Fr. James F. Nolan

Ordained: 1929
Status: Accused

Died: 04/11/1957
Diocese: Diocese of Scranton PA

First named publicly as accused in the 8/14/18 PA Grand Jury Report. Died in 1957. In 11/03 a 75-year-old man reported to the diocese that when he was a 15-year-old altar boy, Nolan groped him. The man stated that he felt he could now put the matter behind him. On diocese’s list 8/19/18.


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