2015–2016 Additions to Our Database and Related Links Compiled by BishopAccountability.org This page was last updated at 1:30 p.m. on July 4, 2016. Please refresh the page whenever you visit; it will be revised and improved frequently. Each summer, BishopAccountability.org summarizes the names that have been added to our Database of Accused Bishops, Priests, Nuns, Brothers, and Seminarians in the last year. The list is published as the back page of the program for SNAP's annual conference. SNAP leaders are instrumental in helping survivors come forward, and our annual list is intended to acknowledge that valuable work, and also to provide a convenient list of recent additions to the database. The text of the list that we published in the program may be viewed here. Below we provide a linked version of the list. Click on a name to view the current Database entry for that accused person. This online version of the list has been updated to include persons who have been added to our database after the deadline for submitting copy for the program. Those additional names are marked +. Most of the persons on this list have been publicly accused for the first time during the past year. A few were accused previously, but only came to our attention recently. Several others have been included after we reexamined their allegations and confirmed that they qualified for inclusion, based on our posting policy. Also on this page, we provide links to materials of interest to conference participants and others. • Ackerson, Francis, Altoona-Johnstown PA ord 1946 • Adams, Cletus, TOR, Rapid City SD 1941 • Albrechtson, Deacon Dennis, Seattle WA • Alexander, Marc R, Honolulu HI 1985 • Altermatt, Cletus, New Ulm MN 1934 • Ardolf, Edward, New Ulm MN 1964 • Arsenault, David, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1981 • Baglio, Joseph L, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1944 +Baker, Gerald, Owensboro KY 1983 +Bandiho, Solomon, Phoenix AZ • Baud, John B, SJ, Fairbanks AK 1932 • Bodenschatz, Peter A M, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1933 • Bodziak, Charles F, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1967 • Boxleitner, J Jerome, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1956 • Boylan, Martin M, Scranton PA 1980 • Boyle, Edward C, Seattle WA 1950 • Brennan, Joseph J, Camden NJ 1945 • Buckley, Gordon, New Ulm MN 1953 • Burkhardt, Harold J, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1947 • Butler, Richard J, Boston MA 1962 +Byrd, Freddie, Owensboro KY 1988 • Cain, Thomas J, Detroit MI 1945 • Cassidy, Terry, Peoria IL 1984 • Casula, Br John, SDB, St Petersburg FL • Charland, Michael, OMI, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1971 • Chong, Br Damien (Patrick), O Carm, Los Angeles CA • Cingle, Martin A, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1973 • Colucci, Bennett, OFM Cap, Denver CO 1957 • Coveney, James B, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1964 • Cowley, Leonard P, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1938 • Crosby, Sr Dolores, SNJM, Seattle WA • Crouse, William S, FSCJ, Newark NJ 1959 • Cunningham, Christopher, Los Angeles CA 1990 • Daubert, Francis J, MM, Honolulu HI 1938 • Dolan, Timothy E, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1983 • Donahue, Br William, CFC, Seattle WA • Dooley, Jerome, Seattle WA 1956 +Downey, Kevin J, OFM, Springfield IL 1982 • Eggerling, Milton, Austin TX 1954 • Eichenberger, Thomas P, Milwaukee WI 1976 • Fabbri, Mario, (SDB) Altoona-Johnstown PA 1931 • Fennessy, Keith G, New York NY 1984 • Fitzpatrick, Robert J, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1973 • Fleckenstein, David, CMF, Seattle WA 1973 • Fox, Donal R, OSB, Paterson NJ 1966 • Foyle, Dermot C, Seattle WA 1950 • Gallo Espinoza, Manuel, Newark NJ 1998 +Gillespie, Thomas M, Boston MA 1968 • Gorman, Richard F, New York NY 1982 • Graff, Donald, Honolulu HI 1962 • Gross, Richard C, New Ulm MN 1962 • Hau, Phan Huu, Seattle WA 1963 • Hays, Michael D, Seattle WA 1976 • Hewitt, Deacon Gregory, Seattle WA • Holdren, John C, Rockford IL 1971 • Jayawardene, Pantaleone, Seattle WA +Klaers, Marvin, St. Paul & Minneapolis MN 1950 • Kunz, Germain, New Ulm MN 1957 +Ladamus, Robert, Hartford CT 1970 • Lamm, Timothy J, OSB, Seattle WA 1954 • LaPan, Kenneth C, TOR, St Cloud MN 1952 • Lauinger, Richard, Detroit MI 1956 • Ledwith, Miceál (Michael), Seattle WA 1967 • Lee, J T Matthew, Wilmington DE, 1993 +Long, Sr. Patricia