Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| Approx. 1942 | Ordained in the Diocese of Scranton |
| 1942 | St. Ann Church, Tobyhanna, PA |
| 1942 – 1945 | St. Thomas Church, Archbald, PA |
| 1945 | Our Lady of the Snows Church, Clarks Summit, PA |
| 1945 – 1947 | St. Mary’s Church, Pittston, PA |
| 1947 – 1953 | 1947 – 1953 |
| 1953 – 1954 | St. Therese Church, Shavertown, PA |
| 1954 | St. Ann Church, Tobyhanna, PA |
| 1954 – 1966 | Holy Saviour Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 1966 – 1969 | St. Thomas Church, Dickson City, PA |
| 1969 – 1973 | St. James Church, Pleasant Mount, PA |
| 1973 – 1989 | St. David Church, Scranton, PA |
Sources:
- Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018; and
- The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
- Father McAuliffe died in 1989.
- Father James McAuliffe was accused of sexually abusing two male children during the time period of approximately 1966 to 1969 when one child was approximately eleven to twelve years old and the other was approximately thirteen to sixteen years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father McAuliffe was assigned to St. Thomas Church in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, and the boys were parishioners at the church. Much of the sexual abuse took place inside the church and in the nearby rectory affiliated with the church.
- The sexual abuse by Father McAuliffe included the following: Father McAuliffe would give the boys long, tight hugs, rubbing his body against theirs such that they could feel his erect penis against their bodies over their clothes. One of the boys also reported that Father McAuliffe reached inside the front of the boy’s pants and underwear and fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin.
- The claims both settled in 2020 in the mid five figures.
