43 Accused in This Religious Order
- JOHN DOE Nos 30 – 68 and MARY ROE Nos 6 – 8, v Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, CA 05-0006
- BishopAccountability Letter to Dr Mary Jane Doherty, Chairperson of the Archdiocese of Boston Review Board 07.27.11
- Boston Globe 07.28.11
- Xaverian Brothers List 07.12.19
- Archdiocese of Baltimore List 07.23.19
- MD Attorney General’s Report 04.05.23
- Boston Globe 01.18.03
- Dallas Morning News 09.12.04
- Associated Press 04.15.05
- The Republican 06.24.08
- iobserve 06.25.08
- The Republican 06.25.08
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 07.14.08
- Wisconsin Public Radio 07.15.08
- City of Angels 09.15.08
- City of Angels 11.14.08
- 1010 WINS 11.20.08
- Star-Ledger 12.14.08
- City of Angels 01.11.09
- The Observer 02.01.09
- Mercury News 04.14.10
- Boston Globe 11.20.11
- SNAP Statement 03.11.13
- Winnipeg Free Press 05.06.10
- iobserve 05.14.10
- SNAP Fact Sheet 06.09.10
Br. David Baker
Also known as Br. Felix. Joined the Xaverians in 1956. Worked in the U.S., Mexico, South Korea and Romania. Faculty member 1983-1984 at Colegio Cervantes Colonias in Guadalajara; ESL Teacher/Trainer in Guadalajara 1990-1993 and at Instituto Mexicano de Saltillo, Coahuila 1995-1997. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019, which notes allegations received in 2003 of abuse in the mid-1980s in Brooklyn. Baker was removed from ministry and withdrew from the Xaverians in 2003. Deceased.
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Br. James M. Posten
Br. Jeffrey. Named publicly as accused by the Xaverian order on its list in 3/2021 of deceased members with allegations against them which could not be fully investigated but had a semblance of truth. Allegation was of abuse occurring around 1947-1949, while assigned to Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore. Joined the order in 1942, withdrew in 1950.
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Br. Ernest P. Bradunas
A woman filed suit in 5/2003 against the Xaverians alleging that she was abused in the early 1960s by Bradunas. He was a teacher at St. Xavier High School 1951-1961. The Order denied any knowledge of past allegations. Bradunas died in 1985.
Br. Joseph F. Brocato
Brother Romanus. From Italy. Given name was Salvador J. or Joseph F. Brocato. Joined the Xaverians in 1926. Taught in KY, MA, MD, VA and Brooklyn NY. Xaverians settled for $75K in the early 2000s with a man alleging sexual abuse by Br. Romanus over a 4-year period in the 1960s, when the man was a 10- to 13-year-old boy. Abuse reportedly occurred in a classroom closet at Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School where Br. Romanus worked, in bathhouse locker rooms and swimming pool changing rooms, and under the Coney Island boardwalk. Died 6/30/1992. On the Xaverians' list 7/12/2019. On the Archdiocese of Baltimore's list 7/23/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. William M. Burns
Br. Francis Jerome. Joined the Xaverians in 1923. Moved almost every year or two, with the exception of his last six years at Malden Catholic High School in MA. Worked in NY, MA, ME, KY, MD, CT. Died in 1974. On the Order's list 7/12/2019. It notes allegations reported in 2003 and later, of abuse 1950s-1970s in Brooklyn, NY and in Shrewsbury, Danvers and Malden, MA. On the Baltimore Archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
William H. Carbin/Br. Kentigern
Joined the Xaverians in 1946. Left in 1963. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes allegations reported in 2004 and 2011 of abuse in Louisville, KY in the early 1960s. Deceased.
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Br. Patrick C. Congdon
Br. Douglas. Joined the Xaverians in 1943. Left in 1961. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation received in 2008 of abuse in the late 1940s-early 1950s at a summer camp in NJ. Assigned during that time to St. Michael DHS in Brooklyn. Deceased.
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Br. Eugenio Cumerlato
From Italy. Worked in Italy, Mexico, possibly Bangladesh, and the U.S. Lived 1949-1955 and the 1980s at the Xaverian's Mission Animation Center in Holliston, MA. At least one lawsuit settled naming Cumerlato as a perpetrator of sexual abuse. Died in Italy 12/4/1989.
Fr. Charles H. Cummings
Br. Lucas. Joined the Xaverians in 1933. Died in 1995. Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2018 of abuse in 1968 in Louisville.
