Fr. James P. Barry
Died 9/8/1980, age 55 in a car accident. An amended civil lawsuit filed in 10/2011 refers to Barry as a “credibly accused” sexual abuser. There are 117 plaintiffs in the amended suit. (The Diocese originally claimed he was Jesuit priest, not Diocesan.) Included on the Helena diocese’s list posted to its website 4/29/2015 in compliance with the non-monetary terms of the 3/5/2015 bankruptcy settlement.
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