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Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Harrisburg on its list in 4/20. Died 7/15/01.
From Ireland. Ordained for Sacramento. Monsignor. Retired pastor of St. Theresa's in South Lake Tahoe when suspended in 12/18 after a man alleged that, when he was age 17 in 1985, Wallace sexually abused him on a camp work trip. Wallace was the Director of Camp Pendola. On diocese's list 4/30/19. It shows two allegations to the diocese in 1995, each of abuse of young adult males, and the 2018 allegation. Investigation pending. Lawsuit filed in 12/19. Accused along with two other priests in a lawsuit filed in 5/22 of sexually abusing a boy, age 10, in 1965, at Holy Angels church and school in Yuba City, CA. Per the suit, a nun helped the boy and police were contacted. Murrough was reportedly deceased at the time of the filing.
Walsh's name is included in 10/21 on the Holy Name Province Franciscans' list of those with substantiated allegations against them of child sexual abuse. No details provided as to when or where the abuse occurred. He died in 1988. (Placing him for now in the New York archdiocese, where the Province is based.)
Named publicly as accused by the Chicago archdiocese on its list in 10/22. Allegations substantiated after Walsh's death. Died in 1958.
Named publicly as credibly accused by the U.S. Central and Southern Province Jesuits on its list in 12/21, with one allegation. Abuse estimated to have occurred 1959-60. Noted to have died in 1993. Included in 1/22 on the Diocese of Lake Charles list, where the alleged abuse occurred. Also on the New Orleans archdiocese's list.
Diocese: Archdiocese of Los Angeles CA
Accused in a lawsuit filed in 12/21 of sexually abusing a second-grade boy at St. John's School in Bangor 1957-58, where Walsh was school principal and an 8th-grade teacher. Walsh's accuser said that she sexually abused him in the coatroom several times, after telling him that he had wet his pants and needed to take them off. The man also said he and his classmates were regularly spanked by teachers on their exposed buttocks in front of the class. Walsh died in 1973, age 86.
Died: 03/11/2003
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN
Diocese: Archdiocese of Mobile AL
Monsignor. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 12/22 of sexually abusing a 9-year-old altar boy at St. John's in Bangor in 1966. Ward died in 1997, age 96. Ward's accuser claims the abuse happened multiple times, and that the school principal, who was a nun, walked in on them on one occasion. The man said he told the principal about the abuse a few days later and she slapped him on the hands and chastised him for lying.
Diocese: Diocese of Rochester NY
Per the Official Catholic Directory, Watt was ordained for the Trappists and worked at Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, known as Fr. M. Marion Watt. Appears to have left the Order and Abbey by 1965, assigned that year in the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno, as Fr. Joseph R. Watt. Accused in a lawsuit sometime between 2020-2022 of sexually abusing an altar boy in the mid-1970s. Watt was the lone priest during that time of Holy Eucharist in Corralitos. The suit claims Watt took the boy to gay bars in San Francisco, got him drunk and told him, "don't tell your parents or I'll cut your balls off." Watt was accused, along with Fr. Michael Marini, in a lawsuit that settled in 1985 of plying a man with drugs to get him to engage in sex acts. Both priests were assigned to St. Joseph's in Capitola during the time in question. News sources in 3/85 said both men would be leaving the parish - Watt for a long sabbatical and vacation, and Marini because of "stress." There was no mention of the lawsuit or allegations.
Named publicly in 11/21 by Attorney Jeff Anderson as accused in a lawsuit filed under the NJ Victims' Rights Bill.
Weber, a member of Bishop Pilla's "inner circle," was placed on leave in 4/02 because of past allegations that he sexually abused a 16-year-old boy. His name was not released on public list until diocese was pressured by the press. He was one of several priests who asked a judge to block the diocese from turning past medical records over to the prosecutor's office. Charges against Weber were investigated by a grand jury in 2002. Laicization announced 8/19/16. Included on the diocese's list of credibly accused in 6/19.
