WHEELING (WV)
WTRF
December 17, 2018
By Sam Coniglio
The Maryland Province of the Jesuits has released the names of Jesuits who have faced “credible or established” accusations of sexual abuse of minors. Three of the names on the list are priests who have served in the Ohio Valley, specifically at Wheeling Jesuit University.
The report states that most cases date back decades and the most recent incident occurred in 2002. None of the allegations stem from their time in the Ohio Valley.
“Although this list is exhaustive and comprehensive as it relates to the Charter at this time and in its present form, the Diocese reserves the right to update the list should more information become available as time goes on,” said the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in a statement.
The three names in question, their allegations, and the years in which they were in the Ohio Valley:
Louis A. Bonacci (Wheeling Jesuit, 1999-2003) – “Multiple accusations of unwanted touching under and over clothes.”
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