Father Thomas A. Riley – Archdiocese of Boston

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
Approx. 1956 Ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston
1957 – 1959 St. Joseph’s Church, Quincy, MA
1960 – 1963 St. Patrick’s Church, Natick, MA
1964 Holy Family Church, Rockland, MA
1965 – 1967 St. John’s Church, Roxbury, MA
1968 – 1969 St. Michael’s Church, Avon, MA
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Father Riley is not indexed after the year 1970.

Summary:
  • Father Thomas A. Riley was accused of sexually abusing a female as a minor child on over thirty occasions from approximately 1959 to 1962 when the girl was approximately 12 to 15 years old. During the period of sexual abuse, Father Riley was assigned to St. Patrick’s Church in Natick, Massachusetts, and the girl was a parishioner at the church.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Riley occurred in locations including the rectory affiliated with St. Patrick’s Church; Father Riley’s car; and a house in New Hampshire. The sexual abuse included Father Riley fondling the girl’s breasts, skin-on-skin, and Father Riley forcing the girl to have sexual intercourse with Father Riley.
  • The claim settled in 2020 in the high five figures.