WEST ROXBURY (MA)
The Bulletin
By Zack Huffman
September 13, 2012
A second alleged victim of abuse from Rev. James J. Foley publicly spoke out Monday morning about his experiences for the first time.
Foley Jr., now 60, was assigned to St. Ann’s in Dorchester in 1978 before moving to Holy Name in West Roxbury in 1981.
It was at Holy Name when he was alleged to have had committed abuse.
Later, Foley served in Scituate, Beverly and was in New Mexico when the first allegations of abuse came out in 1999. In that same year, Foley was placed on health leave and was formally banned from ministering to minors by the Boston Archdiocese, which had ordered him back to the Commonwealth.
Since then, Foley’s case has remained in limbo while in the church’s internal legal system. Meanwhile, Foley has reportedly remained on the payroll of the Archdiocese, while maintaining his own law practice.
The second victim, who requested that he not be identified, decided to come forward in case there were any other victims in the Parkway area that were remaining.
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