Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| Approx. 1966 | Ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| 1966 – 1969 | St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood, CA |
| 1969 | St. Andrew’s Church, Pasadena, CA |
| 1969 – 1973 | St. Rose of Lima Church, Simi Valley, CA |
| 1973 – 1977 | St. Jude’s Church, Westlake Village, CA |
| 1977 – 1978 | Sacred Heart Church, Ventura, CA |
| 1978 – 1984 | Paraclete High School, Lancaster, CA |
| 1978 – 1984 | St. Mary’s Church (in residence), Palmdale, CA |
| 1984 – 1986 | St. Sebastian’s Church, Santa Paula, CA |
| 1986 – 1987 | “On Sabbatical” (attending Vatican II Institute) |
| 1987 | St. Sebastian’s Church, Santa Paula, CA |
| 1987 | Foundation House (in residence), Jemez Springs, NM |
| 1988 – 2002 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (chaplain), Los Angeles, CA |
| 1998 – 2002 | Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (in residence), Los Angeles, CA |
| 2002 – 2006 | “Retired” |
Source:
- “Addendum to Report to the People of God: Clergy Sexual Abuse Archdiocese of Los Angeles
1930-2003,” released by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2004.
Father Wempe was dismissed from the clerical state in 2006.
Summary:
- Father Michael Wempe was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least five occasions from approximately 1974 to 1975 when the boy was approximately 14 to 15 years old. The boy came to know Father Wempe when Father Wempe was serving at St. Rose of Lima Church in Simi Valley, California, though the sexual abuse took place while Father Wempe was assigned to St. Jude’s Church in Westlake Village, California.
- The sexual abuse by Father Wempe took place in Father Wempe’s car and included the following: Father Wempe fondled the boy’s penis and masturbated the boy, and Father Wempe exposed his own penis to the boy and forced the boy to masturbate Father Wempe.
- The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.
