sexual abuse by Monsignor Ansaldi took place in Monsignor Ansaldi’s office and included the following: Monsignor Ansaldi forced the boy to bend over in front of a desk. Then Monsignor Ansaldi smacked the boy’s buttocks with a paddle. At the same time, Monsignor Ansaldi fondled the boy’s genitals over the boy’s pants. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Monsignor Charles Beausang – Diocese of Camden

Assignment Record 1946: Ordained in the Diocese of Camden 1947 – 1951: Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Atlantic City, NJ 1952: St. Peter’s Church, Merchantville, NJ 1953 – 1955: Christ the King Church, Haddonfield, NJ 1953 – 1958: “Diocesan Newspaper” 1956 – 1966: St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mays Landing, NJ 1967 – 1985: St. Bernadette Church, Northfield, NJ 1986 – 1992: Maris Stella Church, Avalon, NJ 1993 – 1994: “Retired” - living in Port Charlotte, FL 1995: St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Murdock, FL (Diocese of Venice, FL) 1996 – 2000: “Retired” – living in Port Charlotte, FL

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Monsignor Beausang died in August 2000.

Monsignor Charles Beausang was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on one occasion in approximately 1950 when the boy was approximately nine years old. At the time of the claimed sexual abuse, Monsignor Beausang was assigned to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The sexual abuse by Monsignor Beausang took place inside Our Lady Star of the Sea School, where the male child was a student. Monsignor Beausang told the boy to expose the boy’s penis to Monsignor Beausang and to masturbate in front of the boy. Monsignor Beausang began to unfasten the boy’s belt buckle, and then the boy ran away. The claim settled in 2020 in the four figures.

Father Leo Bujnowski – Diocese of San Angelo

Assignment Record

Approx. 1933: Ordained in the Archdiocese of San Antonio 1935: St. Alphonsus Church, San Antonio, TX (as “L.C. Bujnowski”) 1936 – 1943: St. Mary’s Church, Lockhart, TX (as “L.J. Bujnowski”) 1944: Blessed Sacrament Church, Poth, TX 1945: St. Patrick’s Church, Lulling, TX 1946: Begins serving in the Diocese of Austin 1946 – 1950: St. John the Evangelist Church, Lulling, TX 1951 – 1962: St. Mary’s Church, Brownwood, TX 1963: Begins serving in the Diocese of San Angelo 1963 – 1969: Sacred Heart Church, Coleman, TX 1963 – 1974: “Diocesan Consultors” (as “Very Rev. Leo Bujnowski”) 1964 – 1967: “Commission of Liturgy, Sacred Music, and Art” (as “Very Rev. Leo Bujnowski”) 1966: “Administrator” (as “Very Rev. Leopold J. Bujnowski”) 1966 – 1970: “Priests’ Mutual Aid Society (as “Very Rev. Leopold J. Bujnowski”) 1970 – 1971: “Absent on Leave” (listed as living in Spring Branch, TX) 1972 – 1976: “Retired or Absent on Leave”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

NOTE: The Diocese of San Angelo was formed in 1961. Father Bujnowski died in 1976.

Father Leo Bujnowski was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least five occasions from approximately 1966 to 1967 when the boy was approximately 9 to 10 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Bujnowski was assigned to Sacred Heart Church in Coleman, Texas. The sexual abuse took place inside Sacred Heart Church and inside the boy’s family home in Coleman, Texas. The sexual abuse included Father Bujnowski fondling and stroking the boy’s penis, skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.

Father Thomas J. Crum – Diocese of Youngstown

Assignment Record

1975: Ordained in the Diocese of Youngstown 1975: St. Mary’s Church (indexed as “Rev. Mr. Thomas Crum”) 1976 – 1977: Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown, OH 1978: St. John’s Church, Campbell, OH 1979: St. John the Baptist Church, Campbell, OH 1980 – 1985: St. Christine’s Church, Youngstown, OH 1986 – 1988: Immaculate Conception Church, Ravenna, OH 1989 – 1991: St. Mary’s Church, Canton, OH 1992: Not indexed 1993 – 1994: St. Anthony’s Church 1995 – 1997: “Absent on Leave” 1998 – 1999: St. Charles Borromeo Church, Boardman, OH 2000 – 2005: St. Peter of the Fields Church, Rootstown, OH 2006 – 2009: Our Lady of Peace Church, Canton, OH

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Crum is not indexed after the 2009 Official Catholic Directory.

