Fr. John V. Ahern
Assigned to parishes Pulaski, Mattydale, Dewitt, then pastor in Syracuse and Liverpool. Chaplain for the Knights of Malta, St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Dewitt Fire Department, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Retired in 2017. Died 12/28/2024. Accused in a lawsuit that settled in 2025 of sexually abusing a boy, ages 11-14, during 1976-1979. The abuse allegedly took place at St. James in Syracuse, in the church’s sacristy and bathroom.
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