A, CSC, Manchester NH • Low, Lawrence O, Seattle WA 1955 • MacGuinness, James L, Boston MA 1912 • Marfori, Antonio F, St Cloud MN 1978 • Marmo, Theodore I, Seattle WA 1965 • Mascardo, Editho, Stockton CA 1983 • Mathews, Philip A, Camden NJ 1967 • McManus, John P, SS, Seattle WA 1940 +Medeiros, Cardinal Humberto S, Boston MA 1946 • Morin, Gerald, SJ, Seattle WA 1942 • Mountain, Joseph, Winona MN 1952 • Murasso, Jeremiah N, Hartford CT 1979 • Murphy, Peter B, Sioux City IA 1955 • Myers, Regis F, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1954 • Neetz, Br Christian R, TOR, Altoona-Johnstown PA +Nienstedt, Archbishop John, St Paul & Minneapolis MN 1974 • O'Brien, William J, Seattle WA 1925 • O'Friel, Daniel F, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1961 • O'Keefe, John J, New York NY 1972 +O’Shaughnessy, Donald, SJ, Chicago IL 1955 • O'Sullivan, Br Timothy, CFC, Newark NJ • O'Sullivan, Br Vincent, CFC, Seattle WA • Ocana, Manuel C, Seattle WA < <1998 +Padilla, Br Ruben, CFC, North American Province • Palko, John J, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1967 • Pascale, Anthony, Honolulu HI 1958 • Pedraza Arias, Alfredo, Rockford IL 1992 • Pitsch, Thomas, Seattle WA 1941 • Pohl, Stephen A, Louisville KY 1985 +Poser, Gregory, OSC, St Cloud MN 1975 • Quick, William G, Seattle WA 1934 +Quigley, Br Dominic, OFM, New York NY • Racine, Leo J, Seattle WA 1979 • Ream, Gerard J, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1954 +Rieffer, George, Santa Fe NM 1939 • Roberts, Edward F, Kansas City KS 1941 +Romanus, Bro, CFX, Brooklyn NY • Roth, James, OSFS, Detroit MI 1995 • Ryan, Br D P, CFC, Seattle WA • Savoie, Johnny S, Mobile AL 1995 • Sawyer, Br Thomas, CSC, Hartford CT • Simonelli, Gerald, Joliet IL 1990 • Spalding, Br John B, SC, Metuchen NJ • Stark, Charles J, New Ulm MN 1944 • Steiner, Bernard, New Ulm MN 1961 • Stohr, Richard, Seattle WA 194747 +Stoyles, Bro Michael E, CFC, North American Province +Sullivan, Patrick, Crookston MN 1982 +Thomas, Richard L, Green Bay WI 1966 +Thompson, Bro James S, CFC, North American Province • Trippy, Stephen (Salvatore), Seattle WA 1977 • Vazquez, Jose, Biloxi MS 2008 • Velez-Lopez, Antonio Jorge, TC, Baltimore MD 1989 • Vogt, Emmerich, OP, Portland OR 1978 • Walters, Michael (Mitch), Newark NJ 1965 • West, David F, Detroit MI 1963 +Williams, James C, SM, Rockville Centre NY 1998 • Wolfe, Benedict, GHM, Altoona-Johnstown PA 1941 • Wright, Seminarian Joel A, Steubenville OH Note: Our Database of Accused Bishops, Priests, Nuns, Brothers, and Seminarians aggregates information about Catholic clerics publicly accused of abusing children and/or possessing child abuse images (so-called child pornography). We make no representation regarding the truth of the allegations that we aggregate, and we remind our readers that the U.S. legal system presumes that a person accused of or charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Similarly, individuals who may be defendants in civil actions are presumed not to be liable for such claims unless a plaintiff proves otherwise. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part of civil or private settlements. For more information, see our posting policy. Key to Religious Order Abbreviations CFC – Irish Christian Brothers CFX – Xaverians CMF – Claretian Missionaries CSC – Congregation of Holy Cross CSC – Sisters of the Holy Cross FSCJ – Verona Fathers GHM – Glenmary Home Missioners MM – Maryknoll Fathers O Carm – Carmelite Fathers and Brothers OFM – Franciscan Friars OFM Cap – Capuchin Franciscan Friars OMI – Oblates of Mary Immaculate OP – Dominicans OSB – Benedictine Monks OSC – Crozier Fathers and Brothers OSFS – Oblates of St Francis de Sales SC – Brothers of the Sacred Heart SDB – Salesians of Don Bosco SJ – Society of Jesus aka Jesuits SNJM – Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary SS – Sulpicians TC – Amigonian Friars aka Capuchin Tertiaries TOR – Third Order Regular Franciscans   RELATED LINKS Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio on Procedures for Removing Bishops for Negligence in Cases of Sexual Abuse • Come Una Madre Amorevole (As A Loving Mother), Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio by Pope Francis, June 4, 2016 - Italian and English "Canon Law already provides for the possibility of removal from ecclesiastical office 'for grave reasons'. This pertains to diocesan Bishops and Eparchs as well, and those who are by law equal to them (cf. can. 