Father Thomas J. Crum was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on one occasion in approximately 1981 when the boy was approximately 12 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Crum was assigned to St. Christine’s Church in Youngstown, Ohio. The sexual abuse took place in a hotel in Colorado during a trip Father Crum took with the boy. The sexual abuse by Father Crum included the following: Father Crum gave the boy alcohol to drink, and the boy felt the effects of the alcohol. Father Crum then removed all of his clothing and instructed the boy to remove his own clothing. Father Crum then placed the boy’s hand on Father Crum’s erect penis, skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.

Father Lawrence W. Donovan – Diocese of Trenton

Assignment Record

Approx. 1937: Ordained in the Diocese of Trenton 1938 – 1940: St. Mary’s Church, Bordertown, NJ 1941 – 1942: St. Mary’s Church, Perth, NJ 1943 – 1944: St. John the Evangelist Church, Dunellen, NJ 1945 – 1946: St. Joseph’s Church, Trenton, NJ 1947: St. Michael’s Children’s Home, Hopewell, NJ 1948 – 1949: St. James the Less Church, Jamesburg, NJ 1950 – 1987: St. Joseph’s Church, Toms River, NJ 1981 – 1982: “Serra Club” 1983: “Monmouth County Chapter” 1984 – 1987: “Serra Club”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Donovan died in 1987.

Father Lawrence W. Donovan was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least two occasions in approximately 1946 when the boy was approximately 13 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Donovan was assigned to St. Joseph’s Church in Trenton, New Jersey, and the boy served as an altar boy at St. Joseph’s Church. The sexual abuse by Father Donovan included the following: Father Donovan exposed his own penis to the boy, fondled the boy’s penis and testicles over the boy’s clothing, and sodomized the boy. The claimant passed away prior to the resolution of his claim. The case settled on behalf of the claimant’s estate in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Denis Ginty – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Partial Assignment Record

Approx. 1927: Ordained in the Diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego 1930: Our Lady of Loretto Church, Los Angeles, CA 1931: St. Brigid’s Church, Los Angeles, CA 1932 – 1938: Transfiguration Church, Los Angeles, CA Approx. 1936: Begins serving in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1939: All Souls Church, Alhambra, CA 1940 – 1941: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Long Beach, CA 1942 – 1984: Nativity Church, El Monte, CA 1983 – 1984: “Retired”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

NOTE: The “Diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego” was established in 1922. In 1936, Los Angeles and San Diego were divided, and the diocese was renamed the “Archdiocese of Los Angeles.” Father Ginty died in 1985.

Father Ginty was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child on one occasion in approximately 1968 when the girl was approximately 10 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Ginty was assigned to Church of the Nativity in El Monte, California, and the girl was attending CCD classes through Church of the Nativity. The sexual abuse by Father Ginty took place on a playground near Church of the Nativity and included the following: Father Ginty reached into the top of the girl’s top and fondled her breasts, skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.

Father Michael H. Hansen – Archdiocese of Newark

Assignment Record

1967: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Newark 1968 – 1979: Sacred Heart Church, Bloomfield, NJ 1980 – 1999: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, West Orange, NJ

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Hansen was not indexed after the 2000 Official Catholic Directory. Father Hansen died in August 2012.

Father Michael H. Hansen was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on approximately ten occasions from approximately 1980 to 1981 when the child was approximately 14 to 15 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Hansen was serving at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in West Orange, New Jersey. The sexual abuse by Father Hansen consisted of Father Hansen repeatedly fondling the boy’s penis and testicles, both over the boy’s clothing and inside the boy’s clothing, skin-on-skin. The claimant passed away prior to the resolution of his claim. The claim settled on behalf of the claimant’s estate in 2020 in the high five figures.

Father Patrick J. Healy – Diocese of Erie

Assignment Record

1966: Ordained in the Diocese of Erie 1967 – 1972: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Church, Punxsutawney, PA 1970 – 1972: “Newman Apostolate,” Indiana State College, Punxsutawney, PA 1973 – 1976: Sacred Heart Church, Sharon, PA 1977 – 1978: Immaculate Conception Church, Osceola Mills, PA 1979 – 1980: St. Joseph’s Church, Warren, PA 1981 – 1982: Holy Cross Church, Fairview, PA 1983 – 1988: St. Bibiana Church, Galeton, PA 1989 – 1995: Immaculate Heart Church, Mercer, PA 1996 – 2002: State Correctional Facility (chaplain) 1998 – 1999: St. Catherine’s Church, DuBois, PA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Healy apparently died in 1999. It appears that Father Healy was erroneously listed in the Official Catholic Directory as serving at the State Correctional Facility in Mercer until 2002.

