Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1972 Ordained
1973-1978 St. Anthony of Padua’s Church, Shirley, MA
1979 Died August 19, 1978
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father Roger R. Leblanc was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least twenty-five occasions from approximately 1972 when the boy was approximately eleven years old until approximately 1973 when the boy was approximately twelve. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Leblanc was assigned to St. Anthony of Padua’s Church in Shirley, Massachusetts, and the male child attended church services at St. Anthony of Padua’s Church. The sexual abuse took place inside the boy’s home.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Leblanc included the following: Father Leblanc fondling the boy’s penis and testicles skin on skin and Father Leblanc would masturbate in front of the boy.
  • The claim settled in June 2023 in the high five figures.