Fr. Francis Xavier Battel
Ordained in 1957, Battel went on leave of absence in 1969 and did not return to ministry. He died in 1977. Named publicly as accused by in the 3/4/2026 RI Attorney General’s Report, which notes that the Diocese received a report in 3/2010 that Battel sexually abused a boy, ages 14-15, in 1969, at St. Mary’s in Pawtucket. His accuser said that another boy during that time ran into a CYO hall and said that Battel molested or attacked him, and that Battel was moved from the parish a few days later.
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