Father Patrick J. Healy was accused of sexually abusing a female on over 100 occasions over a period of several years beginning in approximately 1966 when the girl was approximately 17 years old. At the time the sexual abuse began, Father Healy was serving at Saints Cosmas and Damian Church in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and the girl was a student at the affiliated Saints Cosmas and Damian High School in Punxsutawney. The sexual abuse by Father Healy initially took place in the rectory affiliated with Saints Cosmas and Damian Church and included the following: Father Healy fondled the girl’s breasts and vagina and forced the girl to perform oral sex on Father Healy. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Douglas U. Hermansen – Diocese of Trenton

Assignment Record

1979: Ordained in the Diocese of Trenton 1980 – 1983: St. Paul’s Church, Princeton, NJ 1984 – 1985: St. Raphael’s Church, Trenton, NJ 1986 – 1989: St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold, NJ 1989 – 1990: Vice Chairman, “Diocesan Council of Priests” 1990 – 1996: St. Pius X Church, Forked River, NJ 1997 – 2002: St. Elizabeth’s Church, Avon, NJ 1997 – 2002: Jersey Shore Medical Center (chaplain), Neptune, NJ

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Hermansen is not indexed after 2002.

Father Hermansen was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least fifty occasions from approximately 1979 to 1983 when the child was approximately 13 to 17 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Hermansen was assigned to St. Paul’s Church in Princeton, New Jersey, and the child was an altar boy at the church. The sexual abuse by Father Hermansen included Father Hermansen performing oral sex on the child and forcing the child to perform oral sex on Father Hermansen. Father Hermansen also sodomized the boy on multiple occasions. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Monsignor Thomas M. Jordan – Diocese of Scranton

Assignment Record

1948: Ordained in the Diocese of Scranton 1949 – 1950: Ascension Church, Williamsport, PA 1951: St. Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton, PA 1952 – 1964: St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, PA 1959 – 1967: “Procuratores et Advocati” 1965 – 1968: Central Catholic High School, Kingston, PA 1967 – 1968: Holy Saviour Church (in residence), Wilkes-Barre, PA 1969 – 1970: St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA 1971 – 1977: Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, PA 1978 – 1987: Church of the Epiphany, Sayre, PA 1979 – 1986: “Dean for Bradford and Sullivan Counties” 1984 – 1986: “Council of Priests” 1987 – 1989: St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church 1989: “Dean for Dunmore”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Monsignor Jordan died in September 1990.

Monsignor Thomas Jordan was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions from approximately 1979 to 1980 when the boy was approximately 6 to 7 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Monsignor Jordan was assigned to Church of the Epiphany in Sayre, Pennsylvania. The sexual abuse by Monsignor Jordan took place in the elementary school affiliated with Church of the Epiphany. The sexual abuse included the following: Monsignor Jordan fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin, and forced the boy to perform oral sex on Monsignor Jordan. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Thomas C. Kelley – Diocese of Erie Assignment Record

1967: Ordained in the Diocese of Erie 1968 – 1972: St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA 1972 – 1978: St. Mark’s Seminary, Erie, PA 1972 – 1979: Our Lady of Mercy Church, Harborcreek, PA 1979 – 1985: St. Mark’s Seminary, Erie, PA 1985 – 1989: North American College (Dean), Rome, Italy 1989 – 1990: St. Michael’s Church, Greenville, PA 1992 – 1994: Diocesan Review Board 1994 – 1995: “Leave of Absence” 1995 – 1996: Southdown Center, Aurora, Ontario, Canada 1994 – 1996: St. Agnes Church, Stockton, TX (Diocese of San Angelo) 1996 – 2001: “Incarnated into Diocese of San Angelo, TX”

Sources:

- Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018 - Official Catholic Directory

Father Kelley died in 2005.

Father Thomas C. Kelley was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions in approximately 1968 when the boy was approximately 12 years old. During relevant times, Father Kelley was assigned to St. Peter’s Cathedral in Erie, Pennsylvania, and the boy served as an altar boy at St. Peter’s Cathedral. The sexual abuse by Father Kelley took place inside St. Peter’s Cathedral and included the following: Father Kelley fondled the boy’s penis, skin-on-skin, and forced the boy to fondle Father Kelley’s penis, skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the high five figures.

Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly – Diocese of Scranton

Assignment Record

1966: Ordained in the Diocese of Scranton 1967: Ascension Church, Williamsport, PA 1968 – 1969: St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Archbald, PA 1970 – 1975: College Seminary of St. Pius X, Dalton, PA 1974 – 1978: “Boy Scouts Director” 1974 – 1978: “N.C.C.M. Director” 1975 – 1979: “Procuratores et Advocati” 1975 – 1978: “N.C.C.W. Director” 1975 – 1980: “Senate of Priests” 1975 – 1978: “Holy Name Society” 1976 – 1980: “St. Michael’s School for Boys,” Hoban Heights, PA 1977 – 1980: College Seminary of St. Pius X, Dalton, PA 1981 – 1985: St. Catherine of Siena Church, Moscow, PA 1984 – 1985: “Pro-Synodal Judges” 1986: Not indexed 1987 – 1988: St. Stanislaus Church, Scranton, PA 1988 – 1998: Holy Rosary Church, Scranton, PA 1991 – 1998: Camp St. Andrew, Tunkhannock, PA 1999: Not indexed 2000 – 2006: Camp St. Andrew, Tunkhannock, PA 2001 – 2005: Nativity of Our Lord Church, Scranton, PA 2006: Catholic Social Services 2006: St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Monsignor Kelly retired in 2006.

Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least eight occasions in approximately 1978 when the boy was approximately 13 years old. The sexual abuse took place at St. Michael’s School for Boys in Hoban Heights, Pennsylvania, where the boy resided at the time. The sexual abuse by Monsignor Kelly including Monsignor Kelly performing oral sex on the boy and Monsignor Kelly masturbating himself in front of the boy. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Father Robert J. Klem, C.S.B. – Congregation of St. Basil, a.k.a. the Basilians, and the Diocese of Rochester

Assignment Record

1957: Ordained 1958 – 1985: The Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY (Diocese of Rochester) 1986 – 1988: Not indexed 1989 – 2013: Basilian Mission Center, Sugar Land, TX (Diocese of Galveston-Houston) 2014 – 2020: “Retired” – in residence at the Dillon House, Houston, TX (Diocese of Galveston- Houston)

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

As of December 2020, Father Klem appears to still be listed as a retired priest living in Houston, Texas.

Father Robert J. Klem, C.S.B., was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions from approximately 1968 to 1970 when the boy was approximately 14 to 16 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Klem was assigned to the Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York. The sexual abuse took place in Father Klem’s residence at the Aquinas Institute, at a house in the area of Greece, New York, and during a trip to Quebec, Canada. The sexual abuse by Father Klem included the following: Father Klem fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin, and made the boy fondle Father Klem’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin; Father Klem performed oral sex on the boy; and Father Klem sodomized the boy. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Theodore F. Llanos – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Assignment Record

1974: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1975 – 1978: St. Bernard’s Church, Los Angeles, CA 1979: St. Bernard’s Church, Bellflower, CA 1980 – 1984: St. Louise de Marillac Church, Covina, CA 1985 – 1989: St. Barnabas Church, Long Beach, CA 1990 – 1992: Epiphany Church, South El Monte, CA 1991 – 1992: “Personnel Board, Vicar for Clergy” 1993 – 1996: St. Lucy’s Church, Long Beach, CA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Llanos died in December 1996.

Father Theodore “Ted” Llanos was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions between approximately 1988 and 1992 when the boy was approximately 8 to 12 years old. At the time the sexual abuse began, Father Llanos was assigned to St. Barnabas Church in Long Beach, California. The boy’s family did not attend St. Barnabas Church, but they came to know Father Llanos as a family friend. The sexual abuse by Father Llanos took place near the boy’s family home in Long Beach and included the following: Father Llanos fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin, and Father Llanos performed oral sex on the boy. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Gerald F. Lyons – Diocese of Trenton

Partial Assignment Record

1962: Serving in the Diocese of Trenton 1962: “On Duty Outside the Diocese,” North American College, Rome, Italy 1963 – 1965: St. Anthony’s Church, Trenton, NJ 1966 – 1969: “On Duty Outside the Diocese,” North American College, Rome, Italy 1970 – 1973: St. Veronica’s Church, Howell Township, NJ 1974: “On Leave of Absence”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Lyons is not indexed in the Official Catholic Directory after 1974.