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Br. John H. Dagwell
Br. Aloysius. Joined the Xaverians in 1962. Per Boston personnel files released 1/2003, Dagwell pleaded guilty in 1988 to molesting a student in Newark, NJ; others also complained. Sentenced to probation and ordered to stay away from children. Fired from his position as teacher and coach at a parochial school. Transferred to Boston; may have abused there. Left the order in 2002. Worked for 15 years at Keiser University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Included on the Xaverians' list 7/12/2019. Died in 3/2020. Lawsuit filed in 7/2020. Accused in a new suit filed in 10/2021.
Br. Francis E. Dailey
Br. Cosmas. Joined the Xaverians in 1900. Died in 1961. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019, which notes an allegation reported in 1999 of abuse 1951-1955 in Danvers, MA.
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Br. John J. Devoe
Br. Brennan. Joined the Xaverians in 1949. Named publicly as accused on the order's list 7/12/2019. Allegation received in 1991 of abuse in the mid-1960s in Leonardtown, MD. Removed from ministry in 1991. Died in 2005.
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Br. Francis E. Dolan
Br. Fabian. Joined the Xaverians in 1939. Died in 1975. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 1995 of abuse in Baltimore in 1945. Included on the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Included in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report. It notes that the 1995 report was from a man who said Fabian several other Xaverian Brothers at St. Mary's Industrial School sexually abused him, including rape, when he was age 13-16, beginning in 1945. He said a Passionist priest also sexually abused him at the school.
Br. George Donnelly
Teacher and Director of Student Activities at St. John's Prep school for almost 20 years when accused of molesting a male student in 1993. Initially denied the charges but later admitted to two incidents with the then 17-year-old student while denying two other allegations involving the same boy. School's headmaster said conduct "was so egregious as to force removal from his post." DA's office did not consider the incidents to be of a criminal nature. Allowed to serve as hospital chaplain by 2006. Omitted from 2011 Boston AD database.
Br. John J. Donovan
"Bro. Ronald." Joined the Xaverians in 1949. Named publicly as accused on the order's list 7/12/2019. Retired in 1990. Allegation received in 1992 of abuse in the mid-1960s, in the Bronx. Also worked in the Diocese of Boston, where he died in 2000.
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Br. Robert Flaherty
Joined the Xaverian Brothers in 9/1979, took vows in the 1980s. Suspended from ministry in 8/2018 during an investigation by the state's attorney of allegations that Flaherty sexually abused a minor in the mid-1980s. Investigation initiated by Baltimore Police in 4/2018. Taught at Mount St. Joseph School 1972-1993 and 2008-2010. Taught in KY 1994-1999. Was teaching at St. John's Prep in Danvers MA when suspended; was there 1999-2007, returning in 2010. Included on the Order's list in 3/2021, which shows allegations of inappropriate touching and fondling in the 1970s and 1984-1985. Living in a restricted and supervised environment on a safety plan.
Br. George Gardiner
Br. Barton. Joined the Xaverians in 1948. Left in 1970. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes an allegation received in 2013 of abuse at a summer camp in the mid-1960s in Leonardtown, MD. Deceased. On the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. Leo Gillis
Br. Wenceslaus. Joined the Xaverians in 1953. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation of abuse in 1960 in Brooklyn reported in 2004. Noted to have been placed on a safety plan and monitored. Died in 2014.
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Br. Thomas Harrison
Br. Bosco. Joined the Xaverians in 1941. Left in 1973. Clinical psychologist. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019, which notes an allegation of abuse in the late 1950s reported in 2009. Deceased. On the Baltimore Archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. Thomas F. Holihan
Br. Rudolph. Joined the Xaverians in 1931. Died in 1991. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2004 of abuse in the early 1960s in Danvers.
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Br. Thomas F. Kelly
Br. Benedict Joseph. Joined the Xaverians in 1933. Died in 1976. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 1995 of abuse in Baltimore in 1945. The alleged victim said he was abused by Kelly, including rape, at St. Mary's Industrial School from ages 13-16, beginning in about 1945. This accuser said he was also sexually abused at the school by Xaverian Bros. Luanus/Lawrence Meegan and Fabian/Francis Donal, and by Passionist priest Timothy McGrath. Included on the Baltimore archdiocese's list in 7/2019 and in the MD Attorney General's Report 4/5/2023 .
