Fr. Theodore Llanos

Ordained: 1974
Status: Settled

Died: 12/30/1996
Diocese: Archdiocese of Los Angeles CA

Turned himself in to police after arrest warrant in 11/1995; faced 38 counts of molesting five boys since 1990. Had been in treatment at St. Luke’s in MD. Sued by six in 1996. Cases dismissed due to SOL in 1996. Died by suicide in his Washington DC home in 12/1996, age 50. Another civil suit filed in 1997. Two more in 2003. At least 21 victims of abuse, spanning 20 years. All included in a massive L.A. archdiocese $660M settlement in 7/2007. A suit claiming abuse 1988-1992 of a boy, ages 8-12, settled in 2020 in the low six figures.


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