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Clergy members accused of abuse

Edmonds Beacon
January 16, 2016

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Holy Rosary Church, Edmonds.
Photo by Brian Soergel

The Archdiocese of Seattle has released the name of 77 Catholic clergy in Western Washington accused of sexually abusing children between 1923 and 2008.

The list includes members who served or lived in Arlington, Bothell, Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace and Snohomish.

“I express my deepest apologies for the actions of those who were in positions of trust and who violated that sacred trust by abusing the vulnerable in their care,” said Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain in a news release.

“Our work in this area will not be complete until all those who have been harmed have received assistance in healing, and until the evil of child sexual abuse has been eradicated from society.”

The released continued:

“When I became Archbishop of Seattle in December, 2010, one of my first priorities was to familiarize myself with the issue of sexual abuse of minors perpetrated by clergy in the Archdiocese, and to learn what the historic response of the Archdiocese had been.

“I was pleased to learn that the Archdiocese of Seattle was one of the first in the country to publicly acknowledge the devastating impact of this abuse, and to discover that the Archdiocese had undertaken significant efforts in training, prevention, and response to victim survivors since the mid 1980s.

“It has been my firm commitment to build on the good efforts of the past and continue to improve upon them. To that end, and after consultation with the members of the Archdiocesan Review Board, I am publishing a list of clergy and religious brothers and sisters for whom allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been admitted, established, or determined to be credible. These are individuals known to have served or resided in the Archdiocese.

“This action is being taken in the interest of further transparency and accountability, and to continue to encourage victims of sexual abuse by clergy to come forward. Our vigilance, training and prevention efforts are ongoing and continually seeking improvement.

“We have responded to hundreds of survivors of abuse who have come forward, and I thank them for their courage.

“I personally encourage any survivors who have not previously come forward to do so by contacting our Pastoral Outreach Coordinator who may be reached at 800-446-7762.

“I will continue to pray for all survivors of sexual abuse, and deeply regret that vulnerable individuals in the Church’s care have been harmed.”

Here is the list of Snohomish County names. Those named have either served or resided in the Archdiocese of Seattle, as noted. Locations of known assignments or residences are listed, but this does mean that there are allegations of abuse at each place.


 

Barry Ashwell: Removed. St. Pious, Mountlake Terrace, 1970-71.


Edward Boyle: Deceased. Immaculate Conception, Everett, 1956-58; Immaculate Conception, Arlington, 1058-65.


Dennis Champagne: Permanent prayer and penance. St. Michael, Snohomish, 1979-99.


John Cornelius: Removed. Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Everett, 1997-2002.


Jerome Dooley: Deceased. St. Thomas More, Lynnwood, 1983-86.


David Jaeger: Deceased. Holy Rosary, Edmonds, 1968-69; Immaculate Conception, Everett, 1984-88.


James Knelleken: Deceased. Immaculate Conception, Everett, 1984-88.


Lawrence Low: Deceased. Immaculate Conception, Arlington, 1985-86.


Theodore Marmo: Removed. Immaculate Conception, Everett, 1965-69.


James McGreal: Deceased. St. Mary, Monroe, 1956-66; Providence Hospital, Everett, 1981-85.


Desmond McMahon: Removed. St. Mary, Monroe, 1971-73.


Michael C. O’Brien: Removed. St. Michael, Snohomish, 1974079; St. Mary of the Valley, Monroe, 1999-2008.


Harold Quigg: Deceased. St. Mary Magdalen, Everett, 1960-66.


Richard Stohr: Deceased. Washington State Reformatory, Monroe, 1979-88.


James McSorley: Deceased. St. Thomas Center, Bothell, 1984-86.


Sister Dolores Crosby: Deceased. Holy Rosary School, Edmonds, 1973-78; Immaculate Conception School, Everett, 1992-99.




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