STATEN ISLAND (NY)
Staten Island Advance
October 13, 2018
By Maura Grunlund
“Credible” child sex-abuse allegations have been made against a second monsignor who was a pastor and Irish musician on Staten Island, according to the Archdiocese of New York.
Monsignor Charles Coen is one of four monsignors and a priest “who had an allegation of sexual abuse of minors brought against them in the Archdiocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program [IRCP],” according to Catholic New York.
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Coen was assigned to St. Joseph-St. Thomas R.C. Parish in Pleasant Plains for about 10 years beginning in 1975. Previously, he served at St. Paul’s R.C. Church in New Brighton, according to Advance records.
Monsignor Coen taught and conducted Irish music for children during his time on the Island, according to Advance records.
The Advance previously reported the substantiated allegation against Monsignor Francis Boyle, who headed Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton for about 13 years.
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