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There has been worldwide media coverage of the sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy within the U.S. Catholic Church against innocent children.
Although some of these horrendous acts have been made public after years of alleged coverups by the Church’s leadership, it is difficult to know precisely how many children were harmed by those in positions of power within the Church. What is known is that this abuse was not isolated; there have been accounts of abuse of children at the hands of priests, bishops, and even nuns from many dioceses in the Chicagoland area.
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC stands behind victims of sexual abuse in a Church setting in the Chicago area and fights for their legal rights while protecting their personal privacy. Our law firm is also committed to securing the maximum financial recovery possible on behalf of each victim.
If you or a loved one suffered mistreatment at the hands of a priest, bishop, clergy or church official of the Archdiocese of Chicago, a clergy abuse lawyer stands ready to guide you through the recovery process and advise of you of possible legal action.
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Long History of Catholic Church Sexual Abuse in the Chicago Diocese
The Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandals are now widely known. However, this abuse was quietly swept under the rug by Church leaders for many decades.It was not until 1981, when a clergy member in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was accused of sexual molestation of a minor, a crime he later pled guilty to, that these crimes were more thoroughly investigated.
Since then, thousands of victims have come forward with their stories of sexual misconduct at the hands of Catholic Church staff.
According to BishopAccountability.org, by 2012 an estimated $3 billion in lawsuits had been settled by the Church for sexual abuse claims occurring from 1950 to 2012. In a six-year period from 2003 to 2009, more than 1,550 victims received financial settlements from the U.S. church. These civil lawsuit settlements are separate from the criminal charges many of the accused priests and church officials faced.
Legal Claims and Damages Paid for Chicago Church Officials / Clergy to Sexual Abuse Victims
$1.4 Million for Three Boys Abused by Catholic Priest
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC understands the lifelong trauma that childhood events can inflict on a person. Our sexual abuse lawyers are committed to fully prosecuting your case from a civil damages perspective, while also respecting your wishes for privacy.
Consequently, every case we take on involving Chicago, Illinois Catholic Priest and Bishop abuse is handled with the utmost discretion and care. If you were a victim of sexual abuse by a priest or other Church official, one of our attorneys experienced with sex abuse litigation can explain your legal options without any cost or obligation on your part. Contact us today.
When the case of a priest in Louisiana charged with 11 counts of sexual molestation became headline news, more reports began to surface. In 1998, when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas was reported to have paid a $30.9-million settlement to 12 alleged victims of one priest, the entire world began to take notice.
According to BishopAccountability.org, by 2012 an estimated $3 billion in lawsuits had been settled by the Church for sexual abuse claims occurring from 1950 to 2012. In a six-year period from 2003 to 2009, more than 1,550 victims received financial settlements from the U.S. church. These civil lawsuit settlements are separate from the criminal charges many of the accused priests and church officials faced.
The public outcry over these abuses by clergy and other staff members of the Church has prompted many more victims to come forward. Those who suffered in silence for years finally learned they were not alone. These grown adults discovered that their child molesters needed to be punished for the cycle of abusive treatment to end.
It is the bravery of these victims coming forward who were traumatized at the hands of a trusted priest or other church staff that may have the most significant impact in ending this abuse of children.
Legal Claims and Damages Paid for Chicago Church Officials / Clergy to Sexual Abuse Victims
$1.4 Million for Three Boys Abused by Catholic PriestThe alleged conduct, in this case, happened over a two-year period in the early 1980s. The victims were three little boys (all under the age of 11) and the perpetrator was the same priest. Apparently, others had complained about similar instances of sexual exploitation involving this individual.
Whenever this happened, the Church would simply move him into a different position. When this case was finally brought by a clergy abuse attorney, the Church tried to get it thrown out of court by claiming that the applicable statute of limitations barred the action.
The court dismissed this request, reasoning that the defendant tried to conceal its conduct through settlements and other maneuvers, therefore it should not be allowed to escape liability.
The boys, now grown men but whose true names were concealed in the case, each received $410,000, $580,000, and $410,000 respectively, for a combined award against the Church of $1.4 million.
