Fr. Hugh F. Monahan

Ordained: 1968
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph MO

Six men filed five suits in the early 2000s alleging sexual abuse as boys by Monahan in the 1970s to the mid-1980s. One of the plaintiffs was Monahan’s nephew, who claimed the abuse began when he was age 11, went on for five years, and included rape. Another said he lived with Monahan for a time and the diocese knew it. Monahan took leave from the priesthood in 1973, then returned. He left again in 1989 and may have moved to Puerto Rico. Claims were settled in 8/2008 as part of a $10M settlement involving 12 priests. Monahan and another priest were named in a new suit filed by a man in 3/2011. He was also named in an 8/2011 suit. Included on the Diocese’s 9/5/2019 list, with multiple substantiated allegations. Laicized. He was said in 11/2021 to have married in 2000 and to be living in FL.

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