Br. Albert F. Kerressey
Br. Ricardo/Richard. Joined the Xaverians in 1932. Accused in a 9/22/1994 demand letter of sexually abusing a student who had been injured during hazing at St. John's Prep, where Bro. Ricardo was Headmaster. Alleged to have orally sodomized the boy in the school infirmary. Previously worked at a High School in the Worcester diocese, and was later an education official at the US Catholic Conference in the Washington DC archdiocese. Also worked in Boston as a family counselor. Died 9/19/1997. Omitted from the 2011 Boston AD database. Included on the order's list 7/12/2019. It notes allegations reported in 1994 and later of abuse in Danvers, MA in the mid-late 1960s. Died in 1997.
Br. Leroy F. Lamont
Br. Jerome. Joined the Xaverians in 1941. Died in 1987. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2002 of abuse in the late 1960s at a summer camp in NH.
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Br. William Marinan
Bro. LaSalle. Joined the Xaverians in 1947. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes a report received in 2011 of abuse in the early 1970s in MA. Marinan died in 2014.
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Br. William F. McCarthy
Br. Constantine. Joined the Xaverians in 1940. Left in 1947. Become a teacher at the Aquinas Institute in Rochester NY. Died in 1982. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2002 of abuse in the mid-1940s in Baltimore of a boy, age 8 or 9. The alleged victim said two other boys his age told him McCarthy also abused them. Name included on the Baltimore Archdiocese's list of accused 7/23/2019. Included in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. James R. McCormack
Br. Pierre. Joined the Xaverians in 1960. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes an allegation reported in 1984 of abuse in the early 1980s in Louisville. Removed from ministry with adolescents. Left the Xaverians in 1987. Deceased.
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Br. John J. McMahon
Br. Damian. Joined the Xaverians in 1943. Named publicly as accused by the order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes an allegation received in 2010 of abuse in Brooklyn, NY in the late 1980s. McMahon died in 2015. On the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Assigned there to Mt. St. Joseph High School 1957-1965. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. Lawrence C. Meegan
Br. Luanus. Joined the Xaverians in 1941. Died in 1977. Per his obituary, Meegan taught in Baltimore MD, Lawrence MA, Louisville KY, Bangor ME and Montvale NJ. Named publicly as accused by his Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 1995 of abuse and rape beginning in 1945 of a boy, ages 13-16, at St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore. Meegan's accuser said he was sexually abused at the time by several Xaverian Brothers and a Passionist priest. On the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Included in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. Thomas Morrissey
Brother Gabriel. Joined the order in 1959. Named publicly as accused by the Xaverian Brothers on its list 7/12/2019. It notes allegations of abuse and attempted abuse reported in 2002 and later, in Danvers and Westwood, late 1960s-early 1970s. Put on a safety plan in 2002. Included on the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Per the order's list in 3/2021, Morrissey died in 2021. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report (name misspelled Morrisey).
Br. Francis O’Lone
Br. Remigius aka Francis O'Lone. Joined the Xaverians in 1941. Died in 1983. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation received in 2008 of abuse at a summer camp in NJ in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Assigned 1949-1950 to St. Michael DHS in Brooklyn, NY. Accused in a claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures of sexually abusing a boy, age 14, in 1952 at Camp St. Joseph's Villa in Hackettstown, NJ.
Br. Donald J. O’Toole
"Br. Alois." Joined the Xaverians in 1935. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. It notes allegations received in 1989 of abuse in MA late 1950s-early 1980s, unrelated to Xaverian school students. Removed from ministry in 1989. O'Toole died in 2006. Included on the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. William F. O’Bryan
Br. Sidney. Joined the order in 1941, withdrew in 1954. Named publicly as accused by the Xaverian order on its list in 3/2021 of deceased members with allegations against them which could not be fully investigated but had a semblance of truth. Accused of abusing at Camp Calvert in the early 1950s.
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Fr. Mario Pezzotti
From Italy. Accused of molesting students at Xaverian Missionary Faith High School in Holliston MA beginning in 1959 and until the early 1970s. Former students came forward with allegations in 1993. Pezzotti was in Brazil in 1993, where he had been working in the Amazon since the early 1970s with Kayapo Indian children and supervising priests. He apologized to a MA victim in a note sometime before he came forward in 1993. A civil suit was filed in 1993. The Order admitted to knowledge of two other claims. In 2002 a woman said she also had been molested by Pezzotti in the early 1970s. Pezzotti returned to Italy in 2003, and went again to Brazil in 2008. This stay was shortened when the victim to whom Pezzotti had apologized saw him with Kayapo children in an internet photo and complained to the Xaverians. Pezzotti was known in 2010 to be living and working at Xaverian headquarters in Parma, Italy.