Man Obtains $2.95 Million from Church After Repeated Incidents
The facts of this case arose in 2000. The victim was just an eight-year-old boy. He claimed he was sexually exploited by the same priest at a church called St. Agatha’s.
However, he did not recall the events until several years later due to repressed memory. His claims were aided by the fact that the Church knew this priest had a history of similar conduct, which should have put them on notice. Yet they still kept him in his duties, employed no supervisory systems, and let him interact with children.
In the end, the court allowed the plaintiff to seek punitive damages from the Church for this reason, which are typically only allowed when the defendant acts in a reckless or wanton fashion. Punitive damages are meant to punish a wrongdoer in the hopes of preventing similar sexual assaults.
The plaintiff was awarded almost $3 million from the court, an amount that withstood the Church’s appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
Former Victim Reaches $1.55 Million Settlement with Chicago Church
This settlement agreement was reached in 2017 between the Church (St. Bede) and an anonymous plaintiff who was a sexual abuse victim over a period of several years by the same priest when he was between the ages of 10 and 13.
The Church knew the priest in question had done this before but took no steps to remove him or to protect the boys and girls who came in contact with this predator every day. The victim here came in contact with the priest when he was an altar boy at the church.
The effects of the molestation left him with depression, traumatic stress disorder, suicidal thoughts, and PTSD. Ultimately, the Church had to pay him $1.55 million for these damages.
Boy with Special Needs Receives Settlement
The sexual abuse victim, in this case, was just eight years old. He had special needs and was particularly vulnerable. An adult male volunteer at his church allegedly sexually assaulted and abused him.
Lawyers for the boy accused the Church of creating the circumstances that allowed this terrible incident to occur. The Church agreed to privately settle the matter for a reported $1.75 million.
Chicago Priest and Clergy Abuse Attorneys Who Stand with You
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC understands the lifelong trauma that childhood events can inflict on a person. Our sexual abuse lawyers are committed to fully prosecuting your case from a civil damages perspective, while also respecting your wishes for privacy.
Consequently, every case we take on involving Chicago, Illinois Catholic Priest and Bishop abuse is handled with the utmost discretion and care. If you were a victim of sexual abuse by a priest or other Church official, one of our attorneys experienced with sex abuse litigation can explain your legal options without any cost or obligation on your part. Contact us today.
Chicago Archdiocese Diocese Accused Priests & Church Officials Lookup
Look up convicted Chicago Diocese (priests and other officials) sex offenders.
| Name: | Date of Ordination: | Action Taken: | Current Status: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel, Lawrence A. | Deceased | ||
| Baranowski, Alexander Sylvester | 5/3/55 | Resigned 6/1975; Laicized 8/1976 | Deceased 6/2011 |
| Bartz, Richard Barry | 5/8/74 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 8/1987; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002; Resigned 6/2002; Laicized 9/2015 | Laicized |
| Batuyong, Patricio William | 4/16/83 | Removed from Public Ministry 4/1993 Laicized 4/1996 | Deceased 4/2009 |
| Becker, Robert Charles | 4/29/65 | Restricted 3/1986 | Deceased 10/1989 |
| Beckstrom, Robert E | |||
| Bennett, Joseph R | 4/26/66 | Monitored 1/2003; Removed from Public Ministry 2/2006; Resigned 7/2012; Laicized 8/2014 | Laicized |
| Bogdan, Leonard Adolph | 5/3/60 | Monitored 6/1987; Excardinated to Kalamazoo 1/1994 | Retired from Diocese of Kalamazoo 6/2000 |
