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Summary of Case: George Boxelaar was a native of Holland, ordained at some point for the Carmelite Order. He was in the U.S. as early as 1954, assigned to the Carmelite’s priory in Mantzville PA 1954-56, then to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish in Middletown NY 1956-57. The Official Catholic Directory shows a gap in his assignments 1957-62, after which he is shown again as at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel for many years, until 1985. Boxelaar was involved with a number of the mission parishes affiliated with the parish; it is not clear whether he was assigned to all of the missions or to the parish’s stations.

In 1973 a 7-year-old boy told his father that Boxelaar forced his hand down the boy’s pants during confession at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish school. The boy’s father reportedly confronted Boxelaar, who denied misconduct. The…