Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Ordained in the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio |
| 1966 | Not indexed |
| 1967 | Blessed Sacrament Church, Wintervsille, OH |
| 1968 | St. Peter’s Church, Steubenville, OH |
| 1969 | St. Agnes Church, Mingo Junction, OH |
| 1969 – 1974 | St. John Vianney Seminary, College and Theology, Bloomingdale, OH |
| 1970 | St. Peter’s Church, Steubenville, OH |
| 1971 | St. Agnes Church, Mingo Junction, OH |
| 1972 | Daughters of the Holy Mary of the Heart of Jesus Church, Steubenville, OH |
| 1973 – 1975 | Our Lady of Fatima Church, Brilliant, OH |
| 1973 – 1975 | Catholic Central High School, Steubenville, OH |
| 1976 – 1979 | Absent on Leave |
| 1980 | Begins serving in the Archdiocese of Hartford |
| 1980 – 1985 | St. Bartholomew’s Church, Manchester, CT |
| 1983 – 1985 | East Catholic High School, Manchester, CT |
| 1986 | Not indexed |
| 1987 – 2004 | St. Ann’s Church, Hamden, CT |
| 2005 | Retired – residing at St. Ann’s Church, Hamden, CT |
| 2006 – 2020 | Retired – residing in Pinellas Park, FL |
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.)
Summary:
- Father Kenneth Bonadies was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on over 100 occasions from approximately 1981 to 1985 when the boy was approximately 14 to 17 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Bonadies was assigned to St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manchester, Connecticut, and East Catholic High School in Manchester. The sexual abuse took place in the rectory affiliated with St. Bartholomew’s Church; in Father Bonadies’ car; at East Catholic High School; and at a house in Eastford, Connecticut.
- The sexual abuse by Father Bonadies included the following: Father Bonadies fondled the boy’s penis and testicles; Father Bonadies made the boy fondle Father Bonadies’ penis and testicles; Father Bonadies performed oral sex on the boy; and Father Bonadies made the boy perform oral sex on Father Bonadies.
- The claim settled in 2021 in the low six figures.
