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Deceased Or Former Xaverian Brothers with a Credible Or Established Offense Against a Minor (Anyone Under the Age of 18) Deceased or former Xaverian Brothers with a credible or established offense against a minor (anyone under the age of 18) Baker, David (Felix) Marinan, William (LaSalle) Brocato, Romanus McCormack, Pierre Burns, Francis Jerome McMahon, Damian Carbin, Kentigern Morrissey, Thomas (Gabriel) Dagwell, John O’Toole, Alois Devoe, Brennan Powers, Kyrin Donovan, Ronald Rettino, Vincent De Paul Gardiner, Barton Thibault, Cuthbert Harrison, Bosco Trainor, Hart Kerressey, Ricardo Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from Name timeframe of abuse Congregation Francis Jerome Allegations of inappropriate touch and abuse reported 1950’s – 1970’s Died: 1974 (William M. Burns) 2003 and later Joined the Congregation: 1923 Brooklyn, NY: Shrewsbury, MA; Danvers, MA; Malden, MA Assignments 1924-26 Holy Cross, Brooklyn 1950 Keith Academy, Lowell, MA 1927 St. Michael, Brooklyn 1951-53 St. John’s Prep, Danvers, MA 1929 St John’s, Worcester 1954 Flaget, Louisville, KY 1930-31 Assumption HS, Utica, NY 1955 Holy Name, Brooklyn, NY 1932-33 St. John’s Prep, Danvers, MA 1956-57 Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, MD 1934 John Bapst, Bangor, ME 1958 Working Boys Home, Newton, MA 1935-38 Malden Catholic, Malden 1959 Xaverian College, Silver Spring, MD 1939 St. Xavier, Louisville, KY 1960 Working Boys Home, Newton, MA 1940 Cardinal Hayes, NY 1961 St. Johns’ Prep, Danvers, MA 1941-43 Good Counsel Annex, NY 1963-65 Xavier HS, Middletown, CT 1944-45 Holy Cross, Brooklyn, NY 1966 Xaverian Bros HS, Westwood, MA 1946-49 St. Michael, Brooklyn, NY 1967 St. John’s, Shrewsbury, MA 1968-74 Malden Catholic Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Romanus Allegation of abuse in Brooklyn, NY in 1960’s reported in Mid-1960’s Died: 1992 (Joseph F. Brocato) 2002 Joined the Congregation: 1926 Assignments 1928-1929 Working Boys Home, Newton Highlands, MA 1951-1955 St. Matthew School, Brooklyn, NY 1930 St. Joseph School, Somerville, MA 1957-1966 Holy Name School, Brooklyn, NY 1931-1933 St. Mary’s Industrial School, Baltimore, MD 1967 Holy Cross School, Brooklyn, NY 1934 Leonard Hall, Leonardtown, MD 1968 Nazareth High School, Brooklyn, NY 1935 Cathedral School, Richmond, VA 1969 Holy Name School, Brooklyn, NY 1936-1938 Holy Cross School, Brooklyn, NY 1970-1971 Leonard Hall, Leonardtown, MD 1940-1946 St. Teresa School, Brooklyn, NY 1972-1992 retired, Louisville, KY 1947-1950 St. Joseph Preparatory, Bardstown, KY Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Ricardo / Richard Allegations of inappropriate touch and sexual abuse Mid-late 1960’s Died: 1997 (Albert F. Kerressey) Danvers, MA Joined the Congregation: 1932 Assignments 1936-37 St. Teresa, Brooklyn 1963-64 Provincial staff, Newton Highlands 1938-41 St. Xavier, Louisville 1965-71 St. John’s Prep, Danvers 1942-45 St. John’s Prep, Danvers 1972 Provincial staff 1946-48 Flaget, Louisville 1972-75 US Catholic Conference Staff 1949-57 St. John’s, Worcester 1976 Provincial staff 1958-60 Xaverian, Brooklyn 1977-79 NCEA, Staff 1961 Notre Dame, Utica 1980-88 Archdiocese of Boston, Family Counseling and Guidance Program 1989-1997 Retired Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Cuthbert Allegations of inappropriate touch and fondling reported Late-1950’s early Died: 1971 (Joseph A. Thibault) in 2007 1960’s Baltimore, MD; Roxbury, MA Joined the Congregation: 1933 Assignments 1937-45 St. John’s Prep, Danvers 1958-61 Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore 1946-48 St. Michael’s Brooklyn 1963-64 Notre Dame, Utica 1949-54 Holy Cross, Brooklyn 1965-68 Xavier HS, Middletown 1955-57 Mission HS, Roxbury 1969-71 Xaverian Bros HS, Westwood Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Alois Multiple allegations of sexual abuse unrelated to students Late 1950’s - Died: 2006 (Donald J. O’Toole) at Xaverian schools. Early 1980’s Joined the Congregation: 1935 Massachusetts Assignments 1940-1941 St. Xavier, Louisville, KY 1964-1966 St. John’s HS, Shrewsbury, MA 1942-1951 Cardinal Hayes, Bronx, NY 1967-1975 East Africa 1952-1957 Archbishop Stepinac, White Plains, NY 1976-1989 St. John’s HS, Shrewsbury, MA 1958 Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, MD 1989 Removed from ministry 1959-1963 East Africa Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Bosco Allegation of sexual abuse from late 1950’s reported in Late 1950’s Withdrew: 1973 (Thomas Harrison) 2009 Danvers, MA Joined the Congregation: 1941 Assignments 1944-1948 St. Patrick School, Baltimore, MD 1963-1970 Xaverian College, Silver Spring, MD 1949-1956 St. John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, MA 1971 Clinical Psychologist, Washington, DC 1957-1962 St. Xavier