Recent priest abuse settlements

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Globe

MARCH 28, 2016

This list contains settlements reached since December 2014 that involve allegations of sexual abuse by priests and members of religious orders. The list includes the accused, dates of the alleged abuse, where the clergy were assigned at the time, when the settlement was reached, and whether the accused is deceased. The information was provided by Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston lawyer who represented the claimants.

Rev. Ronald Atwood
1975-80
Bishop Ready High School, Columbus, Ohio
February 2015 settlement with Diocese of Columbus

Rev. James Braley
1974-76
St. Peter’s Church, Cambridge, Mass.
May 2015 settlement with Archdiocese of Boston

Rev. Joseph Brennan (died 1976)
1957-59
St. Maurice Church, Brooklawn, N.J.
January 2016 settlement with Diocese of Camden, N.J.

Rev. Andrew Brizzolara
1979-82
St. Tarcisius Church, Framingham, Mass.
January 2015 settlement with Scalabrinian Missionaries