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...]
Bishops Need To Be Held Accountable
David Holley and Xavier Ortiz-Dietz are in prison. Priests and bishops should have two books thrown at them They should be. Holley sodomized and molested at least eight boys from 1972 to 1974 in Alamogordo, N.M., and is serving a 275-year prison sentence. Ortiz-Dietz sexually abused seven boys in two parishes in the San Antonio area … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Open Investigation Of German Priest Accused Of Sexually Abusing Youths
German Priest Accused Of Abuse. German prosecutors have opened an investigation against a Roman Catholic priest who has been accused of sexually abusing teen-age boys, a spokesman said Monday. Following a report of the allegations in the newsmagazine Der Spiegel, church officials in the western diocese of Mainz said Sunday they … [Read more...]
3 Sex-Abuse Suits Filed Against Seattle Archdiocese
Three lawsuits were filed yesterday against the Archdiocese of Seattle alleging three priests and a former archdiocese employee sexually abused boys in the 1970s. The lawsuits, filed in King County Superior Court, name the Revs. John Cornelius, James McGreal and Jack Marsh, none of whom remain in active ministry. Allegations … [Read more...]
5 Resign From Va. Sex Abuse Panel
The Diocese of Richmond lost all five lay members of its sexual abuse panel when they resigned to protest the reinstatement of a priest accused of abusing teenage boys in the 1970s. The panelists had recommended in June that the Rev. John E. Leonard be removed from duty and hospitalized for counseling. But Bishop Walter F. … [Read more...]
Friar Faces Allegations
Can no longer function publicly as a priest A popular Capuchin Friar who spent the past two decades preaching at retreats in local parishes can no longer function publicly as a priest because of allegations that he molested several boys, including one from Long Island and another from Queens. However, the friar, Gabriel Massaro, … [Read more...]
Suit Alleges Sex Abuse In Diocese
Sex Abuse Case Against A Priest. A lawsuit contends that the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown knowingly ordained a troubled man as a priest who then molested young boys. Three men said from the steps of the Mahoning County Courthouse on Thursday that they had been abused by the Rev. John E. Hammer when they were boys in the late … [Read more...]
Former Priest Gets Prison For Sex Acts
Priest Criminal Sex Acts. Jason Sigler, a former Roman Catholic priest from New Mexico, was sentenced Thursday to one year in jail after pleading no contest to criminal sexual conduct involving two boys. He also received four years probation under the plea agreement, a Wayne County prosecutor's office spokeswoman said. Sigler, 64, … [Read more...]
Ex-Priest Receives 10 Years
Ex-Priest Was Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison. The Catholic Diocese of Savannah ignored warning signs for years that the Rev. Wayland Yoder Brown was behaving inappropriately with young boys, Montgomery prosecutors said last week. Brown was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for molesting a Gaithersburg boy and improperly … [Read more...]
Two More Accuse Priests of Molestation
More Accuse Priests Of Molestation. Two more former altar boys have gone to civil court, accusing another pair of priests of molestation offering one set of charges fresh enough that prosecutors are considering if it warrants criminal charges. One lawsuit says the molester was a parish priest in Hollidaysburg, Blair County. The … [Read more...]
4 Lawsuits Filed Against Ex-Priest Who Molested Boys
Molested Boys Filed A Lawsuit Against Ex-Priest. Four men filed suit Monday against the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg and Robert Schaeufele, the defrocked priest sentenced this year to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to molesting boys in his charge. The number of lawsuits filed against Schaeufele, 55, now is … [Read more...]
Four More Men File Lawsuit Against Archdiocese
A Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Archdiocese. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati in the 1980s knowingly transferred a sexually abusive priest to St. Christopher Church in Vandalia, where he then abused two 14-year-old boys and two older teens, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas … [Read more...]
