Priest Assignment Records and Case Details Released

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Detailed information on the assignment records and claim history of these abusers, together with sources, can be accessed by reading below as well as in the pdfs lnked above.

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Father Kenneth Bonadies - Archdiocese of Hartford

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
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.

Father Douglas V. Borowski – Archdiocese of Boston

Assignment Record:

YearsAssignment
1984 Ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston
1985 – 1986 St. Clare’s Church, Braintree, MA
1987 – 1989 St. Florence’s Church, Wakefield, MA
1990 Our Lady of Grace Church, Chelsea-Everett, MA
1991 – 1992 Not indexed
1993 – 1995 St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Hull, MA
1996 – 1997 Not indexed
1998 – 2000 “Absent on leave”
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 Borowski is not indexed after the year 2000.
  • Father Douglas V. Borowski was accused of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old man on one occasion in approximately 1994. At the time of the sexual assault, Father Borowski was assigned to St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Hull, Massachusetts.
  • The sexual assault by Father Borowski took place at the home of the man’s mother and included the following: Father Borowski exposed his penis to the man and masturbated in front of the man. Father Borowski then humped the man’s leg.
  • The claim settled in 2020 in the high five figures.

Father Kevin M. Bray, O.S.B. – Archdiocese of Newark, Diocese of Paterson, Diocese of Wilmington

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1951 Ordained in the Diocese of Paterson
1952 - 1969 St. Mary's Abbey/Monastery in Morristown, NJ
1952 - 1969 Delbarton High School in Morristown, NJ
1965 Sacred Heart Church in Newark, NJ
1967 Notre Dame Church at Cedar Knolls, NJ
1970—1974 St. Elizabeth's Church in Linden, NJ
1975—1978 Sacred Heart Church in Elizabeth, NJ
1975—1981 Chaplain for St. Elizabeth Hospital in Elizabeth, NJ
1978—1981 St. Mary's Abbey/Monastery in Morristown, NJ
1979 Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel in Cedar Knolls, NJ
1982 St. Elizabeth's Church in Linden, NJ
1983—2000 St. Mary's Abbey/Monastery in Morristown, NJ
1983 Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood, NJ
1983 Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ
1989 Blessed Sacrament Church in Elizabeth, NJ
1991—1992 Chaplain at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Paterson, NJ
1993 Chaplain at Veterans Administration Hospital in East Orange, NJ
1995 Sacred Heart Church in Wilmington, DE
2001 Necrology – Died on April 14, 2000
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 James F. Buckley – Diocese of Fall River

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1960-1962 Cathedral of St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church, Fall River, MA
1963 Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, MA
1964-1966 Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton, MA
1967-1976 St. Joan of Arc Church, Orleans, MA
1977-1981 St. Augustine Church, Vineyard Haven, MA
1982-1988 St. Margaret’s Church, Buzzards Bay, MA
1989-2001 Holy Redeemer Church, Chatham, MA
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father James F. Buckley was accused of sexually abusing two female minor children; one girl was sexually abused on at least twenty-five occasions from 1967 when she was approximately six years old until approximately 1971 when she was approximately ten years old; and another girl was sexually abused on at least twenty occasions from approximately 1966 when she was approximately ten years old until approximately 1973 when she was approximately seventeen years old. At the time of both claims of sexual abuse, Father Buckley was assigned to St. Joan of Arc Church in Orleans, MA and the two girls belonged to St. Joan of Arc Parish. The sexual abuse took place at St. Joan of Arc School and at each girl’s home.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Buckley included the following: Father Buckley spanked the girls on their buttocks.
  • The claim settled in August 2023 in the five figures.
  1. Father Leo Bujnowski – Diocese of San Angelo
  2. Father Leo Burchianti – Diocese of Pittsburgh
  3. Father Edward J. Byington – Diocese of Fall River
  4. Father Gerard Chasse – Diocese of Rockville Centre
  5. Father Anthony Cipolla – Diocese of Pittsburgh
  6. Father George H. Clements – Archdiocese of Chicago
  7. Father James H. Coffey - Archdiocese of Boston
  8. Father James Collins – Diocese of Fresno (formerly known as the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno)
  9. Father Charles G. Collins – Diocese of Rockville Centre
  10. Father Denis A. Conte -Archdiocese of Boston
  11. Brother Edward C. Courtney – C.F.C.
  12. Father John H. Curley – Archdiocese of Boston
  13. Father Thomas J. Crum – Diocese of Youngstown
  14. Father Alphonse Dallinger – Diocese of Brooklyn
  15. Father Arthur Devlin, S.M. – Marist Fathers of Boston, a/k/a Society of Mary of the U.S.A.
  16. Father Leon Dicks, O.F.M.Conv. - Diocese of Trenton - Conventual Franciscans, Province of the Immaculate Conception
  17. Father Lawrence W. Donovan – Diocese of Trenton
  18. Father Robert Dunphy – Diocese of Camden
  19. Deacon William Emerson – Archdiocese of Boston
  20. Father Robert D. Fay - Archdiocese of Boston
  21. Monsignor J. Francis Feenan – Diocese of Paterson
  22. Father Romano J. Ferraro – Diocese of Brooklyn, Diocese of Methuen
  23. Father Merle Fisher - Marist Fathers
  24. Father Joseph L. Fitzharris – Archdiocese of Chicago
  25. Father Conran Free, C.P. - Congregation of the Passion (“Passionists”) - Diocese of Scranton
  26. Father Lawrence Gadek – Archdiocese of Newark
  27. Father Richard M. Galdon – Archdiocese of Newark
  28. Father Brian Gallagher, S.S.C.
  29. Father Vincent J. Gallo – Diocese of Brooklyn
  30. Father Michael Garry – Diocese of Trenton
  31. Father James M. Gibbons - Archdiocese of Boston
  32. Father Augustine M. Giella – Diocese of Harrisburg
  33. Father Denis Ginty – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
  34. Father J. Gerard Griffin– Diocese of Trenton, Diocese of Springfield
  35. Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez
  36. Monsignor James J. Haddad - Archdiocese of Boston
  37. Father Michael H. Hansen – Archdiocese of Newark
  38. Father Patrick J. Healy – Diocese of Erie
  39. Monsignor Herman Heide – Archdiocese of New York
  40. Father Douglas U. Hermansen – Diocese of Trenton