Fr. Joseph I. Patnode
In 2003 a man said he and at least 9 other other teenage boys were sexually abused by Patnode in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. In 1951 Patnode was removed from his parish assignment and transferred to Sisters of Mercy Novitiate in Iowa. He retired in 1964 and died 12/30/1977. At least one claim was included in a $2.6M settlement with the Archdiocese in 3/2007 and at least one in an 8/2013 $5.2M out-of-court settlement involving 10 priests and 26 victims.
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