193 § 1 CIC; can. 975 § 1 CCEO). With this Letter my intention is to underline that among the aforesaid 'grave reasons' is the negligence of a Bishop in the exercise of his office, and in particular in relation to cases of sexual abuse inflicted on minors and vulnerable adults ..." • Canon 193 §1. A person cannot be removed from an office conferred for an indefinite period of time except for grave causes and according to the manner of proceeding defined by law. - English News Reports • Pope Francis backs off proposal for tribunal on church sex abuse, by Nicole Winfield, the Associated Press, June 4, 2016 • Pope approves measures to oust bishops who botch abuse cases, by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, June 4, 2016 • Pope issues plan for removing bishops who fail to act on sex abuse, by Inés San Martín, Crux, June 4, 2016 • Pope Francis Issues Motu Proprio on Removal of Negligent Bishops, by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, June 4, 2016 • Francis gives Vatican authority to initiate removal of bishops negligent on sexual abuse, National Catholic Reporter, by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, June 4, 2016 • Pope Francis Sets Guidelines for Removing Bishops Who Mishandle Sex Abuse Cases, by Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, June 4, 2016 • Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio: like a Loving Mother, Vatican Information Service, June 4, 2016 • Pope issues motu proprio on removal of Bishops, Vatican Radio, June 4, 2016 Commentary and analysis • The Pope’s move to hold bishops accountable could have seismic consequences, by Ed Condon, Catholic Herald, June 4, 2016 • Pope calls bishops' negligence a crime: this is important, by Thomas P. Doyle, National Catholic Reporter, June 17, 2016 • Letter from Rome: How to Remove a "Bad" Bishop, by Robert Mickens, Commonweal, June 8, 2016 • Pope Defines Process for Removing Bishops for Negligence in Abuse Cases, by Gerard O'Connell, America, June 4, 2016 • Motu Proprio: "Neue Prozedur gibt Bischöfen auch Garantien" (Motu Proprio: "New procedure also gives bishops guarantees"), Vatican Radio, June 6, 2016 [interview of Charles Scicluna] • Francis lays down the law to bishops who cover up, by Mark Silk, Religion News Service, June 6, 2016 • Why the best chance to end the abuse crisis rests with you, by Nicole Sotelo, National Catholic Reporter, June 23,2016 • Victims "Very Skeptical" of New Vatican Abuse Policy, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, June 4, 2016 • Victims’ group has further concerns re pope’s new abuse policy, by Barbara Dorris, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, June 5, 2016 • Pope Francis takes a new tack on clergy sex abuse, by Editorial Board, The Washington Post, June 6, 2016 • Episcopal accountability and the motu proprio, by Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter, June 6, 2016 • Anti-abuse expert says it’s clear: Bishops must follow rules, by Inés San Martín, Crux, June 10, 2016 [interview of Hans Zollner]   Crisis Journalism of Ted Slowik and Colleagues at the Herald News • Cache of Herald News Articles in 2002 about the Abuse Crisis • Related: The David Rudofski Child Protection Archive   The Accountability of Bishops • Bishops Accused of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: A Global Accounting • Abuse-Enabling Bishops Who Resigned or Were Removed   Milwaukee Bankruptcy Settlement • Letter from Then-Archbishop Dolan to Cardinal Hummes, Asking Permission to Transfer $56.9M to the Cemetery Fund of the Milwaukee Archdiocese (6/4/07) • Letter from Cardinal Hummes to Archbishop Dolan, Granting Permission for the Transfer (7/18/07) - Milwaukee Archdiocese "Settles" Sex Abuse Bankruptcy, by Peter Isely, SNAP Midwest Director, August 4, 2015   Spotlight Links • Spotlight on the Archives Richard Sipe's I Confess [click image for Amazon page]   Preliminary Work on Our Australian Royal Commission Page • Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse • SNAP Australia • Broken Rites Australia • Judy Courtin's Sex Crimes and the Catholic Church Royal Commission and Justice? presented at the Castan Centre for International Law (see also a PDF text) Report of Case Study 4, Towards Healing, December 2013, Sydney The response of a primary school and the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office to the conduct of Gerard Byrnes Report of Case Study 6, Toowoomba, February 2014, Brisbane The response