26 Accused in This Religious Order
- Letter from CPPS Cincinnati Provincial to Santa Rosa Bishop 06.10.20
- St. George Parish 11.11.18
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles List 12.21.21
- BA.org Assignment Record
- Washington Post 04.30.90
- BA.org Concise Assignment Record
- BA.org Assignment Record
- Catholic Messenger 7.17.08
- Diocese of Owensboro List 04.12.19
- Diocese of Stockton List Revised 11.12.20
- Dodge City Diocese Obituary 01.21.95
- Franklin Report 02.25.04
- Des Moines Register 02.26.04
- QWAD 01.18.05
- Daily Iowegian 03.07.05
- Daily Iowegian 03.18.05
- Diocese of Davenport Creditors Committee website 08.27.07
- Quad-City Times 07.10.08
- Diocese of Davenport List 07.14.08
- Diocese of Owensboro List 04.12.19
- Diocese of Davenport List 02.01.22
- Diocese of Superior List 11.22.22
- BA.org Assignment Record
- Kansas City Star 07.05.11
- St Joseph News-Press 07.06.11
- The Missourinet 07.06.11
- The DigitalBurg 07.13.11
- Kansas City Star 02.08.12
- News Press 02.09.12
- SNAP Press Press 12.04.13
- Kansas City Star 12.22.13
- Kansas City Pusiness Journal 12.23.13
- St Louis Post Dispatch (AP) 12.23.13
- Diocese of Kansas City St Joseph List 09.05.19
- BA.org Assignment Record
- KGO 12.06.07
- San Francisco Chronicle 12.06.07
- KCBS 12.06.07
- San Jose Mercury News (AP) 12.06.07
- TransWorldNews 12.06.07
- San Francisco Chronicle 12.07.07
- NBC 11 01.24.08
- SFist 02.14.08
- Huffington Post 02.15.08
- SF Chronicle 02.16.08
- CBS 5 04.28.08
- NBC 11 05.07.08
- San Jose Mercury News 05.07.08
- KGO 05.08.08
- NBC 11 05.08.08
- San Francisco Chronicle 05.09.08
- ABC News 05.09.08
- Press Democrat 05.10.08
- KGO 05.15.08
- ABC 7 News 08.27.08
- San Jose Mercury News 08.28.08
- KGO 01.26.18
- Diocese of Santa Rosa List 01.12.19
- Diocese of Santa Rosa List 01.12.19
Fr. Lawrence J. Baird
Monsignor. Longtime spokesman for the diocese. Accused in 2002 of abusing a girl who came to him for advice after being abused by Rev. John Lenihan. Baird countersued plaintiff in 4/02. His suit was dismissed in 2002 and he was ordered to pay attorney fees for plaintiff. A second woman also alleged abuse as a child. Continued in active ministry. Retired in 2017.
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Fr. Richard Colbert
Per news reports in 2003, Colbert was accused of abuse of a boy in 1988 at Boys Town. The priest reportedly left Boys Town for MO abruptly and quietly in 1988 during an investigation of the allegation. He had been a Boys Town teacher and counselor for three years. Per his order, the case was reviewed in 2002; Colbert was allowed to remain in ministry after a determination that the incident was not sexual misconduct. A civil suit filed in 10/05 claimed Colbert sexually abused a boy in the mid-1980s at Boys Town, and that he also abused other boys there. Placed on leave by the Jefferson MO diocese where he was working. The suit was dismissed by court in 5/06 after the plaintiff's attorney withdrew. [Some earlier news articles had Richard as first name; others had Robert. Richard is correct, per 1989 Official Catholic Directory].
Fr. Thomas A. Conway
Placed on leave in 6/02 after the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph received a complaint from a woman who accused him of inappropriate behavior in another state in the 1970s when she was age 14 or 15. Conway was assigned to parishes through the 1970s, until 1979, in the Diocese of Superior, WI. By 1979-80 he was working in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO. Conway died 10/6/10.
Fr. Gilbert F. Esser
Named as accused on the Lafayette IN diocese's list 9/28/18. Taught Latin and Greek at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer for almost thirty years. Hospital chaplain in Detroit. Died 5/15/79.
Fr. Clint Farabaugh
Named publicly as accused by the Los Angeles archdiocese in its 2004 report. One accuser noted, of abuse occurring 1973-75. Assigned 1970-90 to St. Agnes parish in L.A. One civil lawsuit known. Died 5/13/90.
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Fr. Michael Goode
Named publicly as accused by the San Angelo diocese on its list 2/13/19. Removed from ministry by the diocese in 6/02.
