Catholic Priest Placed On Leave
A Roman Catholic priest has been placed on leave after a church review board determined an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a minor was substantive, the Archdiocese of Detroit announced yesterday. Fr. James Wysocki, 62, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Marine City and administrator of St. Mark Parish on Harsens Island, was … [Read more...]
Priest Never Prosecuted
Although the Rev. Francis Hoefgen admitted to police in 1984 that he had sexual encounters with a teen-ager in the St. Cloud area, the Stearns County Attorney's Office did not prosecute the Catholic priest. Hoefgen, 51, is one of 13 monks or priests living under restrictions at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville because of … [Read more...]
Former Catholic Priest Sentenced To More Than 10 Years’ Prison For Child Sex Offenses
A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Friday to more than 10 years in prison for sex offenses against teenage boys, court officials said. Vincent Keirin Kiss pleaded guilty last month to 10 charges of indecent assault and three charges of sexual abuse against four boys between 1966 and 1973. Kiss, 70, was sentenced to 10 … [Read more...]
Catholic Priest In Douglas Suspended By Diocese For Allegedly Violating Church’s Sexual Misconduct Policy
A Catholic priest in Douglas has been suspended for allegedly violating the church's sexual misconduct policy. The priest was suspended by Bishop Manuel Moreno of the Diocese of Tucson. Douglas police are investigating, but no charges have been filed. In an Oct. 11 letter to Douglas parishioners, Moreno said he suspended the … [Read more...]
Priest Is First To Do Jail Time For Abuse
The first priest from the Detroit area to be sentenced The sins of one former Roman Catholic priest have landed him behind bars. Robert Burkholder becomes the first priest from the Detroit area to be sentenced to jail for sexually abusing a child. Prosecutors have called Burkholder the worst sexual predator among priests in this … [Read more...]
Man Sues Priest And The Archdiocese of St. Louis
A Priest And The Archdiocese Were Sued. A former Catholic ‘priest’ and the Archdiocese of St. Louis were sued today by a man who says the priest sexually molested him for two years in the 1970s. The man, Matt Layton, 39, says he recalled the abuse in March after reading Post-Dispatch stories about Father Joseph … [Read more...]
Clarifying Abuse Policy
A church judicial system Any Catholic priest in the United States who ever sexually abused a minor can expect to be removed from public ministry under a church judicial system approved Wednesday by the nation's bishops. The policy amends an earlier set of rules adopted by the bishops in June. Vatican officials had rejected those … [Read more...]
Priest Faces More Sexual Abuse Allegations
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against A Priest. A Catholic priest charged in September with allegedly sexually abusing an altar boy 24 years ago in Ocean City was indicted this week in connection with similar crimes against two other boys. A Worcester County grand jury charged Father John Danilak, of Lynfield, Pa., on Wednesday with … [Read more...]
Savannah Priest Pleads Guilty To Child Abuse In Maryland
A Catholic priest from Savannah addressed one of his victims in a Maryland court Tuesday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing him and his brother in the 1970s. The Rev. Wayland Yoder Brown, 59, pleaded guilty to child abuse and battery charges for performing sexual acts on the teen-age boy and his younger brother between 1974 … [Read more...]
Ex-Area Priest Suspended
Ex-Area Priest Has Been Removed From Church. A Catholic priest who formerly served in the Birmingham area has been removed from a Kentucky church after an investigation of allegations by four men who said they were sexually abused by him as boys. The Rev. John Baptist Ormechea, who was pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Push To Keep Sex Abuse Case Against Former Catholic Priest On Track
The alleged sexual abuse of a boy A former Catholic priest should be tried for the alleged sexual abuse of a boy even though more than a decade passed before he was charged, a prosecutor said Tuesday. "Many cases of sexual abuse don't come to light for years," prosecutor Michael Arthur told the judge hearing ex-priest Michael … [Read more...]
Accused Priest Served In La Quinta
Accused Priest Over Molestation. A Roman Catholic priest banned from further ministry in the Diocese of San Bernardino and facing allegations of sexual abuse in Boston once served part-time at a La Quinta church, officials said. The Rev. Paul McLaughlin, 72, has not been accused of molestation while in the San Bernardino diocese. … [Read more...]
