Fr. Peter John McNamara
Resigned in 8/1971. Laicized in 11/1972. Newly identified as accused in Archdiocesan Report 3/20/2006. Archdiocese settled at least one claim in 5/2007 $6.65M settlement with 14 people claiming abuse by 12 priests. Whereabouts unknown in 5/2007. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report.
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