Fr. Ronald J. Atwood
Removed 7/16/2013 without faculties after an allegation was received 7/15/2013 of sexual abuse at Bishop Ready High School and/or St. Stephen the Martyr and St. Peter parishes in Columbus between 1976 and 1979. Investigated. In 1999, Atwood was charged with public indecency in a park known for homosexual activity. Pleaded no contest in 2000 to urinating on a tree; paid fine. Included on Attorney Garabedian’s list 3/28/2016 of accused clerics named in civil claims resulting in settlements or arbitration awards, regarding alleged abuse of a boy while assigned to Bishop Ready High School in Columbus OH, 1975-1980. Claim settled in 2/2015. Case sent to the Vatican. Died 4/14/2016.
- Fox 28 07.17.13
- Columbus Dispatch 07.17.13
- 10 TV 07.17.13
- NBC4i 07.17.13
- SNAP Statement 07.17.13
- Newark Advocate 07.18.13
- Fox 28 07.07.14
- Bostoncom 03.28.16
- Columbus Dispatch 03.28.16
- The Patch 03.28.16
- Boston Globe 03.28.16
- Boston Globe 03.28.16
- BishopAccountability 03.28.16
- WBUR 03.28.16
- WBUR 03.28.16
- SNAP 03.29.16
- 10TV 03.29.16
- Columbus Dispatch 03.30.16
- Columbus Dispatch 04.26.16
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