Father Gerald F. Lyons was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child on approximately four occasions from approximately 1964 to 1965 when the girl was approximately 4 to 5 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Lyons was assigned to St. Anthony’s Church in Trenton, New Jersey. The sexual abuse by Father Lyons occurred in the rectory affiliated with St. Anthony’s Church and included the following: Father Lyons would have the girl sit on his lap, and then he would reach into the front of her underwear, fondling her vagina, skin-on-skin, and penetrating her vagina with his finger. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Joseph F. McGarvey – Diocese of Camden

Assignment Record

1950: Ordained in the Diocese of Camden 1951: St. Joseph’s Church, Camden, NJ 1952: St. Cecilia’s Church, Pennsauken, NJ 1953 – 1962: St. Mary’s Church, Gloucester, NJ 1963 – 1967: St. Ann’s Church, Elmer, NJ 1968 – 1978: St. Mary Magdalen Church, Millville, NJ 1979 – 1993: St. Maria Goretti Church, Runnemede, NJ 1994: Not indexed 1995 – 2002: “Retired”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father McGarvey is not indexed in the Official Catholic Directory after 2002. Father McGarvey died in 2010.

Father Joseph F. McGarvey was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child at least twenty-five times from approximately 1977 to 1978 when the boy was approximately 5 to 6 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father McGarvey was assigned to St. Mary Magdalen Church in Millville, New Jersey, and the boy was a student at the affiliated St. Mary Magdalen School. The sexual abuse by Father McGarvey occurred inside St. Mary Magdalen Church and in the rectory affiliated with the church. The sexual abuse included the following: Father McGarvey fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin, and Father McGarvey inserted his finger into the boy’s anus. The claim settled in 2020 in the high five figures.

Father George Parme – Diocese of Pittsburgh

Assignment Record

1948: Ordained in the Diocese of Pittsburgh 1949 – 1952: St. Peter’s Church, Butler, PA 1953 – 1956: St. Aloysius Church, Wilmerding, PA 1957 – 1958: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Midland, OH 1959: Most Holy Name of Jesus Church, Pittsburgh, PA 1960: St. Patrick’s Church, Pittsburgh, PA 1961 – 1963: St. Catherine of Siena Church, Pittsburgh, PA 1964: St. Joseph’s Church, Pittsburgh, PA 1965 – 1966: Mount Nazareth Academy, Pittsburgh, PA 1967 – 1968: Provincial Motherhouse of the St. Joseph’s Province of the Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth of Western Pennsylvania (chaplain), Pittsburgh, PA 1969: Mother of Good Counsel Church, Pittsburgh, PA 1970 – 1974: St. Louis Church, West Sunbury, PA 1975 – 1989: St. Cecilia’s Church, Glassport, PA 1990 – 1997: St. John Vianney Manor, Pittsburgh, PA 1991 – 2002: “Retired”

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Parme died in 2002.

Father George Parme was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions from approximately 1958 to 1959 when the boy was approximately 13 to 14 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Parme was assigned to Most Holy Name Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the boy served as an altar boy at the church. The sexual abuse by Father Parme took place in Father Parme’s car and inside Most Holy Name Church. The sexual abuse included the following: Father Parme reached into the boy’s pants and fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.

Father Gabriel Patil, c.r.s.p. – Diocese of Allentown / The Barnabites

Partial Assignment Record

Approx. 1972: Ordained 1975: Barnabite Fathers Residence, Bethlehem, PA 1976: Not indexed 1977: Barnabite Fathers Residence, Bethlehem, PA 1978 – 1985: Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem, PA 1986: Barnabite Fathers Residence, Bethlehem, PA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Patil is not indexed after the 1986 Official Catholic Directory. Father Patil may have served in Canada for some of the time not covered by the Official Catholic Directory’s assignments.

Father Gabriel Patil, c.r.s.p., was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on one occasion in approximately 1992 when the boy was approximately 8 years old. The sexual abuse occurred inside the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Northampton, Pennsylvania. The victim, who served as an altar boy at the church, reported that Father Patil occasionally filled in as a priest at the church. The sexual abuse by Father Patil included the following: under the guise of helping the boy put on his altar boy robes for Mass, Father Patil reached inside the boy’s pants and fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on- skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Father John P. Paul – Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Assignment Record

1972: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia 1973 – 1974: St. Alphonsus Church, Maple Glen, PA 1975: St. Isaac Jogues Church, Wayne, PA 1976 – 1980: Bishop McDevitt High School, Wyncote, PA 1981 – 1982: Emeric Hall, Brothers of Charity (chaplain), Philadelphia, PA 1983 – 1986: Triest Hall (chaplain), Philadelphia, PA 1987 – 1990: St. Robert’s Church, Chester, PA 1991 – 1993: Archbishop Kennedy High School, Conshohocken, PA 1991 – 1996: St. Philip Neri Church, Lafayette Hill, PA 1994 – 1998: Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School 1998 – 2000: St. Andrew’s Church, Newtown, PA 1998 – 2003: Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, Warminster, PA 2001 – 2013: Our Lady of Calvary Church, Philadelphia, PA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Paul is not indexed after the 2013 Official Catholic Directory.

