Fr. Julian B. Varettoni
Monsignor. Accused by Bob Deacon in 2004 of sexually abusing him as a boy in the 1960s. A Diocesan investigation found insufficient information to determine guilt, though the board found Deacon’s testimony credible, per his canon lawyer, Rev. Kenneth Lasch. Deacon appealed to the Vatican. In 2/2005 the Diocese settled with Deacon and other victims for $5M. Bishop Serratelli informed Lasch that “the Vatican upheld [Serratelli’s] decision to exonerate Varettoni,” who continued as pastor of Sacred Heart in Clifton. Varettoni retired in 2007 and died 2/23/2023.
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