Ex-Priest Gets Year In Jail For Molesting Boys
Ex-Priest Gets Year In Jail. Acknowledging he sexually assaulted two boys decades ago, a former Catholic priest apologized Thursday for the attacks before beginning a one-year jail sentence at the Wayne County Jail. Jason Sigler, 64, maintained that while psychiatrists in New Mexico “cured my illness” 20 years ago, he was ready to … [Read more...]
Suspended Covington Priest Under Investigation
Covington Priest Is Being Investigated. Investigators are looking into allegations of sexual abuse against a suspended Roman Catholic priest, who is also the subject of a lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Covington. Campbell County Commonwealth's Attorney Jack Porter said an investigation of the Rev. Louis J. Holtz has been … [Read more...]
Priest Quits After Investigation
A Catholic priest with ties to the Bloomington area resigned Monday after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The Rev. John B. Schoettelkotte, who was assigned to St. Paul Catholic Center from 1969 to 1973, will be permanently removed from ministry, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis said in a statement … [Read more...]
Religious Educator Is Suspended After Woman’s Suit Alleges Abuse
A lawsuit accused him of sexually abusing a girl A former Catholic priest who serves as a religious educator at a Samuels, Ky., parish was suspended with pay yesterday by the Archdiocese of Louisville after a lawsuit accused him of sexually abusing a girl more than 30 years ago. Lysha Beckman Sitzman filed suit in Jefferson … [Read more...]
After Years of Silence, Man Tells of Abuse
Charles Bailey says he kept the secret to himselfh2 For decades, Charles Bailey says he kept the secret to himself. After time, the Baldwinsville man admitted it to his wife. Tuesday, he went public with a story of how he allegedly was abused by a Catholic priest as a boy. Bailey's voice cracked and he was on the verge of tears … [Read more...]
Roman Catholic Priest Arrested In Daly City On Child Molestation Charges
Priest Arrested Over Child Molestation Charges. A Roman Catholic priest working in New Mexico was arrested on a felony warrant charging him with 25 counts of child molestation while he worked at a Daly City church, police said Tuesday. Police identified the priest as Jose Superiaso, 49, and said he was serving at St. Andrew Church … [Read more...]
Priest Who Advised On Abuse Arraigned In Marin
Abuse Arraigned In Marin County. A Catholic priest who advised bishops throughout the United States about how to deal with sexual abuse was arraigned in Marin County Superior Court Wednesday on a charge that he molested a teenage boy three decades ago. The Rev. Gregory Ingels was charged with having oral sex with a 15-year-old … [Read more...]
Man Claims Priest Abuse
Catholic Priest Abuse In Stayton. A 47-year-old man who claims that he was sexually molested by a Catholic priest in Stayton more than 30 years ago filed a $4 million lawsuit Wednesday against the Archdiocese of Portland and Immaculate Conception Parish. The man, identified only as D.C., claims that the Rev. Henri Arata befriended … [Read more...]
’50s Priest Accused of Abuse
Priest being accused of sexually abusing altar boys A second Catholic priest who served the St. Mary parish here in the 1950s is being accused of sexually abusing altar boys. The Rev. William Blackwell has been named in a civil suit filed by a 57-year-old man against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Richmond's St. Mary School … [Read more...]
Catholic Priest Charged With Sodomizing Young Boy From Suffolk County
Priest Charged With Sodomizing Young Boy A Catholic priest, no longer active in the Church, is charged with repeatedly sodomizing a young Suffolk County boy. The abuse allegedly took place while 56-year-old Barry E. Ryan, who lives in Florida, was visiting Long Island. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, … [Read more...]
Springfield Diocese Investigating Sex Allegations Against Priest
Abuse Allegations Against Springfield Diocese. A Catholic priest being sued by three brothers who say he molested them has been placed on administrative leave, church officials said Thursday. The Rev. Ronald E. Wamsher, 54, is the second church figure to be taken off the job this week as the sex abuse scandal in the church's … [Read more...]
Priest Guilty of Abuse Is Sued By 2nd Teen
Priest Guilty in Sexually abusing a boy in 1995 was accused in a civil suit A Catholic priest who was convicted in November of sexually abusing a boy in 1995 was accused in a civil suit Tuesday of abusing a second teenager four years ago. The Rev. Bryan Kuchar, 38, is serving three years in the St. Louis County Jail for sodomy … [Read more...]
