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Sixteen Priests and Brothers Added to Attorney Mitchell Garabedian’s List of Accused Clerics, March 2016

Assignment Records Researched by BishopAccountability.org

On March 28, 2016, Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian added 16 priests and religious brothers to his website’s list of accused clerics named in civil claims resulting in settlements or arbitration awards. Below we provide assignment histories and other information for some of these clerics. Six of the 16—Rev. Joseph J. Brennan, Rev. Richard J. Butler, Bro. Damien (Patrick) Chong, O.Carm., Rev. James L. MacGuinness, Rev. Philip A. Mathews, and Bro. Timothy O’Sullivan, C.F.C.—have not been publicly accused until now.

Ten of the accused clerics added to Garabedian’s list today worked during all or part of their priesthood in the Boston archdiocese. However, as indicated below, six of the ten are not included in Cardinal O’Malley’s published list of accused priests.

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