Fr. Robert Boley
Worked in IL, NJ, Ontario CA, KY, CA, WDC, WI, PA and MA. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 2006 in L.A. of “accosting” a young girl at a parish in the early 1980s. At the time the suit was filed, Boley was working as parochial vicar in Darien, IL. He left the assignment in 10/2006 and moved to a Carmelite house in Joliet under a “safety plan.” Case included in massive 7/2007 $660M settlement by L.A. Archdiocese with 508 plaintiffs. Added 11/22/2020 to the Diocese of Joliet’s list of accused. Allegations in a lawsuit of repeatedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, including rape, in the 1980s at St. Cyril’s Parish School in Chicago. Settled in 6/2022. Boley was the girl’s teacher; the abuse would allegedly occur when he would make her stay inside during recess under the guise of helping her with her math homework. Boley’s accuser said that she likely wasn’t the only child he abused because he had someone stay in for recess every day. Included on the Chicago archdiocese’s list in 10/2022. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report.
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