Father John P. Paul was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on one occasion in approximately 1967 when the boy was approximately 8 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Paul was a seminarian in training to become a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The sexual abuse took place on a trip to New Jersey, where Father Paul brought the claimant and several other boys. The sexual abuse by Father Paul consisted of Father Paul sodomizing the boy. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Michael Pecharich – Diocese of Orange

Assignment Record

1973: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1974 – 1976: St. Bridget of Sweden Church, Van Nuys, CA 1976: Begins serving in the Diocese of Orange 1977 – 1979: St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point, CA 1980 – 1983: San Antonio del Canon Church, Anaheim, CA 1984 – 1989: St. Juliana Falconieri Church, Fullerton, CA 1990 – 2002: San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

NOTE: The Diocese of Orange was established in 1976. Father Pecharich’s faculties were removed in 2002.

Father Michael Pecharich was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least five occasions from approximately 1977 to 1978 when the boy was approximately 9 to 10 years old. The sexual abuse took place while Father Pecharich was assigned to St. Edward the Confessor Church in Dana Point, California, and the boy was an altar boy at the church. The sexual abuse by Father Pecharich occurred in the sacristy of the church and included the following: Father Pecharich gave the boy long, tight hugs, during which Father Pecharich rubbed his crotch against the boy’s stomach or the boy’s buttocks. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.

Father John Piatkowski – Diocese of Erie

Assignment Record

1934: Ordained in the Diocese of Erie 1935 – 1948: St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Erie, PA / Tyler, PA 1948 – 1970: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Sykesville, PA

Sources:

- Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018 - Official Catholic Directory

Father Piatkowski died in 1970.

Father John Piatkowski was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least fifty occasions from approximately 1949 to 1953 when the boy was approximately 8 to 12 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Piatkowski was assigned to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (“Assumption Church”) in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, and the boy attended catechism classes taught by Father Piatkowski. The sexual abuse by Father Piatkowski occurred after catechism classes, which were held in the basement of Assumption Church or in a house across the street from the church. The sexual abuse included the following: Father Piatkowski repeatedly gave the boy long, tight hugs. On some occasions Father Piatkowski kissed the boy on the lips and inserted his tongue into the boy’s mouth. On at least one occasion, Father Piatkowski fondled the boy’s genitals over the boy’s clothing. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Brother Remigius, C.F.X., a/k/a Francis O’Lone – Xaverian Brothers

Assignment Record

1944: St. Mary School, Lawrence, MA 1945 – 1948: St. Joseph School, Somerville, MA 1949 – 1950: St. Michael DHS, Brooklyn, NY 1951 – 1955: St. Xavier, Louisville, KY 1956: Mount Loretto, Staten Island, NY 1957 – 1958: John Bapst, Bangor, ME 1959 – 1972: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Wheaton, MD 1972 – 1973: Anchor House, Washington, DC 1974 – 1981: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Wheaton, MD 1982: “Retired” – at Ryken House, Louisville, KY 1983: Nazareth Home, Louisville, KY

Source: List released by the Xaverian Brothers in July 2019: https://xaverianbrothers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Current-Xaverian-Brothers- with-a-credible-or-established-offense-against-a-minor.pdf

Brother Remigius died in 1983.

Brother Remigius, a/k/a Francis O’Lone, was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on one occasion in approximately 1952 when the boy was approximately 14 years old. The boy came to know Brother Remigius when the boy was attending a summer camp, Camp St. Joseph’s Villa in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The sexual abuse took place in a cabin at the camp. The sexual abuse by Brother Remigius included the following: Brother Remigius exposed the boy’s penis and then pulled out his own penis. Brother Remigius had the boy lie down on the floor, and Brother Remigius got on top of the boy, rubbing his genitals against the boy’s genitals, skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Father Joseph P. Rice – Archdiocese of Newark

Assignment Record

1977: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Newark 1978 – 1987: St. John the Apostle Church, Linden, NJ 1988: St. Michael’s Medical Center (chaplain), Newark, NJ 1989 – 1990: Not indexed 1991 – 1994: Holy Name Hospital (chaplain), Teaneck, NJ 1995 – 2002: Bergen Pines County Hospital (chaplain), Paramus, NJ

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Rice is not indexed after 2002.