of a primary school and the Toowoomba Catholic Education Office to the conduct of Gerard Byrnes Report of Case Study 8, Towards Healing, March 2014, Sydney Mr John Ellis’s experience of the Towards Healing process and civil litigation Report of Case Study 11, Christian Brothers, April 2014, Perth Congregation of Christian Brothers in Western Australia response to child sexual abuse at Castledare Junior Orphanage, St Vincent’s Orphanage Clontarf, St Mary’s Agricultural School Tardun and Bindoon Farm School Report of Case Study 13, Marist Brothers, June 2014, Canberra The response of the Marist Brothers to allegations of child sexual abuse against Brothers Kostka Chute and Gregory Sutton The public hearing examined the response of the Marist Brothers to allegations of child sexual abuse in schools in the ACT, NSW and Queensland. Report of Case Study 14, Diocese of Wollongong, June 2014, Sydney The response of the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong to allegations of child sexual abuse, and related criminal proceedings, against John Gerard Nestor, a priest of the Diocese Report of Case Study 16, Melbourne Response, August 2014, Melbourne The Melbourne Response The public hearing examined the principles, practices and procedures of the Melbourne Response. Report of Case Study 26, St Joseph's Orphanage, April 2015, Rockhampton The response of the Sisters of Mercy, the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton and the Queensland Government to allegations of child sexual abuse at St Joseph’s Orphanage, Neerkol The public hearing examined the experiences of a number of men and women who were resident at St Joseph's Orphanage, Neerkol operated by the Sisters of Mercy between 1940 and 1975. Case Study 28, Catholic Church authorities, May and December 2015, February 2016, Ballarat and Melbourne The scope and purpose of this public hearing is to inquire into the response of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and of other Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious, and the response of Victoria Police to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious which took place within the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat. • Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 159 (February 29, 2016) • Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 160 (March 1, 2016) • Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 161 (March 2, 2016) • Pell Hearings at the Vatican, Day 162 (March 3, 2016) Case Study 31, Retired Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, August 2015, Sydney The public hearing heard the evidence of retired Bishop Geoffrey Robinson regarding the history and development of the Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse prior to the introduction of Towards Healing Case Study 35, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, November 2015, Melbourne The public hearing inquired into the response of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to allegations of child sexual abuse Case Study 38, Criminal justice issues, March 2016, Sydney The public hearing inquired into the experiences of survivors of child sexual abuse in an institutional context in the criminal justice system as complainants against an accused who was the subject of allegations by more than one complainant It will focused on the experiences of survivors, particularly young children and people with disability, in reporting to police and in relation to oral evidence and cross examination. Mennonite Links • Ruth Krall's The Elephants in God's Livingroom – Volume Three: The Mennonite Church and John Howard Yoder • Our Stories UnTold • The Discernment of Knowledge: Sexualized Violence in the Mennonite Church, by Stephanie Krehbiel, Somatosphere, May 2, 2016 • Pacifist Battlegrounds: The Struggle for Queer Inclusion in a Peace Church, by Stephanie Krehbiel, Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests, December 29, 2015 • The Ghost Rapes of Bolivia, by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, VICE Media, August 6, 2013 • My Untold Stories, by Barbra Graber, Our Stories UnTold, September 15, 2015 • Feminist Organizing Challenge Institutions’ Silence on Yoder, by Tim Nafziger, The Mennonite Blog, January 5, 2015 • John Howard Yoder Digest: Recent Articles About Sexual Abuse and Discernment, by Joanna Shenk, Mennonite Church USA Resources, March 5, 2015

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