Database of Publicly Accused

Monsignor. Allard was removed 2/25/2013 from positions at St. Agatha and Precious Blood parishes and the Father Marot CYO Center after an allegation that he sexually assaulted a boy in 1981 while assigned to Immaculate Conception in Cranston. He was at that parish 1975-1984. The Diocese stated that Allard admitted the abuse and expressed profound remorse for the harm he caused. No criminal charges due to the statute of limitations. Died 4/27/2018. Included on the Diocese's list 7/1/2019.

Allegations against Azzarone of child sexual abuse were received by the Diocese as early as 1985, 1992 and 1998-1999. He was placed on leave in 11/2001 after he was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy on a Caribbean cruise in 11/2000. The abuse continued until 2001, often in a parish rectory. Another youth also accused him of Azzstonr abuse. He pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree sexual assault 9/2005 and was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 7 years probation. Named in a 2005 civil lawsuit; it settled in 8/2008 as part of a $1.326M settlement by the Providence diocese. He was laicized 6/12/2009, announced in 2/2010. Included on the Diocese's list 7/1/2019.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 7/1/2019. Died 9/28/2010. Allegation(s) were received after Belhumeur's death.

Accused of abuse in a 1995 lawsuit. Plaintiff claimed he was age 13 and a student at St. Henry's Seminary in IL in the 1970s when the abuse began, and that several other priests also abused him. The diocese said that, due to inconsistencies, Brassard would remain in active ministry pending further investigation. He continued as pastor of Immaculate Conception in Cranston, RI and was appointed pastor of St. Mark's in Jamestown in 2015.

Ordained for the Diocese of Providence RI. Health care ethicist and theologian. Taught at St. Ambrose University in IA, and St. Louis University in MO. Vice-president for SSM Health Care. Adopted a son. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 7/1/2019. Died 1/1/2004 in St. Louis. Allegation(s) were received after Brodeur's death.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 7/1/2019. Removed from ministry 8/26/2011.

Started work at Portsmouth Abbey School in 1960. In 11/2016 the school reached out to alumni regarding past sex abuse, hiring a law firm to investigate. It was discovered that Chase was housemaster of dorm in the mid-1960s. He taught math and later computer science until 2002 when he was "sent away" to treatment and then long-term care, due to the past sexual abuse of a student. He admitted to abusing 3 others in the early 1970s-early 1980s. In 8/2017 he was in his late 80s and ill. He died 8/1/2023.

Professed final vows in 1923. Worked as a teacher and administrator in schools of the Sacred Heart Brothers in New England and Canada. Became superior of Sacred Heart School in Andover, MA in 1970. Died in 4/1975. In 4/2012, attorney Mitchell Garabedian announced the settlement of at least one claim regarding Claver, of abuse at a school in Rhode Island.

A woman notified the diocese 2/14/1994 that she had been sexually abused by DeAngelis repeatedly 1957-1965, beginning when she was age 5 and attending Sacred Heart Parish School in West Warwick. DeAngelis was the parish pastor. On 6/17/1994 the woman also wrote to Bishop Gelineau about the abuse. DeAngelis was a senior diocesan official, and was named monsignor during the period of the alleged abuse. He died 1/24/1990. The Diocese paid $12.5K to the survivor on 4/4/1996, for therapy costs. She did not sign a confidentiality agreement. DeAngelis's name was included 7/1/2019 on Diocese's list of accused.

Providence priest. Founded an orphanage and school in Haiti. In 1989 boys at the orphanage complained about inappropriate touch and explicit sexual references. Arrested in Haiti. Haitian authorities apparently said behavior "inappropriate" but nothing else. Released from jail. Assigned by Providence Bishop Gelineau to a parish in the diocese. Removed in 2002, accused of sexually abusing a boy, ages 12-14, about 35 years prior. Absent on Leave 2002-2005. Retired in 2005. Died 7/21/2018. Included on the Diocese's 7/1/2019 list of credibly accused. In 9/2019 a 50-year-old man stated publicly that Demers abused him at age 7 or 8 at St. Joseph's. He sued 2/27/2020; said he saw boys at the rectory brought by Demers from Haiti and Central America. The suit also claims that Demers trafficked boys as early as the 1970s through his charities, and had parties in the rectory with some boys wearing diapers and made to pose for "sexually suggestive" photos. Dismissed in 10/2020, the judge ruling that church leadership cannot be labeled "perpetrators." The RI Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in 6/2023.

Accused in two separate civil suits filed in 1994 of molesting a 15-year-old girl in 1972 and another in 1975-1976. Criminally charged with rape in 9/1995. A trial was scheduled for Fall 1997 but portions were appealed to the RI Supreme Court as of 4/1998. Claims were settled in 9/2002 as part of $13.5M mass settlement involving 36 victims of priest abuse in the Providence diocese and allegations against 11 priests and a nun. Desrosiers died 2/15/2001. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's  list of credibly accused.

