Diocese of Las Vegas NV – BishopAccountability.org

8 Accused in This Diocese

Fr. Raul Alberto Bosco

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Ordained: 1973
Status: Accused

Died: 2006
Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

From Argentina, where he was ordained in 1973. Died in 2006. Named publicly as accused by the Las Vegas diocese on its list 4/12/2019. Added to the Stockton diocese's list in 11/2020, where was assigned 1991-1992.

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Fr. Lawrence O. Bourrie

Ordained: 1933
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

Ordained in 1933 for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, B.C. Parish priest, pastor. Superintendent of Catholic Education for the Archdiocese by 1938-1939. Left Vancouver in 1946, the Directory noting "retire." Transferred around that time to Nevada, involved with the Nevada Catholic Welfare Bureau, with offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Held prominent chancery positions in the Diocese of Reno as of 1966. Died in 1996. Named publicly as accused by the Las Vegas diocese on its list 4/12/2019. Noted to have been ordained for "another diocese."

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Diocese of Las Vegas List 04.12.19

Br. John Dodd

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Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

Named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Las Vegas list 4/11/2019. Retired in 2014. Removed from ministry in 2019. The list notes complaints were to the Viatorians in IL (diocese not specified). No record of allegations against Dodd in NV. Reportedly the subject of one substantiated allegation of abuse, occurring around 1985. Included on the Order's list of credibly accused 10/31/2020, which shows him to be retired and living in a structured environment on a safety plan.

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Br. Philip Napolitano

Order: HRO
Status: Accused

Died: 9/8/2023
Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

Named publicly as accused by the Las Vegas diocese on its list 4/12/2019, which notes that a canonical trial was to be held by the Diocese to determine Napolitano's guilt. Napolitano's LinkedIn page shows that he joined his Order in 2/1961, and that he taught at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno 8/1973-6/2010. He died 9/8/2023.

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Fr. Joseph Paradiso/Paradise

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Ordained: 1959
Status: Accused

Died: 3/10/2017
Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

Ordained in 1959. Worked in the Diocese of Las Vegas as a counselor and high school teacher. Last shown in the 1970 Catholic Directory, as absent on leave (1969-1970). Earned a Masters of Social Work in AZ. Became a counselor at the Stewart Indian Boarding School for Native Americans in Carson City, NV and later was a social worker for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Married and raised a family. Retired to Newport OR, then moved to his native MA. Died in 2017. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Las Vegas diocese on its list 4/12/2019.

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Fr. Robert P. Petekiewicz

Ordained: 1991
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

Transitional deacon in Brooklyn, transferred to the Diocese of Las Vegas in 1987. Ordained for the priesthood in 1991. Accused in a 2009 NY civil suit of abusing a boy for four years, beginning in 1985 when the boy was age 9. Suit dismissed due to the statute of limitations 6/23/2009. On administrative leave from the Las Vegas diocese per its website accessed 2/9/2013. Included on the Brooklyn diocese's list in 2/2019, which notes permanent removal from ministry 9/10/2015. On the Las Vegas diocese's list 4/12/2019, noting that complaints were from the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Las Vegas. Removed from ministry in 2008.

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Fr. Mark Thomas Roberts

Ordained: 1983
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

First known incident of abuse occurred in 1996. Removed from ministry in 2002. Accused in a 2002 civil suit of abuse of at least nine teenage boys. Criminally charged with the abuse of five boys. Convicted in 2003. Sentenced to three years probation. Removed from formal probation by court in 8/2004. Ordered to treatment at RECON, a church-run center in MO, despite the fact that one of his victims lived within a 20 minute drive of the site. Included on the Las Vegas diocese's list 4/12/2019.

Fr. Clark A. Tea

Ordained: 1983
Status: Accused

Died: 9/19/2014
Diocese: Diocese of Las Vegas NV

Named publicly as accused by the Las Vegas diocese on its list 4/12/2019. Navy chaplain, parish priest. Died 9/19/2014 in Cathedral City, CA.

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