6 Texoma Priests Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
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Six local clergymen have been named in a list released by the Dallas Dioceses Thursday accused of sexually abusing children. One of the names on this list is Father Jeremy Myers, a longtime priest at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sherman. Parishioners tell us his suspension came in just the last few months, and that a meeting was held Wednesday night at the church to prepare the congregation for the news. Sherman Police Chief Zachary Flores said Thursday he is aware of the situation but the department is not actively investigating any cases at this time. In total, the Dallas Diocese released 31 names of Priests who served in the North Texas area who have been accused of crimes against children since 1950. The church says they did this in an effort to be transparent and open about this problem and in hopes of beginning the process of healing. The Diocese's Bishop, Edward Burns, says the names on this list are those of Priests who have allegations against them that the Church considers "credible". That means that the allegation has been reviewed by a board at the church, and they believe it to be true. Other names on the list with local ties include Michael Flanagan of St. Mary's in Sherman (died 2008), William Lane from St. Charles in Gainesville (died 1986), Jose Saldana from St. Elizabeth/Bonham (removed in 1998, laiciziation pending), and Michael Barone from Our Lady of Victory in Paris (retired, removed 2018). Full details are below. Stay with News 12 for more on this developing story MICHAEL BARONE Status Retired Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order Diocese of Tyler Assignment History All Saints Chaplain - Southern Methodist University Holy Spirit (Duncanville) Our Lady of Victory (Paris) Sacred Heart (Nacogdoches) St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Francis of Assisi (Lancaster) St. Joseph (Richardson) St. Joseph Mission (Clarksville) St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) Birth Year 1947 Ordination Year 1975 Year Removed 2018 (Diocese of Dallas) Year Retired 2017 (Diocese of Tyler) JOSE SALDANA Status Laiciziation Pending Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order Diocese of Dallas Assignment History Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (Buffalo) Blessed Sacrament Chaplain - U.S. Air Force Corpus Christi (Ferris) County Jail Ministry (Dallas) Director - Goree Project (Fort Worth) St. Augustine St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Cecilia St. Elizabeth (Bonham) St. John Nepomucene (Ennis) St. Joseph (Rhineland) St. Leo the Great Mission (Centerville) St. Luke (Irving) St. Michael (Mount Pleasant) St. Pius X Birth Year 1951 Ordination Year 1978 Year Removed 1998 WILLIAM LANE Status Deceased Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad - 1933) Diocese of Dallas (1958) Assignment History Holy Cross St. Charles (Gainesville) St. Joseph Hospital (Ft. Worth) Birth Year 1897 Ordination Year 1933 Year Died 1968 JEREMY MYERS Status Suspended Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order Order of St. Benedict (1984) Diocese of Dallas (1996) Assignment History Good Shepherd (Garland) St. Mary (Sherman) St. Thomas Aquinas St. Francis of Assisi Quasi (Whitesboro) Birth Year 1956 Ordination Year 1984 Year Removed 2018 JOHN DUESMAN Status Deceased Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order Diocese of Dallas Assignment History Immaculate Conception (Tyler) Sacred Heart (Abilene) St. John (Cleburne) St. Mary (Sherman) St. Paul (Electra) St. Rita (Ranger) Birth Year 1911 Ordination Year 1939 Year Retired 1975 Year Died 1984 MICHAEL FLANAGAN Status Deceased Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order Diocese of Dallas Assignment History Chaplain, Baylor Medical Center Christ the King Immaculate Conception (Corsicana) Sacred Heart Cathedral (Dallas) St. John (Wading River, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York) St. Maria Goretti (Arlington) St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) St. Mary (Sherman) St. Patrick Co-Cathedral (Fort Worth) St. Patrick (Dallas) Birth Year 1928 Ordination Year 1961 Year Removed 1999 Year Retired 1999 Year Died 2008
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