Diogo retired and moved out of state in 1993 after his cousin told the Diocese that he had sexually abused her and her sister as children in the 1950s and 1960s, beginning when she was age 5 and through her teens. The Diocese found the woman to be credible. Diogo was not charged criminally. In 2005 the the woman reported that Diogo had returned to Rhode Island and was saying mass; the Diocese immediately told him that he could not say mass or function as a priest. He died 4/4/2015. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused.

Placed on leave in 1994 after a woman made a complaint to the bishop of sexual misconduct toward her by Dunn when she was a minor. Lawsuit filed in 1995. Dunn was criminally tried on two separate rape allegations; one was dismissed. Convicted in the second. Received a 10-year suspended sentence. At least two other lawsuits were filed. Died 4/18/2001. Some claims settled in 2002. One of the original complainants did not settle; she carried her case all the way to the RI Supreme Court, which dismissed it in 2/2008. Appealed to the US Supreme Court. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused.

Placed on leave and resigned from his Pawtucket parish in 8/2009, after a 3/2009 complaint that he sexually abused a boy 1981-1982. Fisette was a deacon at Our Lady of Victory in Hopkinton and chaplain at RI Hospital during the time in question. He was ordained for the priesthood 11/21/1981. State police found the allegations to be credible. No criminal charges due to the statute of limitations. Included on the Diocese's list of credibly accused 7/1/2019. Fired from his job at Goodwill after his name appeared on the list. Indicted 5/25/2022 by the Statewide Grand Jury, charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault allegedly occurring in Burrillville between 1/1/1981 and 12/31/1982. He pleaded not guilty. In 5/2025 Fisette's attorney said the case is in a "ready trial posture."

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 7/1/2019. Removed from ministry 8/27/1998. A man told the Diocese in 1998 that Fitzgerald sexually abused him over several years in the 1960s, beginning when the man was an 8-year-old altar boy. Fitzgerald's faculties were removed in 2002. Years later, in the 2010s, the man's brother also alleged sexual abuse as a boy by Fitzgerald, at age 9. Died 8/7/2020.

Deacon at St. Joseph's in West Warwick and teacher at its school. Allowed to resign in 6/2011 after he was accused of inappropriately touching at least three young boys. Arrested in 8/2011, charged with three counts of second degree child molestation. Released on bail. He "admitted to the facts of the case." Included on the Diocese's list of  credibly accused 7/1/2019. Gagnon died in 8/2021.

Removed from his ssignment at Precious Blood Parish in Woonsocket in 4/2012 after an allegation of misconduct, occurring about 30 years previously. His nephew alleged in 1/2012 that Gorton sexually abused him when he was age 12 in 1983. Per the Diocese, Gorton retired without privileges for health reasons, and due to the Review Board's findings that the allegations were credible. He died 6/18/2021.

Arrested 10/30/2021 after R.I. State Police discovered that an internet connection from St. Mary's rectory was connected to child pornography sharing. Police discovered a large amount of child sexual abuse material they determined belonged to Jackson, including images and videos of prepubescent girls, infants and toddlers engaging in sex acts. Jackson had been the parish pastor since 8/2021. He was previously pastor of parish in Littleton CO. He pleaded not guilty 12/21/2021 to federal charges related to distributing, possessing and accessing child pornography. Jackson was allowed to go live with a relative in Kansas, with electronic monitoring, while awaiting adjudication of the charges. Arrested in 6/2022 in Leawood KS for child porn possession due to activity on his computer detected 5/2022-6/2022. In 10/2022 he was in custody of the U.S. Marshals at a detention facility in R.I. In a 10/3/2022 hearing Jackson admitted the government could prove he accessed child pornography while on pretrial release. Pleaded guilty in 6/2023 to receiving child pornography, in exchange for the dismissal of the possession charge. Sentenced in 12/2023 to six years in prison, five years of federal supervised release, and funds to victims of child pornography and trafficking. Included on the Scranton diocese's list of credibly accused.

Removed from ministry 5/4/1984. Pleaded no contest in 8/1985 to 8 counts of sexually assaulting 3-4 boys 1982-1984. Sentenced in 1985 to 86 years in prison, but after a plea for leniency was given 3 years in prison and 12 years' probation. In 1994 a civil lawsuit was filed on behalf of one youth. Per the suit, prior to 1980 Leech was known to the bishop to have a habit of making advances on young boys. Another suit may have been filed in 1985. Included on the Diocese's list 7/1/2019. Reportedly in 2020 Leech was living in Rochester, NY, and going by his first name, Paul.