| Bonebreak, Dennis | Accused of abusing one boy. Order agreed to $16.5 Million settlement in 5/2013 | ||
| Bowman, Robert Peter | 5/3/55 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/2002; Removed from Public Ministry 5/2002 | Deceased 4/2011 |
| Braun, David Francis | 5/5/54 | Removed from Public Ministry 1/1994 | Deceased 12/1997 |
| Brigham, Kenneth M | nineteen sixty one | Accused of sexual abuse minors in 1/2014 | Deceased 6/2005 |
| Brouillette, Robert | 4 years probation 2000 | Changed name to Robert Sullivan | |
| Buck, Daniel Peter | 5/12/71 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1995; Returned to Ministry 12/1997; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 | Removed from Public Ministry |
| Burke, Edmund F | 5/6/44 | Accused by archdiocese with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse 11/28/2018 | Deceased 2/1989 |
| Burns, Eugene Patrick | 5/3/55 | Accused of abuse of a girl ages 8-13 1961 - 1966 | Deceased 1/2005 |
| Butler, Donald | Accused by Midwest Province on its list 12/18/2018 | Deceased 7/27/1999 | |
| Byrne, Eamonn | prior to 1953 | Accused in 1992 lawsuit of abuse of girl during church outing in 1974; Retired to Ireland in 2007 | Deceased 12/12/2015 |
| Calicott, John Walter | 5/8/74 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/1994; Returned to Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 10/1995; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002; Laicized 9/2009 | Laicized |
| Carr, Michael T. | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | Deceased | |
| Carroll, Francis C. | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | Deceased | |
| Chmura, Thomas M | 1982 | Arrested 4/2013, 5/2013; Pled guilty 12/5/2013 | 6 month of periodic imprisonment plus 24 months of felony probation |
| Clements, George H | 1957 | Accused | Suspended from Ministry 8/2019 pending investigation of allegation |
| Cloutier, William J | 5/14/75 | Monitored 1987; Removed from Public Ministry 11/1991; Resigned 7/1993 | Deceased 8/2003 |
| Cobb, Alan S. | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Collins, Daniel J. | 1958 | Sued | |
| Collins, Donald Cecil | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Condon, Eugene Laurence | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Corrigan, Edmund | One of 10 brothers and two laymen accused by more than 30 men in 5/2013 | ||
| Craig, Robert | 5/8/74 | Removed from Public Ministry 10/1990; Resigned 10/1993; Laicized 10/2009 | Laicized |
| Crosby, Thomas Carroll | 5/8/48 | Allegations of child sexual abuse 11/28/2018 | Deceased 1/1987 |
| Curran, John William | 5/3/57 | Removed from Public Ministry 12/1994 | Deceased 3/2000 |
| Czajka, Norman J | 5/1/61 | Removed from Public Ministry 4/2006 | Deceased 10/2012 |
| Daschbach, Richard | nioneteen sixty four | Accused of sexual abuse 2018; Laicized | Still Under Investigation |
| DeRoeck, Walter George | 5/12/71 | Removed from Public Ministry 8/2001; Resigned 8/2001; Laicized 1/2002 | Laicized |
| Diederich, Dominic Aloysius | 6/2/17 | Deceased 4/1977 | |
| Dilla, Francis Emil | 5/1/53 | Removed from Public Ministry 2/1992 | Deceased 2/2005 |
| Duggan, Jeremiah C. | nineteen fifty five | Alleged abuse occurred in 1970s - 1980s | Deceased 7/1999 |
| Dunn, James Claver | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Farrell, William Patrick | nineteen sixty five | Accusations in 2017 that he abused a 16 year old Chicago boy in 1970 | Deceased 2/8/1989 |
| Fassbinder, Richard Wayne | 5/1/53 | Removed from Public Ministry 2/2002 | Deceased 5/2004 |
| Ferro, Salvatore A. | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Finan, Mark A. | nineteen forty eight | Multiple allegations of abuse in 1944; Dismissed from the Jesuits 4/13/1973 | Deceased 11/18/1993 |
| Fitzgerald, John D. | nineteen thurty three | Accused of sexual abuse by a woman, happened in 1964 | Deceased in 1984 or 1985 |
| Fitzgerald, John J. | nineteen sixty nine | Accused by the Congregation of Holy Cross on its list 6/12/19; Removed from ministry in 1992; left the order in 1997 | |
