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Hawaii News Now
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[includes names of accused abusers]
By Keoki Kerr
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) –
A Catholic church in Kailua and a school in Kalihi are the two locations that generated the most allegations about priests and teachers sexually abusing students decades ago, a Hawaii News Now investigation has revealed.
The accusations have been made by 63 people against 26 priests, teachers and others.
Altogether, 40 lawsuits make claims against 18 schools and churches across the state.
Saint Anthony Church in Kailua and Damien Memorial School in Kalihi have recorded the highest number of sexual abuse complaints: 21 each from the 1950s through the mid 1980s, according to court documents.
And the man accused the most of sexual abuse is the late Father Joseph Henry, a pillar in the Kailua community.
A total of 18 men have alleged in lawsuits Henry molested them from 1952 to 1972; most of those incidents allegedly occurred at Saint Anthony Church in Kailua.
Abuse victims — including former altar boys — said Henry and other Saint Anthony priests would sometimes give them money from the collection plates after having sex with them.
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