MASSACHUSETTS
Road to Recovery
MEDIA RELEASE – OCTOBER 7, 2015
SEXUAL ABUSE OCCURRED AT ALL SAINTS PARISH, HAVERHILL, MA
Fr. Kelvin E. Iguabita, also known as Kelvin E. Iguabita-Rodriguez, a serial sexual abuser of children who served a long prison term, has been accused once again of sexual abuse of a minor child when she was approximately 5-6 years old at All Saints Catholic Parish in Haverhill, MA
Fr. William F. Murphy, currently the Bishop of Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, who was the Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Boston at the time of the sexual abuse; and Rev. Paul E. Miceli, who was Secretary for Ministerial Personnel for the Archdiocese of Boston, at the time of the abuse, allegedly breached their fiduciary duty to properly hire, retain, direct and supervise Fr. Kelvin E. Iguabita at All Saints Parish, Haverhill, MA
What
A press conference alerting the media and general public of the filing of a civil complaint in Middlesex County against two priests of the Archdiocese of Boston; Fr. William F. Murphy, currently the Bishop of Rockville Centre, Long Island, NY, who was the number two man under Cardinal Bernard Law; and Fr. Paul E. Miceli, currently Dean of Seminarians at the John XXIII Seminary in Weston, MA and former Secretary of Ministerial Personnel under Cardinal Bernard Law
When
Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 11:00 am
Where
On the public sidewalk outside All Saints Roman Catholic Church, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill, MA 01832
Who
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Co-founder and President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that provides assistance to sexual abuse victims and their families
Why
From approximately 1999 when the plaintiff was approximately 5 years old to approximately 2001 when the plaintiff was approximately 6 years old, Fr. Kelvin E. Iguabita, a priest at All Saints Catholic Church in Haverhill, MA, repeatedly engaged in explicit sexual behavior and lewd and lascivious conduct with the minor child plaintiff. Fr. Kelvin E. Iguabita is a convicted felon, serial and dangerous sexual abuser of minor children and was allegedly improperly supervised by two priests of the Archdiocese of Boston; in particular, by Fr. William F. Murphy, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia under Cardinal Bernard Law and now Bishop of Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York; and Fr. Paul E. Miceli, currently an administrator at the John XXIII Seminary in Weston, MA, who at the time of the sexual abuse of Fr. Iguabita was Secretary for Ministerial Personnel under Cardinal Bernard Law. Both priests allegedly were aware or should have been aware of Fr. Iguabita’s sexual abuse of children and allowed him access to minor children at All Saints Parish in Haverhill, MA.
Contacts
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Road to Recovery, Inc. – 862-368-2800
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – 617-523-6250
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