Fr. Paul E. Pindel
Named as accused in the 8/14/2018 PA Grand Jury Report and on the Diocese’s list of accused. Died in 1991. Report to the Diocese in 2/2002 that Pindel abused an 8th or 9th grade St. William’s boy in the 1960s. Said to have taken boys to his farm, gave the accuser wine, orally copulated him and simulated anal sex. Report to diocese in 5/2003 of abuse of an 8th grader at St. William’s school about 1965. Accused in 8/2011 of abuse of a 6- to 9-year-old CCD student 1980-1984. This accuser said Pindel would pull him out of class to the rectory, that an usher would watch the door during the abuse, and that the usher also abused him sometimes. Another report to the diocese in 4/2012 that Pindel sexually abused a 13- to 15-year-old boy 1957-1960. Sued in 1/2019 by woman claiming he abused her at age 15 in 1982. She said her parents informed the church, but no action. Lawsuit in 6/2020.
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