Ex-St. Joe Student: ‘I Want Him Exposed’
A St. Joseph Former Student Speak Out Against A Priest. After keeping silent for more than two decades, a former St. Joseph student is speaking out against his former priest, who he alleges molested and raped him while he was an altar boy at the local church between 1975 and 1977. William Claar, now 43 and living in … [Read more...] about Ex-St. Joe Student: ‘I Want Him Exposed’
Priest Nabbed In Canada On Sex Charges
Accused of sexually assaulting 19 altar boys Canadian police yesterday nabbed the retired Assumption Parish priest accused of sexually assaulting 19 altar boys between 1978 and 1984, according to a statement from Worcester District Attorney John J. Conte. The Rev. Paul M. Desilets, 78, was arrested in Joliet, Quebec, following an … [Read more...] about Priest Nabbed In Canada On Sex Charges
Priest Denies Molesting Altar Boy
Priest Molested An Altar Boy. A former pastor of a Roman Catholic church, testifying in his own defense, denied that he twice molested an 11-year-old altar boy after Sunday Masses. The trial of the Rev. John M. Banko is the first criminal proceeding of a New Jersey cleric since sex abuse in the church became a national … [Read more...] about Priest Denies Molesting Altar Boy
Court Official Refuses To Ax Abuse Charges Against Priest
Abuse Charges Against A Priest. A 75-year-old priest accused of molesting an altar boy in 1978 failed Monday to convince a court commissioner to dismiss the charges or let him leave Wisconsin to spend the holidays with his family in California. Outagamie County Circuit Commissioner Brian Figy rejected arguments by John Patrick … [Read more...] about Court Official Refuses To Ax Abuse Charges Against Priest
Diocese Paid To Settle Sex Abuse Claim
A priest Has Settled A Sex Abuse Claim. A Jenison priest who served seven years as pastor at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Park Township has settled a sexual abuse claim leveled at him by a former altar boy and lay minister who claims he was abused at the church in the mid-1980s. The Grand Rapids Diocese confirmed that … [Read more...] about Diocese Paid To Settle Sex Abuse Claim
L.A. Archdiocese Sued
Friars Sued L.A. Archdiocese. An order of Franciscan friars has sued the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, demanding it pay any possible award in an ongoing lawsuit that claims a priest from the order molested an altar boy three decades ago. The move is similar to last week's legal filing by the Diocese of San Bernardino against the … [Read more...] about L.A. Archdiocese Sued
