Fr. John P. Connor
Arrested in Camden in 1984 for the sexual abuse of a boy, age 14. Admitted to the abuse. Placed in a special court program under which his arrest was expunged after one year if no more problems. Spent eight months in treatment. Transferred to Pittsburgh in 1985, then to Philadelphia 1988-1993. His 1984 victim received a settlement the same year. Returned to Camden in restricted ministry. Removed in 2002. Named in the Philadelphia Grand Jury report 2/10/2011. There was a settlement related to alleged abuse of a 12- to 14-year-old boy, 1985-1988, in the Pittsburgh PA diocese. Named in the 8/14/2018 PA Grand Jury Report. Included on the Camden diocese’s list 2/13/2019. Per the updated list in 9/2022, Connor is deceased.
- Memo to Bishop Bevilacqua 09.11.85
- Philadelphia Inquirer 04.21.02
- Dallas Morning News 06.12.02
- Philadelphia Inquirer 07.28.02
- Philadelphia Inquirer 09.17.05
- Philadelphia Grand Jury Report 09.21.05
- Philadelphia Grand Jury Report–Section III, 09.21.05
- Philadelphia Grand Jury Report Case Study 09.21.05
- Philadelphia Inquirer 09.22.05
- PittsburghChannel 09.22.05
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette 09.23.05
- Philadelphia Inquirer 10.16.05
- Philadelphia Grand Jury Final Presentment 02.10.11
- Philadelphia Inquirer 03.07.11
- BIshopAccountability 03.28.16
- Boston Globe 03.28.16
- The Patch 03.28.16
- Bostoncom 03.28.16
- WBUR 03.28.16
- Morning Call 03.29.16
- Tribune-Review 03.29.16
- SNAP 03.29.16
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 04.03.16
- PA Grand Jury Report Profile 08.14.18
- Press of Atlantic City 08.22.18
- The Patch 11.20.18
- Diocese of Camden List 02.13.19
- Diocese of Camden List 09.26.22
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