Tag Archives: Catholic Church

Catholic Priest Gets Five Years For Child Molestation

The Guardian reports: The former chaplain of a Roman Catholic high school in Louisiana has pleaded guilty to molesting two minors whom he met through his work and was ordered to spend five years in prison. Patrick Wattigny’s plea and sentence on Wednesday came after both of his victims strongly advocated for a harsher punishment. One victim, who was present, …

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Priest Gets 25 Years For Drugging, Molesting 17 Men

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: Stephen Sauer, the former Roman Catholic priest and ousted executive director of the Arc of Greater New Orleans, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for drugging 17 men he met in the French Quarter, driving them to his Metairie home and taking pictures of them unconscious and partially undressed while he masturbated. Judge …

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Archdiocese Of Baltimore Names 42 More Predators

The Baltimore Sun reports: The Archdiocese of Baltimore added 42 names Friday to its list of church employees who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, including that of a longtime theology dean and professor at Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s only Catholic historically Black college. Father Phillip J. Linden began teaching theology at Xavier in 1991, after served …

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NM Catholic Priest Arrested On Child Sex Charges

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports: A Roman Catholic priest removed from a Santa Fe parish nearly a year ago amid a misconduct investigation was arrested Thursday on federal charges accusing him of enticement of a minor with the intent to engage in sexual activity. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico and the FBI field office …

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Illinois Priest Gets Seven Years On Molestation Charges

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: A former Catholic priest has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to molesting a boy more than two decades ago at an Evanston hotel. Kenneth Lewis, 62, entered the plea Thursday to a felony count of aggravated sexual abuse in a deal with Cook County prosecutors that saw other charges against him …

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Tennessee Bishop Resigns Amid Abuse Coverup Claims

ABC News reports: The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, resigned under pressure Tuesday following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior, sparking a Vatican investigation. Pope Francis accepted Bishop Richard Stika’s resignation, according to a one-line statement from the Vatican. At 65, Stika is still 10 years below the normal retirement …

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Catholic School Teacher Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Fort Wayne’s ABC affiliate reports: Allen County court records show former Bishop Luers teacher Matthew Brown has been charged with four counts of child seduction. Investigators say staff at the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend contacted police in August of 2018 to disclose that a former student reported “being in a sexual relationship with a teacher named Matt Brown while …

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Catholic Group Stages Protest Outside Dodger Stadium

The Los Angeles Times reports: A religious organization that calls the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence “Godless” and “Christ-mocking” plans for thousands to protest at Dodger Stadium on Friday due to the Dodgers honoring the longtime charity organization made up of queer nuns in drag. Catholics for Catholics, an organizer behind the protest, said it wants to express its feelings on …

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Rubio: The Dodgers Promote “Hatred Of Christianity”

“The Dodgers are honoring an anti-Catholic hate group as community heroes, but they’re afraid of airing an ad showing these so-called sisters out in the community. It tells you everything you need to know about the Dodgers, Major League Baseball, and the media. They are no longer demanding tolerance, they now promote intolerance and even hatred of Christianity.” – Sen. …

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Fox Guest Priest Rages That LGBTQs Use “Emotional Terrorism” To Force The “Toleration Of Homosexuals”

“Tolerating a group of men that are mocking women who are nuns by the way they dress, mocking Jesus and the Virgin Mary as you referenced – this is anti-religious bigotry by a hate group. This group gets brought into a Dodger game to show they’re supporting so-called gay rights? “This is all about normalizing freakshow stuff in the name …

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Pope Francis’ Jesuit Order Expels “Three-Way Priest”

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women. A statement from the Jesuits, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik was dismissed from the Jesuit order by decree on June …

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MI Catholic Priest Gets One Year On Child Sex Charges

Michigan Live reports: A former Flint-area Catholic priest convicted of the attempted sexual abuse of a 5-year-old boy in the late 1980s, was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail and probation. Vincent DeLorenzo, 84, was sentenced June 13 by Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Brian S. Pickell after previously pleading guilty to a single count of attempted first-degree criminal …

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NYC Priest Pleads No Contest To Child Sex Charges

Staten Island Advance reports: A former Staten Island priest already accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a minor in New York pleaded no contest to several charges in Pennsylvania Friday in connection with abuse allegations more than a decade ago. Rev. James Garisto, 74, pleaded no contest to charges of corruption of a minor and indecent assault after a …

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RI Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges

The Providence Journal reports: A former Providence Catholic priest pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal child pornography charge, days before his case was slated to head to trial. James W. Jackson, 68, a former pastor at St. Mary’s Church, admitted to a felony count of receiving child pornography. Rhode Island State Police arrested Jackson in October 2021 following an investigation …

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Catholic School Teacher Gets Five Years For Child Porn

Kansas City’s Fox affiliate reports: A former Overland Park private school teacher learned his fate after pleading guilty to more than two dozen crimes against children. As part of a plea deal, a Johnson County judge sentenced Joseph Heidesch to more than five years in prison. He cannot request probation. In December, Joseph Heidesch pleaded guilty to one felony count …

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Defrocked Catholic Priest Busted On Child Sex Charges

The Associated Press reports: A defrocked Canadian priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for past sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in northern Canada, authorities said Wednesday. Iqaluit Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Eric Dejaeger, 76, was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant in Kingston, Ontario, where he was living. Police said he will be …

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VA Catholic Priest Gets Six Years On Child Sex Charges

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports: A former Loudoun County Catholic priest has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old child. Police say the abuse occurred in 1985 when Scott Asalone, now 66, was 29 and the victim was 14. In addition to his sentence, Asalone is required to register as a sex offender …

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Spanish Catholic Church Names 728 Pedophile Priests

Reuters reports: An investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 728 alleged abusers and 927 victims since the 1940s, according to its first report. “We acknowledge the harm caused,” said Jose Gabriel Vera [photo], the spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference. “We want to help …

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Mounties Arrest Catholic Priest On Child Sex Charges

The CBC reports: A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba RCMP say. Arul Savari, 48, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, sexual exploitation of a young person, luring a child and forcible confinement. He remains in custody, Supt. Scott McMurchy, Manitoba acting …

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Vatican Blasts Right Wing Bishops For Twitter Vitriol

Reuters reports: The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the entire Church. The appeal was part of a 20-page document by the Vatican’s communications department titled, “Towards Full Presence. A Pastoral Reflection on Engagement with Social Media.” “The …

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