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Thirty-one names on Youngstown Diocese clergy abuse list
Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 8:45 AM EDT Updated: Saturday,
November 3, 2018 2:32 PM EDT
By Mike Gauntner, Online Content Manager
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -
The Youngstown Diocese is making public a list of priests who have been
removed from their ministries over credible allegations of sexual
abuse.
At a 10 am Tuesday news conference, Bishop George Murry announced that
of the more than 1,000 men who have been priests and other religious
leaders in the five-county diocese since it was founded in 1943, 31 men
have been found to have had credible inappropriate incidents.
Bishop Murry said former FBI agents investigated 73 complaints about
alleged abuse in the Diocese.
The investigators make recommendations to the bishop and a board made
of attorneys, Catholic and Lutheran pastors, representatives from
Children Services and others.
Bishop Murry tells 21 News that legal counsel advised the diocese to
only release the names of the priests, and not what parishes they
worked at, or when they served there.
However, Murry says he has since chosen to defy legal counsel and will
furnish a list of the parishes each priest or clergyperson worked at.
21 News will be providing an update once those parishes are made
public.
Clergy of the Diocese of Youngstown against whom credible,
substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been made:
Robert Burns
Thomas Crum
Anthony Esposito
Richard Evritt
James Fondriest (deceased)
Ernest Formichelli (permanent deacon)
Paul Gubser (deceased)
John Hammer
Robert Hill (deceased)
Thomas Kelly (deceased)
Donald Oser (deceased)
Robert Reidy
John Ryan (deceased)
Robert Sabatino (deceased)
Louis Santucci
John Schmidt (deceased)
William Smaltz
John Warner
Francis Zapitelli (deceased)
Clergy of the Diocese of Youngstown against whom credible allegations
of sexual abuse of a minor have been made after the accused was
deceased:
Joseph Bennett
John P. Cunningham
Gerald Curran
Joseph Galganski
Henry Gallagher
John Gallagher
James Hennessey
John Lyons
John Parillo
Clergy from Religious Orders against whom credible, substantiated
allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been made while serving in
the Diocese of Youngstown:
Gerald Dupont, OP
Donald Marrokal, CR (deceased)
Giles Nealen, OSB (deceased)
Clergy from other Dioceses against whom credible, substantiated
allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been made and who have
subsequently reside in the territory of the Diocese of Youngstown.
Robert Castelucci (Diocese of Pittsburgh)
Anthony Cipola (Diocese of Pittsburgh, deceased)
Non-Clergy from Religious Orders against whom credible, substantiated
allegations of sexual abuse of a minor have been made while employed in
the Diocese of Youngstown:
Stephen Baker, TOR (deceased)
RELATED COVERAGE: Bishop apologizes to victims of sexual abuse
The bishop has said that all of the parishes and schools where the
priests in question had been stationed were notified in writing and
were invited to contact the diocese if they knew of someone who had
been abused or abused themselves.
The Bishop is asking anyone who has been abused to come forward and
speak with the diocese victim assistance coordinator retired Sergeant
Delphine Baldwin-Casey at 330-718-1388.”
Bishop Murry says he has welcomed Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains
to review files that the Diocese has on priests who have been credibly
accused of sexual abuse.
Bishop Murry said that in many cases, victims declined to prosecute
their alleged abusers. Instead, saying they just wanted them out of the
ministry.
Below is a portion of the news release from the Diocese:
Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown
has announced the list of names of those who have served in the
Diocese of Youngstown since its establishment in 1943 who have been
credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor and who have been
reported to civil authorities.
Bishop Murry states, “I am very sorry that the Church has failed to
act aggressively to eliminate this evil. I humbly ask forgiveness
from the victims and their families for the grave mistakes the
Church has made.”
For the purpose of this list a “credible accusation” against a
priest or deacon who has served in the Diocese of Youngstown is an
accusation that, after a thorough investigation and review of
available information, appears more likely true than not in the
judgment of the Diocesan Review Board, and is accepted as credible
by the bishop.
The Diocese of Youngstown is committed to comply with local law
enforcement and with the Charter for the Protection of Children and
Young People established by the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops in 2002. The Charter contains a comprehensive set of
procedures for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by
Catholic clergy, along with areas that assist the diocese in efforts
to provide preventive measures designed to keep minors safe from
harm now and in the future. Also included are guidelines for
reconciliation, healing and accountability.
Through ongoing education, the Diocese of Youngstown strives to
empower people to create and maintain safe environments for our
children and youth. Bishop Murry explained, “that as painful as the
process of voluntary disclosure of names is for parishioners where
these men served, this is one way that we can offer support and
dignity to the survivors of clergy sexual abuse and their families.”
This list will be supplemented based upon any future determinations
of credible allegations.
Youngstown is one of several dioceses around the country promising to
release the names of clergy members accused of abuse.
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