| Fitharris, Joseph L. | 4/28/62 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/87; Removed from Public Ministry 10/1991; Resigned 1/1995; Laicized 5/2009 | Laicized |
| Fitzmaurice, Terence | 1963 | Accused of molesting at least 15 boys in early 1970s; Three settled in 2006; | Claimants still exist |
| Flosi, James Vincent | 5/12/71 | Resigned 7/1992; Laicized 19/2010 | Laicized |
| Friese, Robert | 5/10/78 | Resigned 8/1985; Laicized 7/1987 | Laicized |
| Gamez-Alfonso, Rigoberto | nineteen ninety five | Arrested 10/2018 charged with criminal sexual abuse involving force and bettery | |
| Gardner, Stephen Justin | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Garza, Jesus P | 5/9/79 | Resigned 7/2000 | Laicized |
| Graf, Gary | nineteen eighty-four | Accused in 7/2018 of inappropriate behavior toward a male teen who was a parish employee; Found not guilty 1/2019 | Returned to ministry 4/2019 |
| Hagain, James Craig | 5/8/74 | Removed from Public Ministry 4/1996; Resigned 4/1997; Laicized 4/2010 | Laicized |
| Hefferan, John Edward | 5/1/56 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/1993; Returned to Ministry 7/1993; Removed from Public Ministry 10/2003 | Deceased 1/29/2018 |
| Hensley, Gilbert Leroy | nineteen sixty two | Accused in civil suit filed 10/26/2007 of sodomizing a boy at least four times in the 4th and 5th grade in the late 1970s | Deceased 5/31/2014 |
| Hinojosa, Juan Francisco | Allegedly assaulted a 16 year old youth | May have fled to Mexico | |
| Hoder, James Allen | 5/14/75 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 10/1985; Resigned 5/1997; Laicized 12/2009 | Laicized |
| Hogan, Michael J | 5/19/84 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 2/1986; Resigned 7/1993; Laicized 6/2015 | Laicized |
| Hogan, Michael P | nineteen fifty six | Accused on sexual abuse | Deceased 9/29/2008 |
| Holihan, Daniel Mark | 5/3/57 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1990; Reoved from Public Ministry 6/2002; Resigned 11/2008; Laicized 7/2010 | Deceased 10/2016 |
| Horne, Thomas Barry | prior to 1939 | Accused and sued of abusing Kay Ebeling at age 5 in earlry 1950s | Deceased 1985 |
| Houlihan, James Alvarez | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Huppenbauer, Walter Edward | 5/3/57 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 8/1992; Removed from Public Ministry 10/2002; Laicized 8/2010 | Deceased 12/2014 |
| Huske, Leonard | 5/1/56 | Removed from Public Ministry 5/2018 | Removed from Public Ministry |
| Irwin, Charles B | One of 10 brothers and two laymen accused by more than 30 men in 5/2013 | Deceased 10/9/1997 | |
| Job, Thomas | 5/13/70 | Resigned 10/1991; Laicized 6/2010 | Laicized |
| Jones, Augustine K. | nineteen fifty three | Convicted 1968 of abuse of boy; Received 3 years probation and treatment; More charges in 1993; Indicted 1993 and pled guilty; Sentenced to 4 years probation | Deceased 9/28/2007 |
| Jordan, John E | nineteen thirty five | Accused of abuse in a civil suit | Deceased 9/1987 |
| Kealy, Robert Louis | 5/10/72 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/2002; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002; Resigned 4/2006; Laicized 12/2018 | Laicized |
| Keehan, John James | 4/27/67 | Monitored 10/1992; Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/1993; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 | Removed from Public Ministry |
| Kelly, Thomas Francis | 4/28/62 | Deceased 6/1990 | |
| Kent, Benen | Accused of abuse 1962- 1967 by one woman in 2005 lawsuit; Two more filed in 2006; Claims settled 9/2008 | Settled | |
| Keough, John Joseph | 5/1/52 | Resigned 3/1982; Laicized 11/2008 | Laicized |
| Kerman, Joseph C | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Kissane, Joseph Patrick | 5/14/69 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 12/1989; Removed from Public Ministry 4/1991; Resigned 5/1991; Laicized 8/2010 | Deceased 4/2011 |
