Fr. Robert Yurgel
Transferred out of the diocese in 10/1999. Arrested in 4/2008. Charged with the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy in 1999 at St. Matthew’s in Charlotte, where he was assigned 1997-1999. At the time of his arrest, Yurgel was chaplain at St. Mary’s in Passaic, NJ. He was extradited to Charlotte and released on bail. His victim filed civil suit against the Diocese and Capuchins in 10/2008, saying the Diocese knew of the abuse before his transfer to NJ and the case was covered-up. Yurgel pleaded guilty to one count in 2/2009 and was sentenced to 7 years 8 months -10 years in prison. The lawsuit settled in 5/2010 for $1.23M ($1M from Diocese and $230K from the Order). Yurgel was released from prison in 8/2016. He moved from NC to NJ in 11/2016. Per the Capuchins, he was defrocked in 2010. A lawsuit in 12/2020 claimed the sexual abuse of a boy, ages 5-7, at St. Matthew’s, beginning in 1997.
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