Database of Publicly Accused

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Died 7/4/06.

Indicted in 7/96 on charges of 1970s abuse of minor. Resigned immediately after Diocese learned of charges and allowed "early retirement" without privileges. Ordered not to be alone with minors. Police also found child porn in his possession. In 4/98 he received 5 years probation for committing lewd acts with boys in 1970s. Arrested again in 1/06 on similar charges. Retired in 2006. Charges dropped in 2/09 because victim's extensive legal, mental and sobriety issues did not allow him to testify. Died 5/24/14. Buried 05/28/14. On diocese's list 3/29/19.

Retired in 1999. In 11/02, Charleston police charged the 78-year-old with sexually molesting two girls while working at city churches and a local hospital in the1950s. Third accuser came forward 2/03. Charges dropped in 2005 because of DuMouchel's dementia and inability to contribute to his own defense. Died 9/10/06. On diocese's list 3/29/19. Named in a lawsuit against the diocese filed by a man who claimed that the diocese knew DuMouchel was abusing children. A judge ruled against the plaintiff, who was also a victim of convicted priest Wayland Brown, in 12/21.

Arrested 1994 on charges of abusing four brothers in the late 1970s. Released on personal recognizance. In 1995 he entered an Alford plea (did not admit to wrongdoing but felt evidence would result in conviction) and was sentenced to 10 years prison, suspended upon service of 5 years probation. Died 12/25/95. Plaintiffs settled for $200K total but were denied permission to participate in 2007 settlement.

Accused of abusing multiple people. Resigned in 12/93 after accusations became public. Criminal charges filed in 1994. Pled guilty. Sentenced to three years probation, treatment and 250 hours public service. Hopwood's roommate at seminary and later was future Cardinal Bernardin. Ordained by Bishop Russell of Charleston who made him Chancellor immediately after ordination. Died 4/30/17. On diocese's list 3/29/19. Lawsuit filed in 1/21 claims abuse of a boy for two years in the mid-1970s, beginning when the boy was age 13 and a St. John's Church and Cathedral School student.

Ordained for the Archdiocese of Hartford. Transferred to the Diocese of Charleston in 1958, incardinated in 1959. Parish priest. Bishop England High School faculty member, rector of the school 1964-1990. Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Elevated to monsignor in 1991. Died in 2004. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 11/3/2021 of sexually abusing a young altar boy in the early 1990s, at St. Andrew's in Myrtle Beach. Kelly's accuser said the priest also abused other altar boys. A second man field suit in 1/2024, alleging abuse by Kelly as a St. Andrew's altar boy, also in the early 1990s.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Noted to be the subject of a settlement. Died 6/9/17.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Left the priesthood after 10 years, married and raised a family. Died in 4/81.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Died 8/30/04.

Former Bishop England High School teacher. Retired. Arrested on charges related to fondling an 8-year-old boy in a pool. Convicted in 2/93. Apparently sentenced to 5 years prison. Released in 4/98. Absent on sick leave per 1993 and 1998 Catholic Directories. Not indexed in the 2002 Directory. Registered sex offender in SC as of 6/10. Conviction information found on that website. On diocese's list 3/29/19. Died 12/01/15.

Arrested in 6/01 after a computer repairman found child pornography on Ryfinski's computer. Pleaded guilty in 3/02 to one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Received a five year suspended sentence with three years probation. Laicized in 4/07. On SC Sex Offender Registry as of 1/3/10. On diocese's list 3/29/19.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Died 8/26/98. Subject of a settlement.

Privileges removed in 3/13 after allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor more than 15 years prior, when he was pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Greenwood. In 1/11, with permission of the bishop, he began working for Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a papal agency based in NY City. Apparently in Rome when allegations were made public. As of 4/23/13 accuser waived further criminal investigation, saying church punishment was enough. Diocese was continuing investigation. Laicized in 5/16. In 2017 Vaverek created a nonprofit for supporting priests "at a vocational crossroads" called Pax Bonum. Included on the diocese's 3/19 list of credibly accused.

Assigned in the Archdioceses of Cincinnati, Chicago, and New York. Prior to ordination, worked as a deacon in Tanzania. Pastor of St. Mark the Evangelist Parish in Harlem in the NY archdiocese when arrested in 6/2017 for sexual abuse in 1982-1984 of two boys, ages 10 and 11-14, at St. Patrick's church in Charleston. Washington was a lay person and volunteer in his early 20s at the time of the alleged abuse. The boys were in training to be altar servers. The abuse was said to have included fondling and oral copulation. The Charleston diocese learned of the allegations in 2/2016 and contacted the Rockville Centre diocese. The Charleston diocese contacted Charleston police in 9/2016. The criminal case was dismissed in 2018. Listed on Xavier University in New Orleans' website in 6/2017 as associate professor of pastoral theology.  Included in 10/2022 on the Chicago Archdiocese's list of credibly accused; had been pastor of two Chicago parishes. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report. Washington's order, the Spiritans, contended in 2025 that the allegations were unsubstantiated. However, the order said that Washington was under constant monitoring and did not have unsupervised accessed to minors. He was living at a Spiritans retirement home in Bethel Park, PA.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list updated 12/31/19. Died 6/20/62.