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Fr. Joseph A. Grasso
Priest of the Congregation of Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.P.P.S.). Teacher and/or principal at a number of high schools. Accused in a lawsuit filed 2/19/20 of sexually abusing a male student in the early 2000s at Siena Catholic Academy in Brighton and St. Thomas More Church. The abuse allegedly began in 2002 when the boy was age 12, and continued into the next year. Grasso denied the allegations. V.A. chaplain in Albany since 2008.
Fr. Augustine Hanchak
Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Dodge City on its list 10/1/19. It notes recent allegations of abuse occurring in the 1960s. Substantiated. Worked in the diocese 8/63-8/65. Died 11/20/01. Included in 11/22 on the Diocese of Superior's list, where he worked 1966-68 and 1976-84. Multiple allegations.
Fr. Alan Hartway
The KC-St. Joseph diocese announced on 7/31/20 that it had received a credible allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor against Hartway. The Order announced the allegation the previous day. The abuse occurred when Hartway was assigned to St. James in Liberty, MO. Hartway was pastor of a Mead, CO parish when removed 11/27/19, due to the allegation. Included on the diocese's list of those with substantiated allegations. Permanently removed from ministry.
Fr. John Herber
Priest of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Shown in the Toledo OH diocese in the 1989 Catholic Directory. Last shown the in 2012 Directory, at a Carthagena OH parish, Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Name on Harrisburg diocese's list released 8/1/18, noted to have "multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children." The list erroneously notes that he was deceased; he died in 2020 and is buried in Carthagena, OH. Included in the PA Grand Jury Report 8/14/18.
Fr. Robert Hunt
Member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.PP.S). Named publicly by the Columbus diocese on its list 3/1/19. Deceased.
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Fr. Gary M. Luiz
Assignments included St. Barnabas in Alameda, CA and St. Edward's in Newark, NJ (1980-1985). Accused in a civil suit in the early 2000s of abusing a boy at St. Edward's 1980-1986. The boy's parents said they complained to St. Edward's pastor in 1984, but Newark diocesan officials said they did not learn of the abuse until about 1990, and that they placed him immediately on leave. Luiz earned a canon law degree from Catholic University in DC in 1993. He was reportedly sent to a Berkeley, CA monastery by 1995. Per the 2017 Official Catholic Directory, Luiz was working as a canon lawyer in the Diocese of Reno. On the Oakland diocese's list in 2019. As of 7/2023, Luiz was in residence at Gaspar Mission House in Niagara Falls, Ontario, as noted in the Order's Atlantic Province's newsletter.
Fr. Daniel J. Mangen
Reportedly in 3/2002 a woman accused Mangen of sexually abusing and raping her for three years in the early 1980s, when she was ages 16-18. Lawsuit filed in 1999. Mangen had acknowledged being sexually active with adults and minors but denied the woman's claims. He did admit that he had been sexually active with two parishioners during the time in question. Worked in Chile in 1984 and later in Peru. Believed to be in Valdivia, Chile as of 11/2010 (not as a priest).
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Fr. Robert Matichek
Member of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.PP.S.). Named publicly as credibly accused by the Lafayette, IN diocese on its list 11/25/19. It notes that Matichek was "impeded from ministry" in 1986 and dismissed from the community in 1997.
Fr. Charles Meyer
Named publicly as accused by the Bismarck diocese on its list 1/2/20. Died 12/16/97. Added to the La Crosse diocese's list 2/5/20, where was assigned at some point to St. Rose Convent. Added in 6/20 to the St. Cloud diocese's list, where he was pastor of St. Lawrence in Rush Lake 1966-85. On the Cincinnati archdiocese's list in 2/22.
Fr. Deusdedit Mulokozi
"Fr. Deo." From Tanzania. Priest of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.PP.S.) Arrived in MO (part of his Order's Kansas City Province) in 2014 from Tanzania. Assigned 2014-15 to the parishes of Sacred Heart and St. Patrick in Sedalia and St. John the Evangelist in Bahner. First named publicly as accused on the Diocese of Jefferson City's list 11/8/18. In 5/15 a 15-year-old girl reported to the police that Mulokozi gave her a "dirty hug" after a counseling session at Sacred Heart. Detectives requested he be charged with third-degree assault; prosecutors chose not to pursue. Review board found Mulokozi guilty of boundary violations. Sent to Liberty, then to a Houston treatment center for evaluation. Expelled from the diocese. Returned by his Order to ministry in Tanzania. Per website in 2/19, active priest in Numbyani, Kenya parish.
