Fr. Thomas J. Smith
Accused in 2002 and 2005 of abuse of at least three 12- and 13-year-old boys in the 1970s-1980s. A first investigation found the allegations to be not credible. Later, more allegations were all found to be credible. Laicized 3/29/2007, announced in 4/2007. A man testified in Msgr. Lynn trial in 4/2012 that Smith took him and another boy on a trip in an RV, that that they spent the night in a hotel and Smith played strip poker with them. The witness said Smith assaulted him during the night.
- Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
- Philadelphia Daily News 09.22.05
- Philadelphia Inquirer 09.25.05
- Philadelphia Inquirer 09.25.05
- Local Catholic 09.29.05
- Washington Post (AP) 04.13.07
- Boston Globe 04.17.12
- Philadelphia Priest Abuse Trial Blog 04.17.12
- Philadelphia Inquirer 04.18.12
- Philadelphia Priest Abuse Trial Blog 04.18.12
- Philadelphia Priest Abuse Trial Blog 05.07.12
- Fox News 05.07.12
- Church Militant 06.22.18
- Patriot News 08.14.19
- Tribune Review 08.16.21
- Daily Hampshire Gazette 11.24.23
- New England Public Media 11.26.23
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