Fr. John C. Holdren
Accused in a lawsuit filed 9/8/2015 of sexually abusing a 7- to 9-year-old boy in the early 1970s at St. Rita’s of Cascia in Aurora. Abuse allegedly included fondling and sodomy. Accuser said several of his friends told him they were abused, too. Holdren denied abuse of the boy. Took a long-term leave of absence in 1994 after he was injured in a reported home invasion. Diocese stated in 9/2015 that he was no longer an active priest, but Holdren told a reporter he was still active, helping out at a local parish. On diocese’s list 11/14/2018. It noted he was removed from ministry in 7/1994 “for reason not related to a child abuse allegation.” Died 4/16/2018. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report, which notes 3 “reported survivors.”
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