You Have Rights! There until 2001. Paroled 6/13. On 1/24/09 the diocesan website gave his status as Administrative Leave/Retired. Died 5/1/12. Removed 5/02 after allegations of sexual abuse involving fondling a 13-year-old boy prior to Plunketts enrollment in Seminary. One man said he was forced to lure sex partners from local park for Calhoun and another priest 1981-1983. Suit dismissed under statute of limitations; four of the plaintiffs refiled under new law. Convicted 1992 of abuse of girl, age 13. Died 02/17/78 in India. Miller, a parish priest and head of 2 parochial schools, was placed on leave in 2004 after man alleged that, as a minor, he had been sexually assaulted by Miller in 1979 in Bloomington. Removed from public mistry 1993. Worked in, Chicago IL archdiocese, Bolivia, Dioceses of Rockford IL and San Jose CA. On dioceses list in 12/18. Newly identified as abuser on Chicago Archdiocese list released 3/20/06. On Beaumont dioceses list 6/11/19. Lasik was convicted of anally raping two of the boys, one of them five times. Woman had been taken from an abusive family and lived with Niebrugge for many years in various rectories. Left active ministry 1/69. Thomas Miller, who died in 2004. Suit filed 5/06 re allegations from 1978-82 when plaintiff was ages 8-12. Took leave in 8/12 to assist in resolving Orders bankruptcy in New York. Peralta had a history of allegations of sexual misconduct beginning in Seminary in Chile in 1980s. Personnel file released 01/14. Died 05/23/06..Brighams personnel file is one of 30 files of priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors produced by archdiocese in 1/14 and released by plaintiffs counsel. Man originally reported the abuse anonymously in 1992 and was told that Mulsoff was being monitored. A 2nd accuser reportedly has also contacted the Plaintiffs attorney. At least 1 claim included in 8/08 $12.7M settlement involving 11 priests and 16 plaintiffs. Archdiocese settled at least one claim in 5/07 $6.65M settlement with 14 people alleging abuse by 12 priests. Expelled from the Seminary after charges filed. In 2013, was working as licensed counselor in Illinois for a healthcare provider. The Sexual Assault team at Merson Law specializes in Catholic Clergy and Priest Sex Abuse and Sexual Assault cases. What new information does report reveal about Belleville Diocese - AOL They include:The Rev. Files released 4/30/14. In the next three months, the Belleville Diocese removed six priests from parishes and one deacon from assignment due to sexual-abuse allegations, most dating back 10 to 25 years. First allegations reported 1988. Accused in a 6/08 civil suit of abuse of an 8-year-old altar boy 1995-1996. Order agreed to massive $16.5M settlement w 400 plaintiffs re abuse by multiple order priests & brothers late May, 2013. Our hearts go out to and we are anxious to help anyone who has been abused, Monsignor Bernard Sullivan, then Bellevilles vicar general, told a Centralia newspaper, insisting that the financial assistance wasnt a bribe. Removed from ministry in 1986. Abuse occurred in 1960s and 1970s when she was a teenager. Charged 2/24/15 with felony possession and reproduction of child pornography. << /Contents 10 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 21 0 R /Resources << /ExtGState << /G0 22 0 R >> /Font << /F0 23 0 R /F1 26 0 R /F2 29 0 R /F3 32 0 R >> /ProcSets [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /XObject << /X0 9 0 R >> >> /StructParents 0 /Type /Page >> The Christian Brothers state that the merits of most of the claims settled in the bankruptcy were not tested. Thiesen died 1/21/13. The Catholic Diocese of Belleville Clergy Removed from Ministry Grafs accuser said Graf told him over the phone that he was attracted to him, rubbed his shoulders, and offered him a free car. For diocesan priests, he can also include the dates of each parish . May have attempted to molest at least one other boy the same night. In 2002, Plaintiff found out that Yakaitis was still active priest at Univ. Died 6/74. He had alleged abuse in 1970s between ages of 7-10. Reportedy returned to his native Uganda. Diocese stated 9/15 he was no longer an active priest, but Holdren told reporter he was still active, helping out at a local parish. Case settled 2/03. Oct. 21, 2002 The Rev. The Dept. Resigned 12/93. Soto arrested 6/95. 1. Member of (Indian) Vincentian of Syro-Malabar Rite of Kerala Province. in Chicago in 1980-81. On the Diocese of Rockfords list 11/14/18. Diocese of Belleville IL - BishopAccountability.org Laicized 12/07. Whenever I ask people to do the training, I always say, If we can spare one child from the horror of abuse, the whole thing is worth it, all the programs, all the effort, McGovern said. Died 4/13. #ipt_fsqm_form_wrap_6 .ipt_fsqm_form_message_error, Died 9/28/07 at Blue Cloud Abbey in SD. Arrested 1993. stream Feely died in NV in 1991. Eugene Linnemann, 38, pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ruma (died in 2011). Accused in civil suit filed 10/26/07 of sodomizing a boy at least four times in the 4th and 5th grade in the late 1970s at St Vincent Ferrer parish in River Forest IL, where Hensley worked 1971-1986, after assignment at nearby St Thomas Aquinas Priory 1962-1971. The allegations were received after his death and thus were shown as unresolved on the list. Victims of serial abusers would have been protected.. Personnel file released 01/14. Files released 4/30/14. Died 8/07 per undated list of credibly accused priests posted on the Archdiocese of Chicago website. Civil suit settled. Member of Montini Catholic HS board of directors. Named in a 2015 lawsuit as having ignored an 11-year-old boys screams while another priest, Henry Slade, assaulted him after the boy refused a sex act. Changed his name to Robert Sullivan. Removed from position as Hospital chaplain in 2005 and sent for treatment in St. Louis. Removed from public ministry in 2002 after