Fr. James Mitchell
Ordained in Colombia. Brought two impoverished teen boys from Colombia to live with him at St. John’s in Seattle where he worked 1985-1986. Promised them US citizenship via adoption, then allegedly sexually abused them for years. One of them filed a civil suit in 2004. The Archdiocese knew of Mitchell’s history in 1986 or 1987 but did nothing legally because the abuse was thought to have occurred only in Colombia. Sent for treatment, then removed from archdiocesan assignments. A second suit was filed in 2005. Name included on archdiocese’s list 1/15/2016 of clergy and religious with admitted, established or credible allegations against them of sexual abuse of a minor.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 05.15.04
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 08.19.04
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 08.20.04
- Spokesman Review 08.21.04
- Seattle Post Intelligencer 01.20.05
- Spokesman Review 01.22.05
- Seattle Times 01.27.05
- The Stranger 01.15.16
- The Columbian 01.15.16
- Archdiocese of Seattle List of Accused 01.15.16
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