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[News Release] Priest Assignment Records and Case Details Released

Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian
January 19, 2021

https://www.garabedianlaw.com/results-list/priest-assignment-records-and-case-details-released

The Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian has obtained settlements or arbitration awards for many victims and survivors who suffered sexual abuse by clergy or church personnel. The list can be found at at www.garabedianlaw.com/results-list.

Detailed information on the assignment records and claim history of these abusers, together with sources, is being provided on this website.

This information on individual priests can be accessed through links in the left sidebar or by reading below. Information can also be downloaded in pdf format. Please check back regularly as additional information is planned for release.

The firm added:

Assignment Record:

Years Assignment
1962 Ordained in the Archdiocese of New York
1963 Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY
1964 – 1978 Cardinal Hayes High School, New York City, NY
1979 Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY
1980 – 2010 St. Joseph by the Sea High School, Staten Island, NY
1991 – 2011 Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Summary:
  • Monsignor Ansaldi is not indexed after the 2011 Official Catholic Directory.
  • Monsignor Ansaldi died in 2015.
  • Monsignor Joseph Ansaldi was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on approximately twenty occasions from approximately 1984 to 1985 when the male child was approximately 15 to 16 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Monsignor Ansaldi was employed as the principal of St. Joseph by the Sea High School in Staten Island, New York, and the boy was a student at the school.
  • The sexual abuse by Monsignor Ansaldi took place in Monsignor Ansaldi’s office and included the following: Monsignor Ansaldi forced the boy to bend over in front of a desk. Then Monsignor Ansaldi smacked the boy’s buttocks with a paddle. At the same time, Monsignor Ansaldi fondled the boy’s genitals over the boy’s pants.
  • The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Assignment Record:

Dates Assignment
Approx. 1978: Ordained in the Diocese of Erie
1978 -- 1979: Our Lady of Peace Church, Erie, PA
1979 – 1985: Cathedral Preparatory School, Erie, PA
1983: Catholic Scouting Committee (chaplain)
1985 – 1988: Elk County Catholic High School, St. Mary’s, PA
1986: Holy Rosary Church, St. Mary’s, PA
1988 – 1990: Bradford Central Christian High School, Bradford, PA
1989 – 1991: St. Callistus Church, Kane, PA
1991 – 1994: “Sick leave;” according to the Official Catholic Directory, “Leave of
Absence”
Sources:
  • Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018; and
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Amy is not indexed after the 1994 edition of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Grand Jury report, the Diocese of Erie laicized Father Amy in 1993.

Summary:
  • Father Michael Amy was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions in approximately 1980 when the male child was approximately fifteen years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Amy was assigned to Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania, and the male child was a student at the school. The sexual abuse took place inside the school and in Father Amy’s residence near the school.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Amy included the following: Father Amy performed oral sex on the boy and forced the boy to perform oral sex on Father Amy until Father Amy ejaculated.
  • The claim settled in March 2020 in the low six figures.

Assignment Record:

Years Assignment
1946 Ordained in the Diocese of Camden
1947 – 1951 Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Atlantic City, NJ
1952 St. Peter’s Church, Merchantville, NJ
1953 – 1955 Christ the King Church, Haddonfield, NJ
1953 – 1958 “Diocesan Newspaper”
1956 – 1966 St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mays Landing, NJ
1967 – 1985 St. Bernadette Church, Northfield, NJ
1986 – 1992 Maris Stella Church, Avalon, NJ
1993 – 1994 “Retired” – living in Port Charlotte, FL
1995 St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Murdock, FL (Diocese of Venice, FL)
1996 – 2000 “Retired” – living in Port Charlotte, FL
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Summary:
  • Monsignor Beausang died in August 2000.
  • Monsignor Charles Beausang was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on one occasion in approximately 1950 when the boy was approximately nine years old. At the time of the claimed sexual abuse, Monsignor Beausang was assigned to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  • The sexual abuse by Monsignor Beausang took place inside Our Lady Star of the Sea School, where the male child was a student. Monsignor Beausang told the boy to expose the boy’s penis to Monsignor Beausang and to masturbate in front of the boy. Monsignor Beausang began to unfasten the boy’s belt buckle, and then the boy ran away.
  • The claim settled in 2020 in the four figures.

Assignment Record:

Dates Assignment
Approx. 1961 Ordained in the Diocese of Allentown
1961 – 1962 St. Joseph Church, Ashland, PA
1962 – 1965 St. Joseph Church, Girardville, PA
1965 – 1966 Holy Family Church, New Philadelphia, PA
1965 – 1966 Marian High School, Tamaqua, PA
1966 – 1971 Nativity High School, Pottsville, PA
1966 – 1970 St. Kieran Church, Heckscherville, PA
1970 St. Mary Church, St. Clair, PA
1970 – 1971 St. John the Baptist Church, Pottsville, PA
1971 Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem, PA
1971 – 1972 St. Francis Orphanage, Orwigsburg, PA
1972 – 1982 Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Gordon, PA
1973 – 1982 “Diocesan Tribunal”
1982 – 1986 Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Bally, PA
1983 – 1987 “Liturgical Commission”
1986 – 1987 St. Francis of Assisi Church, Allentown, PA
1987 St. Anthony of Padua Church, Easton, PA
1987 Council of Catholic Nurses (Regional Director)
Sources:
  • Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018; and
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Bender is not indexed in the Official Catholic Directory after 1987. According to the Grand Jury report, Father Bender retired in 2002 and was dismissed from the priesthood in 2005.

Summary:
  • Father Thomas Bender was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions from approximately 1966 to 1967 when the male child was approximately fourteen to fifteen years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Bender was assigned to Nativity High School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and the male child was a student at the school. The sexual abuse took place in locations including the boy’s family home in Pottsville.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Bender included the following: Father Bender fondled the boy’s penis and testicles over the boy’s clothing.
  • The claim settled in April 2020 in the low six figures.

 




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