Father Joseph P. Rice was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child over 100 times from approximately 1978 to 1985 when the boy was approximately 12 to 18 years old. During the period of sexual abuse, Father Rice was assigned to St. John the Apostle Church in Linden, New Jersey, and the boy served as an altar boy at the church. Much of the sexual abuse of the boy by Father Rice took place in the rectory affiliated with St. John the Apostle Church. The sexual abuse included the following: Father Rice masturbated the boy and forced the boy to masturbate Father Rice. Father Rice performed oral sex on the boy and forced the boy to perform oral sex on Father Rice. Father Rice repeatedly sodomized the boy and forced the boy to sodomize Father Rice. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Eugene Riordan, S.M.A. – Society of African Missions

Assignment Record

Approx. 1953: Ordained 1955 – 1970: Queen of Apostles Seminary, Dedham, MA 1971 – 1978: Cape Palmas Liberia Catholic Mission, Liberia 1979 – 1986: Not indexed 1987: Society of African Missions Provincialate, Tenafly, NJ 1988: Not indexed 1989 – 2002: Society of African Missions Formation Program, Takoma Park, MD 2003 – 2004: Society of African Missions Provincialate, Tenafly, NJ 2005 – 2011: “Retired” – residing at Society of African Missions Provincialate, Tenafly, NJ

Sources: - St. Patrick’s Day Parade Magazine, published March 1996, found at: http://dcstpatsparade.com/stpatswordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1996-Parade- Magazine-Smaller.pdf - The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Riordan is not indexed after the 2011 Official Catholic Directory.

Father Eugene Riordan, S.M.A., was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child at least three times from approximately 1961 to 1962 when the girl was approximately 13 to 14 years old. During the period of sexual abuse, according to the Official Catholic Directory, Father Riordan was assigned to Queen of Apostles Seminary in Dedham, Massachusetts, though the girl did not know Father Riordan through his affiliation with the seminary. The sexual abuse by Father Riordan included the following: Father Riordan kissed the girl on the lips and fondled her breasts over her clothing. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Father James J. Rosch – Diocese of Albany

Assignment Record

1972: Ordained in the Diocese of Albany 1973 – 1978: St. Joseph’s Church, Scotia, NY 1979 – 1981: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Gloversville, NY 1982: Not indexed 1983 – 1984: St. Paul the Apostle Church, Troy, NY 1985 – 1995: St. Madeleine Sophie Church, Guilderland, NY 1996 – 1997: Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Queensbury, NY 1998 – 2002: St. Joseph’s Church, Fort Edward, NY

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Rosch is not indexed after the 2002 Official Catholic Directory.

Father James J. Rosch was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least forty occasions from approximately 1975 to 1977 when the boy was approximately 13 to 15 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Rosch was assigned to St. Joseph’s Church in Scotia, New York, and the boy served as an altar boy at St. Joseph’s Church. The sexual abuse by Father Rosch took place in St. Joseph’s Church and in the rectory affiliated with St. Joseph’s Church. The sexual abuse included the following: Father Rosch repeatedly fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin; and Father Rosch repeatedly performed oral sex on the boy. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Robert F. Ryan – Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Assignment Record

1948 – 1956: St. Dorothy’s Church, Drexel Hill, PA 1952 – 1962: St. James High School, Chester, PA 1957: Holy Saviour Church (in residence), Linwood, PA 1958 – 1966: Holy Cross Church (in residence), Springfield, PA 1963: Roman Catholic High School for Boys, Philadelphia, PA 1964 – 1973: Cardinal O’Hara High School, Springfield, PA 1967 – 1975: St. Louis Church (in residence), Yeadon, PA 1974 – 1975: Roman Catholic High School for Boys, Philadelphia, PA 1976 – 1994: St. Gertrude Church, West Conshohocken, PA 1995 – 1996: “Retired” – in residence at St. Gertrude Church, West Conshohocken, PA 1997 – 2005: “Retired” – in residence at St. Gabriel’s Hall, Audubon, PA

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Ryan died in December 2005.

Father Robert F. Ryan was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on two occasions from approximately 1962 to 1963 when the boy was approximately 14 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Ryan was assigned to Holy Cross Church in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and the boy was an altar boy at the church and a student at the nearby Holy Cross School. The sexual abuse by Father Ryan took place inside Holy Cross School and included the following: Father Ryan forced the boy to remove all of the boy’s clothing. Then Father Ryan whipped the boy’s bare back and buttocks with a leather belt multiple times. After whipping the boy, Father Ryan put his hands on the boy’s body where Father Ryan had whipped him. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.