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Br. Edward Powers
Br. Kyrin. Joined the Xaverians in 1948. Left in 1988. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegations received in 2013 and later of abuse in Brooklyn in the 1970s. Deceased. Included on the Baltimore archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
Br. William Rettino
Br. Vincent De Paul. Joined the Xaverians in 1958. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation noted to have been received in 1992, of abuse in Brooklyn in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Left the Xaverians in 2006. Deceased.
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Br. Peter Russell
Worked at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale in the 1980s. Sued in 7/20, accused of sexual abuse of a boy, ages 14-17, from about 1980-83.
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Br. John J. Shea
Br. Jeron. Joined the Xaverians in 1953. Left in 1970. Named publicly by the Order as accused on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2004 of abuse in Leonardtown in the late 1960s. Deceased.
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Br. Philip Spoelker
Brother Jude. Joined the Xaverians in 1960. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Accused in 1982 of abuse of a minor in Leonardtown, MD; sent to the Paracletes in NM for treatment, then returned to ministry. Placed on a safety plan in 2003. Pleaded guilty in 2007 to abusing a male student at Ryken High School in 1978; sentenced to 18 months in prison. Served a year in jail, then paroled. As of 12/2009 he was to move to the Xaverian Brothers in Venice FL where he was to be monitored. Accused in 2009 of abuse in the late 1980s in Birmingham, AL. In 11/2022 he is shown as living as a registered sex offender at the Vianney Renewal Center in Dittmer, MO.
Br. John J. Sullivan
Br. John Augustine. Joined the Xaverians in 1934. Died in 1/1939 at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers MA, where he was assigned. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation were reported in 2002 of abuse in 1938 in Danvers.
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Br. Joseph A. Thibault
Br. Cuthbert. Joined the Xaverians in 1933. Worked in CT, NY, MD. Died in 1971. Accused in a 2005 civil suit of abuse of a male student at Mission High School, Boston, 1956-1957. The suit involved multiple plaintiffs and named multiple priests as defendants. Per Attorney Durso, almost all claims were settled. On the Xaverian Brothers' list 7/12/2019. It notes allegations reported in 2007 and later of abuse in the late- 1950s to early- 1960s in Baltimore, MD and Roxbury, MA. The man who came forward in 2007 said Thibault molested him as a student at Mount St. Joseph's High School in Baltimore in 1961 or 1962, and that he told the principal. No action. Included on Baltimore's list of credibly accused 7/23/2019, and in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.
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Fr. Eugene J. Trainor
Formerly Br. Hart. Joined the Xaverians in 1955. Left in 1973. Ordained in 1980 for the Diocese of Victoria, British Columbia. Named publicly as accused by the Xaverian Order on its list 7/12/2019, which notes an allegation received in 2003 of abuse in Westwood, MA in the early 1970s, and that he is deceased.
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Fr. James J. Tully
Pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct in 1992 after giving three boys alcohol and grabbing one of them on the inner thigh during a baseball game in WI. Missionary for many years in Sierra Leone and Giunea. Sent to Rome just after the Boston archdiocese received a letter in 4/2002 accusing Tully of sexually molesting a parishioner at St. Brendan's in Bellingham, MA in 1970. The accuser settled in 2005 for $75K. Tully was living in 11/2008 at the Xaverian Missionary Fathers residence in Wayne NJ. He was aicized in 1/2009.
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Br. John F. Wilson-Shine
Br. Marius. Joined the Xaverians in 1919. Worked in MD, MA, WI, KY, MI. Named publicly as accused by the Order on its list 7/12/2019. Allegation reported in 2003 that Shine sexually abused a boy at St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore in the late 1940s. Shine was in charge of the youngest boys' dorm, and would take a different boy into his room each night. The boy told his parents, who reported the abuse to the head of school and to the Archdiocese. No action. The boy's parents took him out of the school. Shine's accuser said he wasn't the only Xaverian at the school abusing children. Shine died in 1974. On the Baltimore Archdiocese's list 7/23/2019. Included in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General's Report.