Fr. Francis A. Murphy
“Frank.” Excardinated from Boston to Anchorage in 1964. Left Alaska in the mid-1980s for alcoholism treatment. At about the same time, there were reports of child sexual abuse involving at least 5 boys and pornography. Worked in Boston after treatment. Boston personnel file released in 2003 included a 1985 police report. Removed in 1995. Five plaintiffs received $1.4M from an Anchorage settlement in 8/2006. Retired to Cuba, NM in the Gallup diocese in 1997; not given faculties. Admitted to abusing boys. Included on the Boston archdiocese’s list in 8/2011. Died in 2012. Included on the Gallup diocese’s list of credibly accused. On the Anchorage archdiocese’s list 1/16/2020, noting sexual misconduct with minors 1966-1979. Accused in a 5/2021 lawsuit, along with Fr. Stanley Allie, of abuse in the mid-1980s in AK. Said to have settled.
- Arizona Republic 02.04.03
- Boston Globe 02.05.03
- Juneau Empire (AP) 02.09.03
- ADN.com 08.05.03
- Arizona Republic 08.14.03
- Anchorage Daily News 02.26.04
- Gallup Independent 08.03.05
- Anchorage Daily News 08.04.06
- KTVA 08.04.06
- Anchorage Daily News 09.27.06
- Gallup Independent 05.28.11
- Boston Archdiocese List 08.25.11
- National Catholic Register 08.25.11
- Gallup Independent 11.11.13
- Diocese of Gallup downloaded 02.28.15
- Anchorage Press 01.19.16
- Archdiocese of Anchorage List 01.16.20
- Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau Statement 05.14.21
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