HS, Louisville, KY 1972 Leave of Absence Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Damian Allegation of inappropriate touch on several occasions. Late 1980’s Died: 2015 (John J. McMahon) Report received in 2010. Brooklyn, NY Joined the Congregation: 1943 Assignments 1946-1947 St. Francis de Sales High School, Utica, NY 1984-1987 Don Bosco College, Newton, NJ 1948-1951 St. Matthew’s School, Brooklyn, NY 1987-1988 Xaverian High School, Brooklyn, NY 1951-1952 Working Boys’ Home, Newton Highlands, MA 1988-1990 Nazareth High School, Brooklyn, NY 1952-1957 St. Francis de Sales High School, Utica, NY 1990-1991 retired, Brooklyn, NY 1957-1965 Mt. St. Joseph High School, Baltimore, MD 1991-2010 retired 1965-1974 St. Xavier High School, Louisville, KY 2010 Placed on Safety Plan, restricted from interactions with 1974-1978 Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa, FL minors and supervised 1978-1983 Ryken High School, Leonardtown, MD 1983-1984 St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, NJ Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Kentigern Allegations of sexual abuse. Reported in 2004 and 2011. Early 1960’s Withdrew: 1963 (William H. Carbin) Louisville, KY Joined the Congregation: 1946 Assignments 1951-1956 St. Francis deSales, Utica, NY 1957 Mission HS, Roxbury, MA 1958-1962 St Xavier, Louisville, KY Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation William Marinan Allegation of sexual abuse unrelated to a student. Report Early 1970’s Died: 2014 (LaSalle) received in 2011. Massachusetts Joined the Congregation: 1947 Assignments 1951-1957 Holy Name, Brooklyn, NY 1974-1990 St. Jude's, Rockville, MD 1957-1960 Holy Cross, Brooklyn, NY 1990-1991 Teacher, St. Catherine's Laboure, Wheaton, MD 1960-1962 Leonard Hall, Leonardtown, MD 1991-1997 Principal, St. Philip the Apostle School, Camp Spring, MD 1962-1963 St. Teresa's, Brooklyn, NY 1998-2010 Pastoral Associate, Our Lady of Grace Church, Silver 1963-1968 Holy Cross, Brooklyn, NY Spring, MD 1968-1970 Leonard Hall, Leonardtown, MD 2011 Restricted in volunteer ministry and placed on safety plan 1970-1974 St. Jerome's, Hyattsville, MD Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Barton Allegation of sexual abuse over period of 3 years at Mid 1960’s Withdrew: 1970 (George Gardiner) summer camp. Reported in 2013. Leonardtown, MD Joined the Congregation: 1948 Assignments 1953-1957 Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, MD 1966-1967 OLGC, Wheaton, MD 1958 St. John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, MA 1968 Nazareth HS, Brooklyn, NY 1959-1963 St. Xavier, Louisville, KY 1969-1970 Leave of Absence 1964-1965 Nazareth HS, Brooklyn, NY Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Kyrin Multiple allegations of sexual abuse. Reports received in 1970’s Withdrew: 1988 (Edward Powers) 2013. Brooklyn, NY Joined the Congregation: 1948 Assignments 1953-1957 Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, MD 1960-1982 Xaverian High School, Brooklyn, NY 1958-1959 St. John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, MA 1983-1988 NY Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of abuse Congregation Brennan Allegation of sexual abuse in 1960’s reported in 1991 Mid-1960’s Died: 2005 (John J. Devoe) Leonardtown, MD Joined the Congregation: 1949 Assignments 1952-1953 CYO Home, Detroit, MI 1972-1977 East Africa 1954-1959 St. Xavier HS, Louisville, KY 1978-1979 Ryken HS, Leonardtown, MD 1960-1964 Ryken HS, Leonardtown, MD 1981-1986 Mother Cath Spalding School, Helen, MD 1965-1967 Flaget HS, Louisville, KY 1987-1991 St. Mary’s Ryken HS, Leonardtown, MD 1968 Mayfield College, Mayfield, UK 1991 Removed from ministry 1969-1971 Xaverian College, Manchester, UK Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Date of Death or Departure from timeframe of Congregation abuse Ronald Allegation of abuse reported in 1992 Mid-1960’s Died: 2000 (John J. Donovan) Bronx, NY Joined the Congregation: 1949 Assignments 1952-1957 St. Teresa, Brooklyn, NY 1972-1974 Malden Catholic HS, Malden, MA 1958 Holy Name School, Brooklyn, NY 1975-1979 St Edward School, Brockton, MA 1959-1961 Keith Academy, Lowell, MA 1981 Holy Family Parish 1963-1969 Cardinal Hayes HS, Bronx, NY 1985-1987 St. Catherine, Norwood, MA 1970-1971 studies Fordham University, NY 1990-1995 retired 1998 skilled care facility, Norwood, MA Top of the Document Name Summary of Allegation Approximate Current Status timeframe of abuse Thomas Morrissey Allegations of inappropriate touching and attempted Late 1960’s - Died 2021 (Brother Gabriel) abuse early 1970’s; Danvers, MA; Westwood, MA; Shrewsbury, MA 1989-90 Joined the Congregation: 1959 Assignments 1965-67 St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers, MA 1967-79 Xaverian Brothers HS, Westwood, MA 1979-80 St.
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