Father Gerard Sudol – Archdiocese of Newark

Assignment Record

1980: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Newark 1981 – 1986: Holy Family Church, Nutley, NJ 1987 – 1994: St. Francis Church, Ridgefield Park, NJ 1995: Not indexed 1996 – 2000: St. Anne’s Church, Jersey City, NJ 1997 – 2002: St. Francis Hospital (chaplain), Jersey City, NJ • a.k.a. St. Francis Medical Center • a.k.a. Franciscan Health System of New Jersey 1999 – 2002: St. Mary’s Hospital (chaplain), Hoboken, NJ 2001 – 2002: Holy Rosary Church, Jersey City, NJ 2001 – 2002: Bon Secours New Jersey Health System (chaplain), Jersey City, NJ

Source: the Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Sudol is not indexed after 2002.

Father Gerard Sudol was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child on one occasion in approximately 1985 when the girl was approximately 13 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Sudol was assigned to Holy Family Church in Nutley, New Jersey, and the girl was a student at the affiliated Holy Family School. The sexual abuse by Father Sudol took place during a class field trip to New York. While Father Sudol was swimming in a pool with the girl, Father Sudol reached inside the girl’s bathing suit and penetrated her vagina and rectum with his finger. The claim settled in 2020 in the mid five figures.

Father Michael Wempe – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Assignment Record

Approx. 1966: Ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1966 – 1969: St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood, CA 1969: St. Andrew’s Church, Pasadena, CA 1969 – 1973: St. Rose of Lima Church, Simi Valley, CA 1973 – 1977: St. Jude’s Church, Westlake Village, CA 1977 – 1978: Sacred Heart Church, Ventura, CA 1978 – 1984: Paraclete High School, Lancaster, CA 1978 – 1984: St. Mary’s Church (in residence), Palmdale, CA 1984 – 1986: St. Sebastian’s Church, Santa Paula, CA 1986 – 1987: “On Sabbatical” (attending Vatican II Institute) 1987: St. Sebastian’s Church, Santa Paula, CA 1987: Foundation House (in residence), Jemez Springs, NM 1988 – 2002: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (chaplain), Los Angeles, CA 1998 – 2002: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (in residence), Los Angeles, CA 2002 – 2006: “Retired”

Source: “Addendum to Report to the People of God: Clergy Sexual Abuse Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1930-2003,” released by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2004.

Father Wempe was dismissed from the clerical state in 2006.

Father Michael Wempe was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least five occasions from approximately 1974 to 1975 when the boy was approximately 14 to 15 years old. The boy came to know Father Wempe when Father Wempe was serving at St. Rose of Lima Church in Simi Valley, California, though the sexual abuse took place while Father Wempe was assigned to St. Jude’s Church in Westlake Village, California. The sexual abuse by Father Wempe took place in Father Wempe’s car and included the following: Father Wempe fondled the boy’s penis and masturbated the boy, and Father Wempe exposed his own penis to the boy and forced the boy to masturbate Father Wempe. The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.

Father Theodore Zabowski – Diocese of Pittsburgh

Assignment Record

1970: Ordained in the Diocese of Pittsbugh 1970 – 1975: St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, Garfield, PA 1975 – 1980: Most Holy Name Church, North Side, PA 1980 – 1981: Holy Family Church, Lawrenceville, PA 1981 – 1982: St. Catherine of Sweden Church, Wildwood, PA 1982 – 1985: St. Mary’s Church, Glenshaw, PA 1985 – 1992: St. Adalbert’s Church, South Side, PA 1992 – 1996: St. Richard’s Church, Richland Township, PA 1996: “Leave of Absence” 1996 – 2000: Immaculate Conception Church, Washington, PA 2000 – 2002: “Leave of Absence”

Sources:

- Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018 - Official Catholic Directory

Father Zabowski withdrew from ministry in 2002.

Father Theodore Zabowski was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on approximately ten occasions in approximately 1974 when the boy was approximately 13 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Zabowski was assigned to St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Garfield, Pennsylvania. The sexual abuse by Father Zabowski took place in the rectory affiliated with St. Lawrence O’Toole Church and in various locations in the neighborhood near the church. On multiple occasions, Father Zabowski fondled the boy’s buttocks and/or genitals over the boy’s clothing while Father Zabowski was “play wrestling” with the boy. On one occasion in the rectory, Father Zabowski gave the boy alcohol to drink and then reached into the boy’s clothing, fondling the boy’s penis and testicles skin-on-skin. The claim settled in 2020 in the low five figures.