Fr. Joseph Pacheco
Monsignor. Sued in 2003. Accused of abuse of a youth in the 1960s at parishes in Tulare and Merced. Died in 1992. In 12/06 the diocese agreed to pay the plaintiff $750K to settle the lawsuit. Diocese said it is aware of several other victims. Name included on the diocese’s list in 8/21 of credibly accused.
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