| Klein, George W | 1959 | Accused 8/2011 of sexually abusing a 15 year old girl in the 1970s; Found inappropriate but not abusive | |
| Kmak, Leonard Paul | 5/7/59 | Resigned 8/1968; Laicized 1/1969 | Deceased 7/2002 |
| Koch, J. Robert | 1943 | Accused by the Jesuits Midwest on its list 12/18/2018 | Deceased 12/9/1996 |
| Lane, John H | nineteen thirty eight | Accused by the Jesuits Midwest on its list 12/18/2018 | Deceased 2/21/2000 |
| Lasik, Ronald Justin | Accused in a suit filed 4/26/2013 of abusing two boys in Chicago | Obtained early release from prison and was deported in 2003 to the US from Canada | |
| Lee, Patrick J | ninetten seventy six | Placed on leave in 1/2019 after an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in 1979 | Reinstated in 6/2019 |
| Leyhane, William R | Accused publicly in 10/2019 of sexually abusing and 8th grade boy | Deceased 8/1982 | |
| Lupo, William L. | 4/29/65 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/1993; Restrictions Revoked 8/1995; Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1998; Resigned 12/2002; Laicized 12/2014 | Laicized |
| Maday, Norbert J. | 4/30/64 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1991; Removed from Public Ministry 2/1992; Laicized 12/2007 | Laicized |
| Maloney, Edward | 5/3/55 | Removed from Public Ministry 5/2009 | Deceased 6/2018 |
| Mayer, Robert E | 4/30/64 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1987; Removed from Public Ministry 8/1991; Resigned 1/1994; Laicized 7/2010 | Laicized |
| McCaffrey, Vincent | 5/10/78 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1987; Removed from Public Ministry 10/1991; Resigned 11/1993; Laicized 7/2010 | Laicized |
| McCarthy, David F. | nineteen fifty five | Accused by the Jesuits Midwest on its list 12/18/2018 | Deceased 2/28/1999 |
| McCartney, Christopher J. | Accused of sexual attack in late 1970s | Deceased 7/21/2002 | |
| McCormack, Daniel J | 5/21/94 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 9/2005; Removed from Public Ministry 2/2006; Laicized 11/2007 | Laicized |
| McDonald, Robert Joseph | 5/9/73 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/1987; Resigned 6/1990; Laicized 12/2016 | Laicized |
| McFarlane, William M. | two thousand five | Accused and removed in 7/2019 for allegations of sex | Removed from Public Ministry |
| McGuire, Donald J | nineteen sixty one | Complaints in 1960s; Sentenced to 7 years in prison; Federal charges in 2008 of taking teen across state lines for sex; 25 year sentence; Laicized 2008 | Laicized |
| McNamara, Peter John | 6/6/70 | Resigned 8/1971; Laicized 11/1972 | Laicized |
| Miller, Gary M | 5/10/72 | Removed from Public Ministry 9/2012 | Removed from Public Ministry |
| Mulsoff, Donald John | 5/14/69 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/2002; Removed from Public Ministry 5/2002 | Deceased 11/2005 |
| Munoz Capetillo, Octavio | two thousand four | Pending investigation of sexual images and material on his computer; Arrested 9/2016 charged with one felony count of child pornography | Charged |
| Murphy, John Daniel | nineteen sixty eight | Accused by at least six plaintiffs in 2003 of abuse; Resigned 1993 | Settled |
| Murphy, John E | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| Murphy, Thomas Ignatius | Accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings | ||
| O'Brien, William John | 5/9/73 | Removed from Public Ministry 6/2005; Resigned 4/2006; Laicized 7/2006 | Laicized |
| O'Connell, Michael W | nineteen eighty three | Temporarily removed for sexual misconduct; Accused 4/2014 of abuse by boy in 1990s | Acoid the parish school and not to be alone with a child |
| O'Dell, Jack | Accused in 1996 of abuse of youth in 1980s and 1974 | Deceased 9/1998 | |
| O'Gorman, Thomas | nineteen seventy seven | Accused of abuse on minor and placed on leave 8/1992; Resigned 1994 | Resigned from Public Ministry |
| O'Leary, Patrick | Removed 9/1992 after exhibiting pattern of inappropriate behavior | Recalled to Spain | |
| O'Shaughnessy, Donald J | nineteen fifty five | