Fr. Patrick J. O’Sullivan
From Ireland, where he was ordained in 1942. Arrived in the U.S. later that year. Spent his entire priesthood in the Diocese of Boise, assigned to parishes in Salmon, St. Anthony, Preston, Ferdinand, Moscow, and Kellogg. Retired in 1982, returned to Ireland in 1985. Died 4/7/1993. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 3/2021 of raping a 9-year-old boy in 1968, while assigned to St. Mary’s in Moscow. The family were St. Mary’s parishioners and the boy attended the parish school. The rape allegedly occurred when O’Sullivan was babysitting the boy. The priest was a friend of the boy’s parents and frequent visitor to their home. Arguments in the case were heard by the state Supreme Court in 4/2026 after the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Diocese and St. Mary’s.
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