Diocese: Diocese of Saint Cloud MN
Diocese: Diocese of Spokane WA
Parish priest. Diocesan Chaplain for Scouting 1972-80. Chaplain in the early 1980s for the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. Weider retired in 2010 and was working in 2021 as a sacramental minister at Sacred Heart in Margaretville and St. Anne's in Andes. He was placed on leave 8/14/21 due to an allegation in a lawsuit filed 8/7/21 under the NY Child Victims Act that he sexually assaulted and abused a boy, age 14, 1977-78 at St. Mary's in Coxsackie. The boy was a foster child living with a family that attended the parish. Weider was previously accused in two other claims, in 2004 and 2010, and was kept in ministry. In 5/22 the diocese announced that it would add Weider to its list of credibly accused.
Diocese: Diocese of St. Augustine FL
Admitted to his Order in 1995 that when he was age 15, he sexually abused a 7-year-old boy multiple times. His victim had come forward to the Chicago archdiocese. Wellems was sent for assessment and treatment, then allowed to return to ministry in 7/96. He was working in Los Angeles in 2014, as prefect of the apostolate for the Claretians, when removed by Archbishop Gomez, who had become aware of Wellems history of abusing a child. He returned to Chicago and in 3/15 resumed work with at-risk youth. He was removed after a few months after an investigation by the Dept. of Children and Family Services of Wellems' history. His victim sued the Claretians and received a settlement. Wellems left the Order and requested laicization. In 10/22 Wellems' name was included on the Chicago archdiocese's list of credibly accused.
Newly identified as abuser in Chicago Archdiocesan Report of 3/23/06. Resigned in 9/93. Laicized in 10/09. Personnel file released in 1/14 shows he was working in Chicago in the 1970s when at least one allegation was received; no action by Archdiocese. In 2003, Review Board found allegations credible. Later worked as chaplain for Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley College. Subject of settlement(s), per Attorney Garabedian in 4/22.
Diocese: Diocese of Pittsburgh PA
Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 2/21. Noted to be the subject of a lawsuit(s), the credibility of the allegations not determined. Assigned to parishes in Gilman, Sauk Rapids, Harding, Morrill, St. Anthony, Holdingford, Becker, Bertha and Moran. Died in 2003.
Diocese: Diocese of Manchester NH
Died: 07/7/1999
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN
In 1/23 a man stated publicly that Wilkes was his father, and that he sexually abused him and his siblings. The man said that Wilkes was part of a group of priests who would cross the river into Mexico and have "their way with" prostitutes and children. The Official Catholic Directory shows that Wilkes was an active priest 1950-1956, after which his name no longer appears. News articles show that Wilkes became Unitarian minister in 1958, having worked as of 1966 in Boston MA, Washington DC, Albuquerque NM and Dallas TX. He died in 1979 in McAllen TX.
Placed on leave in 4/19 after admitting to inappropriate contact with a minor while a seminarian. Added to the diocese's list of those credibly accused of child sexual abuse who are living and have been removed from ministry.
Died: 03/29/2013
Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago IL
Accused in a civil suit along with Revs. Jim Buser and Gale Leifeld of molesting a student in the 1970s at a Capuchin run high school and after graduation. The plaintiff was a counselor for men abused by clergy and claimed his therapy in 1992 revealed flashbacks. Case tried in 1995. Jury decided it was not filed within the statute of limitations. Two of the priests admitted abusing other boys but not the plaintiff in this case. Included on the Capuchin Friars' list of those with substantiated allegations against them 8/19/21, which notes, "Retired/Restrict in Ministry" since 2005. Included in the MI A.G.'s 10/22 report; assigned 1963-1976 in the Marquette diocese. In 2008 a man reported to the Marquette diocese that Wolf sexually abused him over two years in the 1970s when he was ages 11-12. In 2011 a man alleged abuse by Wolf when he was 20 in 1971-72.Â
Diocese: Diocese of Yakima WA
Placed on leave in 9/21 pending the investigation of an allegation of abuse reportedly discovered in documents filed in the diocese's bankruptcy case. Age 83 and retired when suspended. Wopperer denied the allegation. On 6/23/22 the diocese announced that the its review board found the allegation unsubstantiated and Wopperer was returned to ministry.
Diocese: Diocese of Steubenville OH
Also known as Casimir Wronka. Named publicly as accused by the Chicago archdiocese on its list in 10/22. Allegations substantiated after Wronka's death. Died in 2000.