Fr. Eugene P. Sullivan
Sued in 2005 by a man who alleged that, when he was a 15-year-old boy in 1977, Sullivan molested him once while driving him to Camp Fatima in NH. Sullivan was Superintendent of Archdiocesan Schools during the time in question. The same plaintiff also alleged abuse by two other priests. Sullivan denied the allegation, saying the plaintiff had mistaken him for Eugene O’Sullivan, a known abuser. The Review Board found the charge unsubstantiated and Cardinal O’Malley returned O’Sullivan to active status in 1/2009. The lawsuit settled for $475K in 12/2008. Included on the Boston archdiocese’s list of accused, under the “unsubstantiated” category; noted to having no restrictions on his ministry. Granted Senior priest status in 10/2013. Sullivan was a priest in residence at Sacred Heart Parish in Roslindale MA until 3/2024, when he moved to Regina Cleri, the archdiocese’s retirement facility for priests.
- Boston_com 01.05.05
- Patriot Ledger 01.06.05
- Patriot Ledger 01.10.05
- Weymouth News 01.12.05
- Patriot Ledger 01.25.05
- Wicked Local 02.28.08
- Archdiocese of Boston Statement 01.16.09
- The Pilot 01.16.09
- The Republican 01.16.09
- Patriot Ledger 01.17.09
- ItemLive 01.18.09
- WBUR 03.26.10
- National Catholic Register 08.25.11
- The Pilot 10.11.13
- Boston Archdiocese List 08.18.22
- Sacred Heart Parish Bulletin 03.17.24
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