allegation of sexual abuse of minors 20-40 years prior, at least as young as age 9. Died 9/88. Harte was at the parish from 1976-1989.Suit claims diocese know of his behavior before her abuse. Accompanied Cardinal George on a pilgrimage to Mexico in 2001. Accused of abuse of two youths who were students at Chicagos Quigley South Seminary. Several other victims known to Plaintiffs counsel. Simonelli was removed from ministry in 5/10 after a 21-year-old man accused him of inappropriate conduct that occurred more than two years prior. He accepted a plea deal and served time in prison. Became an attorney and served as mayor of Champaign 1983-1987. Accused 1983. Laicization in 12/09 announced 1/2010. The Christian Brothers did not provide assignment information; until we are able to establish assignments and location of the alleged abuse, we have placed Dunn in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Edward Balestrieri, administrator of St. Mary Catholic Parish in Sesser, based on an allegation from a previous assignment in New Jersey (died in 2012). Any allegation of abuse is reported to law enforcement if it involves a minor, and if we havent notified the (Illinois Department of Children and Family Services), they will notify DCFS, McGovern said. Last assignment in MO ended in 2000. Braxton later added parishes where each served, but not schools or hospitals, prompting criticism from SNAP. Died 8/11. Per dioceses list updated in 12/18, Nowak was permanently removed from ministry. He voluntarily stepped aside from St. Bernadette in Evergreen Park while investigatied by Archdiocese and police. Claim included in 10/05 settlement by Archdiocese with 24 adults alleging abuse by 14 priests. The watchdog organization Voice of the Faithful recently ranked the Catholic Diocese of Belleville the seventh most financially transparent diocese in the United States. Removed from duties 5/02 after allegations surfaced 4/02 of sexual misconduct with a minor more than 45 years prior. Suspended from ministry 10/30/14. At least 1 claim included in 8/08 $12.7M settlement involving 11 priests and 16 plaintiffs. Moved among a number of Chicago parishes, then Wilmette pastor. Accused in 2002 and 2003 of having sexually abused numerous WI children, both boys and girls, in the 1950s. Listed by the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers as accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings. Below is a complete list of the 43 priests and deacons listed in the report with "substantiated" allegations who served in the 28 counties in southern Illinois covered by the Catholic Diocese. She found child porn on computer in 2007 and left him. Other accusers have come forward. Accused of abuse of boy at Mary Queen of Heaven parish in Elmhurst and at St. Francis of Assisi in Bolingbrook. Resigned from priesthood in 1975. Transferred to Crosier Seminary Onmia MN in 1986 after accusation that he abused a 14-year-old in the sacristy of St. Patricks in Decatur IL in 6/66. Accused of abuse of at least four boys. Pled guilty 1981 to embezzling $264K from his parish; sentenced to 1 year in prison and 5 years probation. Name first appears on dioceses list of priests with credible allegations 3/12/13. Murphy was listed as a former brother as of 6/11/14. Retired in 1993. Alleged victim was a 15-year-old relative. Retired 2011. Allegation substantiated by church authorities and Poff sent for therapy. Whereabouts unknown as of 5/07. Was new pastor of St. Pancratius in Brighton Park when removed 7/27/15, pending investigation of sexual images and material on his computer. He died 4/24/77. Resigned 4/06. In 2016 a man alleged that Farrell molested him when he was a vulnerable 21 year-old. In 4/02 a man told Springfield diocese that Dee had abused him in the 1960s in IL. Back in prison 4/08; soon released. Included in 10/03 settlement. He denied charges. Sued. In 1/95 the diocesan review board deemed Theis unfit to continue in the employment of the Diocese. Chicago said never part of diocese. Two men filed suits in 2002 and 2003 claiming abuse in 1970s. Laicized 5/09. On dioceses list 11/14/18. Accusations in 1983. Worked in Syracuse NY, Allentown PA, and Chicago. John F. Rohrich and Howard Strum. Total settlement was more than $8M. Sent to treatment; deemed no significant risk and allowed to return to assignment in 1995. Newly identified in Archdiocesan Report 3/20/06 as a priest with a substantiated allegation. He fled and they arrested him the next day. The Christian Brothers did not provide assignment information; until we are able to establish assignments and location of the alleged abuse, we have placed Houlihan in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Archdiocese settled at least one claim in 5/07 $6.65M settlement with 14 people alleging abuse by 12 priests. One person filed suit in 1994 in Hawaii alleging abuse by Fischer in 1992. Accuser came forward again in 2001. Removed 3/99 after two men came forward to allege abuse as minors in approximately 1986. Resigned 3/82 to marry. Alcoholic, began work with others in alcohol treatment at Lakeshore Hospital in 1970s. Shown as absent with leave from 1938-1960 and retired as of 1960. On dioceses list in 12/18. New suit 1/14. On Springfield dioceses list 11/29/19. He resigned from St. Pius X and was sent to treatment. He was returned to ministry in 4/19. Named publicly as accused on the dioceses list 11/29/18. Ordained in Poland. Resigned from priesthood 8/01; laicized 1/02. Please note that contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. - and write on the sidewalk with chalk - the names of five more publicly accused priests who are or were in the Belleville diocese but have essentially been 'under the radar,' attracting attention elsewhere but not in . On 4/15/14, Cook County Sheriffs Dept found the allegation to be unfounded. Retired under restrictions 1994 and then removed from public ministry 10/02.