Fr. James F. Bunn
Per the PA Attorney General’s 3/1/2016 Grand Jury, Bunn “engaged in sexual intercourse” repeatedly with a boy, ages 10-13, in the 1960s. Bunn had befriended the boy’s family, parishioners of St. Andrew’s in Johnstown, and visited often after his move to Sacred Heart in Altoona. The victim and his parents reported Bunn to Bishop Hogan in 1982. Bunn was kept in ministry. He had been principal of McCort High School since 1978. In 1984 the family again contacted Bishop Hogan, complaining that Bunn was the McCort principal and that, along with accused priest Martin McCamley, had continued corresponding with the victim. Hogan moved Bunn to another parish. When Adamec became Bishop they contacted him. Adamec met with Bunn, who admitted to “one incident.” He sent Bunn for an evaluation; based on Bunn’s self-report of no “pedophilic” interests, he was kept in ministry. There was another complaint in 2001. Bunn was removed from public ministry in 2002. He died 5/31/2022.
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