Fr. Michael Salerno
Placed on leave in 11/2007 by the Baltimore archdiocese after accusation surfaced that he had abused a teenage boy in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the time of the alleged abuse, Salerno was a lay member (brother) of the Pallotine order. Salerno neither admitted nor denied the accusation at the time. Order announced in 12/2008 that Salerno had since admitted that he molested a 13-year-old boy in the late 1970s. Privileges permanently removed. On the Baltimore archdiocese’s list 9/5/2019. Died in 9/2021. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General’s Report.
- Baltimore Sun 11.19.07
- WJZ 11.19.07
- Baltimore Sun 11.20.07
- The Examiner 11.20.07
- WJZ 11.25.07
- ABC 2 11.27.07
- Baltimore Sun 12.03.07
- WJZ 02.26.08
- Baltimore Sun 02.27.08
- Letter from Pallotine Order to Parish 12.28.08
- WBAL 12.30.08
- Catholic Review 12.30.08
- Baltimore Sun 12.30.08
- ABC 2 12.30.08
- Examiner 12.31.08
- Archdiocese of Baltimore List 09.05.19
- Baltimore Sun 10.14.21
- MD Attorney General’s Report 04.05.23
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