ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
April 30, 2019
The Diocese of Sacramento has finally released its list of clergy “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children. There are 62 names on the list, including at least 25 that, as far as we can tell, have never been publicly identified before:
Fr. Thomas Allender, SJ; Deacon Alejandro Arroyo; Fr. James Casey; Fr. Robert Casper, SDS; Fr. Andrew Coffey; Fr. Malachy Conway; Fr. Pablo Cortes, SDB; Fr. John Crowley; Fr. Michael Dermody; Fr. Thomas Dermody; Fr. John Dowling; Fr. Oscar Figueroa; Fr. John Hannon; Fr. David Hernandez Cota; Fr. Joseph Hoan, Diocese of Long Xuyen, South Vietnam; Fr. Michael Lynch; Deacon Jesus Magallanes; Fr. James Mennis; Fr. Luis Michael O’Halloran, OP; Fr. Z. Enrique Perez, CO; Fr. Vernon Petrich, SDS; Fr. Michael Proulx, OSsT; Fr. William Storan; Fr. Simon Twomey; Fr. John “Casper” Watts, CP.
Eight of the 62 have not previously been associated with abuse in the Diocese of Sacramento:
Fr. David Brusky, SDS; Fr. Charles Gormley, Diocese of Cheyenne WY; Fr. Victor Marron, Diocese of Clogher, Ireland; Fr. Luis Martinez, SF; Fr. Kevin O’Brien, OCarm; Fr. James McSorley, OMI; Fr. Oliver O’Grady, Diocese of Stockton CA; Fr. Luke Zimmer, SSCC.
However, there are at least 17 others, who have been publicly identified as abusers and who worked in the Diocese of Sacramento, who are not included on the list:
Fr. Raymond Devlin; Fr. Martin Donnelly; Fr. Mark A. Falvey; Br. William C. Farrington; Fr. Michael M. Garry; Fr. Patrick Gleeson; Fr. Gunter Klingenbrunner; Fr. James F. Kuntz; Fr. Angelo C. Mariano; Michael Martis; Fr. Cornelius F. O’Connor; Fr. Charles J. Onorato; Fr. Umberto Penunuri; Fr. Jose Ribeiro; Fr. Renerio Sabuga Jr.; Fr. Stephen Speciale (Specialle); Fr. Philip Sunseri.
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