Fr. John Ambrose Newton
Name included on Gallup diocese's 12/15/2014 list of credibly accused. Assigned to Winslow AZ 1955-1957; Springerville AZ 1957-1959. Died 9/22/1966 in Detroit MI.
Fr. Christian Sandholdt
Accused in a lawsuit[s] between 2020-2022 of the sexual abuse of minor[s]. Died by suicide in 1979, at age 45. Per his obituary, Sandholdt had been an assistant at St. Francis of Assisi in East Palo Alto for five years, was involved with the charismatic movement and worked with teenagers. Prior to his priesthood, he was a teacher at John Muir and Encinal High Schools in Alameda.
Fr. Michael A. Spegele
Named publicly as accused by the Bismarck diocese on its list 1/2/20. Allegations made after his death. Substantiated. Died 3/16/98. Added to the La Crosse diocese's list 2/5/20, where he was assigned at some point to St. Francis Hospital. Added to KC-St Joseph list as of 4/21, one substantiated allegation in the diocese noted. Included on the Cincinnati archdiocese's list in 2/22.
Fr. Jerome Stack
Parish priest, high school and college instructor, state psychiatric facility chaplain in CA, and secretary general for six years for his order in Rome. Retired in 2017 to Mesa, AZ, where he assisted at local parishes. Removed from active ministry in 2019 after the Cincinnati Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood received an allegation that Stack sexually abused a minor in 1979. The order's review board deemed the allegation credible. Assigned to the Diocese of Santa Rosa 1971-1981. Included on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles list of accused in 12/21.
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Fr. Charles F. Stephney
In 1981 Stephney was assigned to a Cincinnati parish and was chaplain at a Cincinnati jail. Several boys accused him of making sexual advances and jail officials asked him to leave. His Order sent him for treatment in Brooklyn NY and he was assigned to a parish there. In defiance of his Order, he left for Baltimore and went to work in DC for accused priest Rev. George Stallings in 1987. Stallings broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and started his own "Imani Temple." In 1990 Stephney was known to be assisting Stallings there.
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Fr. Louis A. Telegdy
Accused in a 2004 civil suit of abusing a 13-year-old boy 1957-1959. Case settled in 2005. Name is on the Davenport diocese's 7/08 list of credibly accused. It notes accusations of abuse of three boys, earliest known to have occurred in the 1950s. Worked in many other dioceses. Spent time in Dodge City KS diocese 1966-1968. On the Diocese of Owensboro list 4/12/19, where he worked 1972-78. Died in 1995. Added to Stockton diocese's list 11/12/20, where he worked 1978-84. The Davenport diocese's updated list in 2/22 shows that he was accused of abusing four male minors. Included on the Diocese of Superior's list in 11/22; one allegation of abuse there 1961-62 in Rib Lake and 1962-66 in Park Falls.
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Fr. James Urbanic
Removed in 7/11 after recent allegations of sexual improprieties with two minors in the 1970s, while assigned to St. Francis Xavier Church in St. Joseph. Review board found allegations credible. He admitted to order that early in his priesthood he acted inappropriately. Previously served as provincial for the Society. Named by one plaintiff in a civil suit filed 2/8/12. Plaintiff said abuse occurred in mid-1970s at Bishop LeBlond High School. Suit settled 12/13 for $130K. On diocese's list 9/5/19, noting multiple substantiated allegations. Permanently removed from ministry.
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Fr. Bernard Ward
Left priesthood in 1979 or 1980. Went on to marry and have children. Became a radio talk show host. Indicted in 12/07 on federal internet child porn charges. His attorney said the images were for a book Ward was researching three to four years prior. He reportedly emailed child porn images to a woman who immediately turned him over to police and the FBI. Originally pled not guilty. Pled guilty in 5/08 to one count. Per 5/08 articles, abuse was alleged when he was an active priest. Sentenced 8/08 to seven-plus years. Released from prison in 12/14. On Santa Rosa diocese's list 1/12/19.
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Fr. Ron Wiecek
Allegations made public in 1/10. Placed on leave. Per news reports, Wiecek's privileges were removed after accused of having "overzealously spanked" a boy in the 1970s while working in the Santa Rosa diocese, and he attempted to pick up a gay man about 30 years prior. Had been in Monterey for 20 years. Order recalled him to Ohio immediately. On Santa Rosa diocese's list 1/12/19.
Fr. Robert Wuest
Named publicly as accused by the Bismarck diocese on its list 1/2/20. Allegations made after his death. Substantiated. Died 3/26/88.