Magaldi left Providence in 1988 after claims of financial mismanagement. He was accepted into the Ft. Worth diocese by Bishop Delaney in 1990. In 1992 he pleaded guilty to embezzlement in Rhode Island, then returned to ministry in Ft. Worth after eight months. There was an allegation in Ft. Worth in 1997 by a young man that Magaldi would pay him to give him enemas. Magaldi was still active until 1999, after an allegation that he raped a boy and paid the boy to give him enemas in the 1970s, while Magaldi was assigned in Rhode Island. The plaintiff died in 10/2000; the suit was dismissed. Magaldi retired. He was HIV positive. Laicization was requested. He died in 8/2008. Another claim settled 8/21/2012 in Ft. Worth. Included 7/1/2019 on the Providence diocese's list of credibly accused. A lawsuit filed against in 9/2019 claimed abuse of a boy, ages 12-17, in the late 1970s-early 1980s, while Magaldi was pastor of St. Anthony's in Providence. The suit was dismissed, the judge ruling that church leadership cannot be labeled "perpetrators." The RI Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in 6/2023. The plaintiff also filed suit NY in 10/2020 claiming Magaldi sexually abused him during a trip to NYC in 1983; the suit was dismissed.

Died in 1964. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 2/2/2026.

At least two civil lawsuits filed in 1992 and 1993 named McIntyre as responsible for covering up abuse at the RI Catholic orphanage, St. Aloysius Home, where he was director, and conspiring to prevent proper reporting procedures. One man alleges that McIntyre also participated in his sexual abuse. In a civil trial in 1999 the jury found no evidence to support the charges. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused, which notes that McIntyre was removed from ministry 3/30/1994. Died 6/23/2020.

Meehan worked in parishes in West Warwick, Cranston, and Providence. In 12/2012 a man reported to the Diocese that Meehan had sexually assaulted him between 1986 and 1991, when the man was a teenage boy. State Police were notified; during their investigation a second accuser was discovered who said Meehan sexually abused him when he was a teenager in 1991 and 1992. Meehan was placed on leave in 1/2013. He denied the allegations. In 11/2014 he was arrested and charged with five counts of first degree sexual assault; he pleaded not guilty. Meehan was laicized 6/7/2015. He died of a heart attack 12/8/2016, at age 67, while awaiting trial. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused.

Removed from ministry 4/17/1990. A civil lawsuit filed in 1993 and six filed in 1995 alleged that Micarelli sexually abused at least seven boys, one for seven years. The suits claim that Bishop Gelineau and Auxiliary Bishop Angell knew of Micarelli's behavior prior to 1962. Claims against Micarelli were settled in 9/2002 as part of a $13.5M settlement involving 36 victims. Reportedly in 2007 Micarelli was living in Florida and "cannot function as a priest." A 2012 article references his involvement in the Boy Scouts and his cover-up of at least one abuser. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused. Died 7/12/2019.

Assigned to four parishes in three years, then became a Navy chaplain 1953-1958. Resigned to avoid court martial for "criminal homosexual contact." Reassigned in Providence. Sexual abuse of three boys 1965-1972 was alleged in a lawsuit settled 6/11/1993 and a 10/31/1994 RICO suit. Pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of three boys 1972-1985; sentenced 6/23/1986 to five years, four suspended. Sent to St. Luke Institute for treatment. Retired in 1986 to Camden. Pleaded guilty 12/19/1994 to sexual assault and making child pornography; sentenced to ten years in 2/1995. Other lawsuits part of 9/9/2002 and 3/2003 settlements. Died 5/12/1996. Included 7/1/2019 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused.

Removed from ministry 8/22/2002. Accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in the late 1980s. The court denied the Diocese's Motion to Dismiss Negligence Claims on 9/20/2007. Claim settled in 8/2008 as part of a $1.326M settlement by the Diocese. Included on the Diocese's list 7/1/2019. In 10/2020 a lawsuit against the diocese by a man alleging abuse as a boy by Petrocelli was dismissed, the judge ruling that church leadership cannot be labeled "perpetrators." The RI Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in 6/2023. Petrocelli was indicted 11/2/2020 by a statewide grand jury on charges of abuse of three young boys, occurring 11/1981-10/1990 while assigned to Holy Family in Woonsocket. He pleaded not guilty.

Worked in the dioceses/archdioceses of Washington DC, Boston, Nashville, Providence. Left the priesthood in 1986, laicized in 1988. Reportedly in 9/2001, pleaded guilty to 1999 the sexual assault of a 21-year-old mentally disabled man; sentenced to 10 years probation and counseling. Ordered to register as a sex offender. Died in 2009. Included on Attorney Garabedian's list 3/28/2016 of accused clerics named in civil claims resulting in settlements or arbitration awards. Settlement with his Order 11/2015 for the alleged abuse of a minor 1968-1969 at St. Stephen's Priory in Dover MA. Included on the Dominican Province of St. Joseph's list in late 2018. On the Providence diocese's list 7/1/2019.

