16 Accused in This Religious Order
- Courier-Journal 07.23.05
Sr. James Patrick Cronin
Named in a civil suit in 8/04 by a woman who said she was abused as a child by Cronin, two other nuns, and Fr. Lammers at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage. Order confirmed that Cronin was at the orphanage between 1958-1961. Died.
Sr. Madeline de Paul Galatine
Sued 2004. Accused of abuse of 2 girls at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage. Deceased.
Sr. Mary Camilla Donahue
Named in at least three 2004 civil suits. Accused of abuse of at least four girls at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage. Order confirmed that Sr. Camilla was at the orphanage. Deceased.
Sr. Jean Gish
Martha Jean "Jeannie" Gish. Accused in a 7/26/04 suit of sexually abusing a girl at Presentation Academy. The alleged victim also alleged that she was abused by Sisters Mary Ann Powers, Joseph Anthony, Charles, and Arthur. Gish died in 12/21.
Sr. Frances Howard
In a 8/3/04 addition to a suit, this nun was accused of sexually abusing a girl at St. Vincent Orphanage in Louisville, beginning in 1938 when the girl was age 6 and continuing until she was removed from the orphanage in 1943. Complainant also accused Rev. Herman J. Lammers and Sr. Stanislas Kotska Willett, mother superior of the orphanage 1940-44. Order settled 8/06 with almost all plaintiffs with claims.
Sr. Anthony Louise Pereira
In 8/04 one man joined the multi-plaintiff suit against the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Fr. Herman Lammers and several nuns filed in summer 2004. The plaintiffs alleged abuse as children at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage in Anchorage, KY. This plaintiff alleges he was sexually abused by Pereira and another nun. The Order confirmed that Pereira worked at the orphanage 1946-65. Deceased.
Sr. Mary Ann Powers
In a 2004 lawsuit eight women and one man alleged that Powers abused as them children at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage in the 1950s-1960s. Deceased. The Order said it was not aware of any previous allegations against the nun.
Sr. Caroline Mary Schneider
Accused in a 7/22/04 amendment to a lawsuit of abusing a girl at Most Blessed Sacrament parish school. The plaintiff also alleged abuse by two other nuns, Sr. Mary Jane and Sr. Jean. The Order confirmed that Schneider was at the school during the relevant time. She is deceased.
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Sister Arthur
A woman filed suit in 2004 alleging abuse as a child by Msgr. Herman J. Lammers and 5 nuns at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage or at local schools. The woman alleged that one of her abusers was Sister Arthur at Holy Spirit School. The order says that it did not have members working at Holy Spirit School.
Sister Charles
A woman filed suit in 7/04 alleging abuse as a child by Msgr. Herman J. Lammers and five nuns at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage or at local schools. The woman alleges that one of her abusers at the orphanage was Sister Charles. The order confirmed that a nun by this name worked at the orphanage in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sister Charles is deceased.
Sister Eva Marie
Accused in a civil suit filed in 2004 by approximately 50 people of abusing a child in the 1960s and 1970s s at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage.
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Sister Joseph Anthony
Named in a 7/04 suit by a woman alleging abuse as a child by Msgr. Herman J. Lammers and 5 nuns at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage or at local schools. The woman alleged that one of her abusers was Sister Joseph Anthony at the orphanage. The order confirmed that a nun by this name worked at the orphanage in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sister Joseph Anthony left the order in 1972.
Sister Joseph Michael
Accused in a 7/27/04 law suit of sexually abusing four girls in the 1950s and 1960s at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage. Also accused in a suit filed 7/14/05 of abusing a boy at the orphanage in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sister Mary Jane
In a 7/22/04 amendment to a suit, Sr. Mary Jane was accused of abusing a girl at Presentation Academy. The Order confirmed that there was a nun by that name at the school. She was removed from ministry pending investigation. The same plaintiff also alleged abuse by two other nuns, Sr. Caroline Mary Schneider and Sr. Jean.
Sr. Mary Alma Stuecker
Sued in 7/04. Accused of abuse of one boy at St. Thomas-St. Vincent Orphanage in Anchorage, KY. Order denied any other allegations against Stuecker. She is deceased.
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Sr. Stanislas Kotska Willett
In an addition to a suit 8/3/04, accused of sexually abusing a girl at St. Vincent Orphanage in Louisville, beginning in 1938 when the girl was age 6 and continuing until she was removed from the orphanage in 1943. Willett was mother superior of the orphanage 1940-44. Complainant also accused Rev. Herman J. Lammers and Sr. Frances Howard.