Fr. Martin J. Fleming

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Ordained: 1898
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Scranton PA

First named publicly as accused in the 8/14/18 PA Grand Jury Report. Died 1950. Report to the diocese in 4/06 that Fleming sexually abused a 6-year-old girl in 1940. His accuser said she was in heart failure, wanted “all of her ducks in a row,” including being counted as a victim of a priest in the diocese. She said this “deepest secret” kept coming back to “trouble her spirits and cause her emotional distress.” Fleming’s name was included on a list the diocese sent to each D.A.’s office in within the diocese in 5/16 of all priests with allegations of child sex abuse against them. On diocese’s list 8/19/18.


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