Fr. Thomas M. Kohler
Removed from assignment in 1994 and remained on leave until 2005. Accused of abuse of a male in the mid-1970s and of taking nude photos of a 15-year-old boy in 1994 in New Jersey. Criminal charges filed in that case. Outcome unclear. Accused in a in a 1995 civil suit of abuse of an altar boy 1973-78; settled. Laicization announced in 2005.
- Philadelphia Archdiocesan Priest Data Profile
- Philadelphia Grand Jury Report
- Providence Journal Bulletin 07.13.94
- Philadelphia Daily News 04.19.96
- Philadelphia Inquirer 03.03.02
- USA Today 11.11.02
- Philadelphia Inquirer 06.24.05
- Philadelphia Inquirer 09.17.05
- Website: Catholic Scouters & Sexual Abuse, 11.30.07
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