St. Xavier High School releases names of brothers it says sexually abused children

LOUISVILLE (KY)
Courier Journal

July 12, 2019

By Matthew Glowicki

St. Xavier High School released a list of former brothers who it says sexually abused minors while either at the Louisville high school or at some point during their years of service.

Nine brothers appear on the list with “credible or established” acts of sexual abuse against youth, two of whom were assigned to St. X at the time of the abuse. Years spent at the high school are noted below.

Only Carbin and McCormack are noted as having credible allegations stemming from their time at St. X.

Brother “Ricardo” Albert Kerressey (1938-1942)
Brother “Francis Jerome” William Burns (1939-1940)
Brother “Alois” Donald O’Toole (1940-1941)
Brother “Brennan” John Devoe (1953-1960)
Brother “Bosco” Thomas Harrison (1956-1963)
Brother “Kentigern” William Carbin (1958-1962)*
Brother “Barton” George Gardiner (1959-1964)
Brother “Damian” John McMahon (1965-1974)
Brother “Pierre” James McCormack (1973-1984)*

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