Arrested in MA in 2001 after arranging over the internet to meet someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. He wanted sex and to take pornographic photos of the girl. He also sent nude photos of himself. The Diocese immediately placed him on leave. Sentenced in 2002 to two years in prison and five years' probation. Also arrested in RI on similar charges. Arrested again in RI in 12/2009 for internet solicitation and child pornography. Convicted in 7/2010 in VA. In prison in 2/2011. Case referred to the Vatican. Included on the Diocese's list 7/1/2019. Convicted again in 9/2022 in MA of child pornography possession, per the RI sex offender registry. Living in 6/2025 in Warwick, RI.

Placed on leave in 2/2022 due to an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor in 1979 or 1980. Pastor of St. Philip in Greenville since 2010 when suspended. Per the Diocese, it received an allegation on 12/29/2021 against a priest currently active in the diocese, without naming him. State police investigated and interviewed the alleged victim, who named Santilli, then informed the Diocese 2/2/2022. Unable to criminally prosecute due to the statute of limitations. The Diocese had received reports of the sexual abuse of minors by Santilli twice before: in 2012 a man alleged abuse as a young altar in the early 1980s, and said Santilli also molested his brother; in 2014 a man alleged abused by Santilli as an altar boy, age 10, in 1980 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Providence. One alleged victim is known to have died by suicide. The Diocesan Review Board determined that both the 2012 and 2014 allegations lacked credibility, and Santilli was kept in ministry. Lawsuit filed in 5/2022. Included as of 2/2026 on the Diocese's list of credibly accused.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 7/1/2019. Removed from ministry 1/1/1994. Died 7/12/2017.

Removed from ministry 3/1/1993. Two men filed suit in 1994. Seven more men filed civil suits alleging they were sexually abused as children by Silva in the 1960s-1980s. Criminal charges were also filed in 1994. Silva admitted in court that he sexually abused a young man. Received a 7-year suspended sentence and was ordered to undergo counseling. Eight claims were settled by the diocese as part of a $13.5M mass settlement in 9/2002 (one may have settled earlier). Multiple transfers after initial notice. Included on the Providence diocese's list 7/1/2019. On the Santa Fe archdiocese's list 5/19/2021, which notes he was at Via Coeli in Jemez Springs in 1981 and at a Jemez Springs parish. Indicted in 11/2021 on charges of abuse of a boy under the age of 14 1989-1990, after an investigation by the A.G. and RI State Police.

From Ireland. Full name John Gerard Brendan Smyth. Worked in RI, ND and MA in the US. Likely abused over 50 boys and girls, in Ireland and the US. Sentenced to four years in jail in Ireland in 1995 on 17 counts of assaulting five girls and four boys 1964-1988. Sentenced in 7/1997 to 12 years for abusing 20 boys and girls. Died in prison in 8/1997. Two people sued Smyth's order in 6/2010. Settlements 1998-1999 to three Dublin relatives who sued the Kilmore bishop after finding the Diocese knew Smyth abused children prior to his abusing them. Denied by a court of appeals in 11/2015; appealed in 2/2016. Lawsuit filed in 6/2008 in Providence RI claiming abuse in 1968 of a boy and girl; dismissed due to the statute of limitations. In 9/2016 one of the two filed a complaint with the RI State Ethics Commission against Supreme Court judge Francis X. Flaherty, who oversaw the ruling; Flaherty had not disclosed his leadership role with a Catholic nonprofit. The Commission ruled "probable cause" in 4/2017. Included on the Providence diocese's list of credibly accused 7/1/2019. On the Fargo diocese's list 1/2/2020.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 7/1/2019. Removed from ministry 6/17/2002. Accused of abuse in RI 1965-1981. Also worked in Minneapolis, MN and the Diocese of Charlotte.

Assigned to our Lady of Good Help Parish 1980-1985. Indicted 8/1985 for sexually molesting two altar boys and one mentally handicapped youth 1981-1984. In 1986 the judge dismissed the charges concerning the two altar boys; the following day the judge found Ventre not guilty of abuse of the third boy in a non-jury trial. Ventre returned to active ministry as chaplain at a VA Hospital, and then another hospital. Retired in 1/1999. Died 12/27/1999. Included 7/1/2019 on the diocese's list of credibly accused, which notes only that he was removed from ministry 7/5/2985.

Assigned to Blessed Sacrament High School in NYC 1971-1976, then Bishop Kearney High School in Rochester NY 1977-1982. Principal of Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, RI 1/1/1986 when arrested and indicted for soliciting sex from a male minor. Charge dropped in 1987. Transferred to Cardinal Hayes High School in Bronx NY 1987-1991, then to Rice High School in Harlem NY 1991-2001. Assigned to Edmund Rice Institute in Australia 2001-2005, then back to Rice High in Harlem. Was principal of Rice until Order received a letter about his 1986 arrest.