Assignment Record:

Dates	Assignment
1960-1962	Cathedral of St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church, Fall River, MA
1963	Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, MA
1964-1966	Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton, MA
1967-1976	St. Joan of Arc Church, Orleans, MA
1977-1981	St. Augustine Church, Vineyard Haven, MA
1982-1988	St. Margaret’s Church, Buzzards Bay, MA
1989-2001	Holy Redeemer Church, Chatham, MA

• Father James F. Buckley was accused of sexually abusing two female minor children; one girl was sexually abused on at least twenty-five occasions from 1967 when she was approximately six years old until approximately 1971 when she was approximately ten years old; and another girl was sexually abused on at least twenty occasions from approximately 1966 when she was approximately ten years old until approximately 1973 when she was approximately seventeen years old. At the time of both claims of sexual abuse, Father Buckley was assigned to St. Joan of Arc Church in Orleans, MA and the two girls belonged to St. Joan of Arc Parish. The sexual abuse took place at St. Joan of Arc School and at each girl’s home.
• The sexual abuse by Father Buckley included the following: Father Buckley spanked the girls on their buttocks.
• The claim settled in August 2023 in the five figures.