Fr. Milton T. Walsh
Accused in 1984 of abuse of a 13-year-old boy. Reported immediately to Archbishop Quinn, who convinced the parents not to go to the police. Cardinal Levada learned of Walsh’s abuse of the boy in 1995; he allowed Walsh to remain in active ministry until 8/2002. Criminal charges filed 10/2002; dropped in 7/2003 after U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the statute of limitations. Walsh had admitted his behavior and apologized to his victim during a phone call secretly taped by police. Victim filed suit; settled in 2003. Walsh was discovered by news outlet in 9/2019 at a a celebration officiated by the archbishop of the opening of a proposed Benedictine monastery on the grounds of a parish in Taos NM. Walsh reportedly had been planning to move into the monastery, which is across the street from a public elementary school.
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