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Pennsylvania priest accused of abuse was reported five years ago, records show / The New York Times
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on September 29, 2014
Details of child sexual abuse that led to charges against a Roman Catholic priest on Thursday (Sept. 25) were reported to his Pennsylvania diocese nearly five years ago, court records show, but the church authorities did not remove him as a pastor.
“The priest, the Rev. Joseph D. Maurizio Jr., was charged in federal court in Johnstown, Pa., with possessing child pornography and engaging in illicit sexual conduct on trips he made to a boys’ orphanage in Central America. Father Maurizio visited the orphanage over a decade until 2009, when a Virginia-based charity that runs the home uncovered accusations of abuse by “Father Joe,” and passed them on to the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese, according to a criminal complaint and the group.”
By Trip Gabriel, The New York Times — Click here to read the rest of this story.
Los Angeles Bishop Kept Altar Boy List from Police / Associated Press
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Clericalism, Voice of the Faithful on February 19, 2014
When Los Angeles police were investigating allegations of child abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, they asked for a list of altar boys at the last parish where the priest worked.
“Archbishop Roger Mahony told a subordinate not to give the list, saying he didn’t want the boys to be scarred by the investigation and that he felt the altar boys were too old to be potential victims, according to a February 2013 deposition made public Wednesday (Feb. 19).
“The detectives investigating allegations against Nicolas Aguilar Rivera, a visiting Mexican priest, ultimately got the names of the boys from parish families. They determined the priest molested at least 26 boys during his 10 months in Los Angeles, according to the priest’s confidential archdiocese file and police records made public by attorneys for the victims.”
By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press — Click here to read the rest of this story.
Also see “L.A. Archdiocese Settles Final Priest Abuse Case for $13 Million” by Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times. According to the Los Angeles Times, the setttlement ends a decade of abuse litigation that cost the Catholic Church more than $740 million.
Chicago Jesuits Hid Sex Crimes / Chicago Tribune
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on May 22, 2013
Chicago Tribune religion reporter Manya Brachear writes today that records released yesterday show that the Church kept secret a priest’s sexual abuse for many years. Read the article by clicking here.
Internal church records released May 21 show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children around the globe.”
Guilty Verdicts Returned in Philadelphia Abuse Trial
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on January 31, 2013
Catholic Priest, Teacher Guilty of Abusing Altar Boy
A Philadelphia jury returned guilty verdicts (Jan. 30) on child-sex charges against a Roman Catholic priest and former Catholic school teacher. The verdict supports accounts by a 24-year-old policeman’s son that he was sexually abused by the Rev. Charles Engelhardt between 1998 to 1999 and sixth-grade teacher Bernard Shero in 2000.” By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press on NBCPhiladelphia.com
Prosecutors: Priest Trial Verdict a Victory
In a case that has already put a former official of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in prison for covering up child sexual abuse, a city jury Wednesday (Jan. 30) returned guilty verdicts against a priest and former parochial schoolteacher for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old Northeast altar boy.” By Joseph A. Slobodzian, Philadelphia Inquirer
Trial of Altar Boy Abusers Begins in Philadelphia
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on January 15, 2013
Trial Begins for Priest & Teacher Accused of Abusing Altar Boy
A Roman Catholic priest and a schoolteacher sexually abused a 10-year-old altar boy at different times more than a decade ago, assaulting him in a church sacristy in Northeast Philadelphia and in the back of a car, a prosecutor alleged on Monday (Jan. 13, 2013).” By Jon Hurdle
Lawyer Attacks Accuser in Philly Priest Sex Abuse Trial
Priests have been marked with a “bull’s eye” by manipulative accusers who plan to sue the church, a defense lawyer said as Philadelphia’s latest priest-abuse trial opened Monday (Jan. 13, 2013).” By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press, in Daily Times
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