Fr. G. Barry Ashwell
Accused in a 2001 lawsuit of sexual abuse in the 1970s at St. Joseph’s in Vancouver. Placed on leave. Similar accusations of abuse in the 1970s had been made in 1996 when Ashwell was assigned to St. Augustine’s in Oak Harbor. He was a state-licensed foster father and one of his charges accused him of abuse. His (male) accuser settled with the Archdiocese in 1996. Three other men filed suit in 7/2005. Laicized in 2005. New suit filed 8/30/2010. Included on archdiocese’s list 1/15/2016. Settlement in 2022 of sexual abuse in about 1976 at St. Vincent de Paul in Federal Way.
- Seattle Times 04.12.02
- Seattle Times 04.14.02
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 04.24.03
- Seattle Archdiocesan Case Review Board Report 06.01.04
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 01.06.05
- Seattle Times 01.22.05
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 07.28.05
- Seattle Times 11.15.05
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 11.16.05
- Seattle Times 02.21.06
- Whidbey News Time 08.31.10
- Archdiocese of Seattle List 01.15.16
- Central Kitsap Reporter 01.15.16
- The Stranger 01.15.16
- KIRO 01.15.16
- The Columbian 01.15.16
- Edmonds Beacon 01.16.16
- USA Today 11.15.19
- Seattle Times 12.09.22
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