Fr. Donald Wren Kimball
Placed on leave 1990, accused of abuse of boys and girls. Civil suit settled 2000 for $1.6M. Other suits also settled. Convicted of child molestation in June 2002; sentenced to 7 years in prison for abuse of a 13 year-old-girl in 1981. Same trial found him innocent of raping another girl. Supreme Court overturned law under which he was criminally convicted. Laicized in 2002; died 9/15/06. Several settlements in 2005 and 2006. On diocese’s list 1/12/19, noting allegations in 1990 of abuse in the 1980s. Suits filed in 12/19 under the CA Child Victims Act claiming abuse of two minors, ages 16 and 17.
- LA Times 03.15.00
- San Francisco Chronicle 03.25.00
- LA Times 03.28.00
- San Francisco Chronicle 04.28.00
- San Francisco Chronicle 11.09.00
- San Francisco Chronicle 11.14.00
- San Francisco Chronicle 11.16.00
- LA Times 02.18.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 03.15.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 03.21.02
- Press Democrat 03.29.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 04.10.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 04.17.02
- Press Democrat 05.12.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 06.08.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 01.29.03
- Press Democrat 07.03.03
- San Francisco Chronicle 07.11.03
- LA Times 04.23.05
- San Francisco Chronicle 07.01.05
- LA Times 09.17.06
- Diocese of Santa Rosa List 02.07.19
- Press Democrat 12.16.22
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