ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
February 13, 2019
Four publicly accused clerics who are not on Omaha”s list of those with “substantiated allegations”
–Fr. Thomas B. Laughlin, who “admitted to molesting dozens of boys over decades,” was described by a newspaper as “one of Oregon’s most notorious pedophile priests,” and who spent “his last years living a quiet existence near family in Omaha.” A Nebraska native, Fr. Laughlin was ordained in Lincoln. He faced numerous civil suits, most of which settled, and was convicted at least once and sentenced to one year in jail. “Laughlin was known as an exceptionally charismatic priest and tremendous church fundraiser who hobnobbed with Portland’s Catholic business and political elite,” wrote the Oregonian.
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