TOPEKA (KS)
Topeka Capital-Journal
February 13, 2019
By Tim Hrenchir
The names of five Roman Catholic priests thought to have molested children in other states — though they weren’t on the list the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas released Jan. 25 identifying 22 priests it concluded had sexually abused children — were made public Wednesday in Topeka by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
Four of the five priests on the list released by Kansas City SNAP leader Jim McConnell are deceased. They include the Rev. Anthony Palmese, whom an obituary provided by SNAP indicated held assignments that included serving at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka.
The archdiocese confirmed Wednesday that two of the priests had served there but said it had no record of sexual allegations against either during their time there.
The archdiocese indicated it had no record of the other three, including Palmese, having been assigned there and had confirmed that with Husch Blackwell, the law firm hired to independently review all its files.
“It is possible that one or more of these individuals worked, undertook studies or lived in the area at some time in the past,” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann. “But if they did, we were not aware of it because the records, going back some 75 years, did not show it.”
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