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) Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian 100 State Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Phone: (617) 523-6250 Fax: (617) 523-3687 www.garabedianlaw.com 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 (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 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 (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.) 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 (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.) 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.