Vegas-Area Priest Faces Sex Charge
Priest was charged with lewdly touching and photographing boys A Roman Catholic priest was charged Monday with lewdly touching and photographing teen-age boys he was counseling at his parish in suburban Henderson. As penance for minor transgressions, the Rev. Mark Roberts also had each of the five boys partially or fully disrobe … [Read more...] about Vegas-Area Priest Faces Sex Charge
Stark Victim Vents Anger, Pain of Abuse
John Gulling didn't get the answer he wanted when he recently asked his father: ``Would you have believed me, if I had told you then?'' But he got the one he expected: ``I really don't know. Probably not.'' For Gulling, that answer confirmed what he had always thought -- that nobody would have believed him 27 years ago if he … [Read more...] about Stark Victim Vents Anger, Pain of Abuse
Priest Arrested On Abuse Charges
A former priest was arrested in Livonia on sexual battery charges in connection with an incident involving a minor in the mid-1980s. The Rev. Robert Schaeufele, 54, is accused of sexually abusing a boy from August 1983 to February 1985. He was pastor at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Hudson, Fla., near St. Petersburg … [Read more...] about Priest Arrested On Abuse Charges
Local Priests Face Defrocking for Sexual Abuse
Priests Defrocking Due To Sexual Abuse. In the wake of the Catholic Bishops' meeting last week in Dallas, all dioceses must now re-examine past cases of abuse by priests and remove those still in active ministry. Those cases include some here in the Washington area. Monsignor Russell Dillard is still undergoing treatment … [Read more...] about Local Priests Face Defrocking for Sexual Abuse
3rd Suit Filed Against Pastor
Accused the Rev. Daniel F. McSheffery of sexual abuse A third former student at St. Augustine School in Hartford has accused the Rev. Daniel F. McSheffery of sexual abuse, prompting the first public response from the Hartford Archdiocese to the mounting allegations against the 72-year-old cleric. The former student, a Connecticut … [Read more...] about 3rd Suit Filed Against Pastor
Bishop Seeks Immunity In Abuse Cases
he will speak if he is granted immunity. Bishop Thomas O'Brien, facing a still-vague and seemingly remote threat of criminal indictment, announced Thursday that he will speak only with the county attorney or a grand jury if he is granted immunity from prosecution. The announcement came during a frenetic day in which, for the … [Read more...] about Bishop Seeks Immunity In Abuse Cases
Evansville’s Catholic Bishop Reports 22 Abuse Cases In 59 Years
Priests Accused Of Abuse Cases. Fifteen Roman Catholic priests of the Evansville diocese have been accused of sexually abusing 22 minors over nearly 60 years, Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger reported Thursday. Three of the 15 priests were found innocent of accusations against them, and four admitted the allegations and … [Read more...] about Evansville’s Catholic Bishop Reports 22 Abuse Cases In 59 Years
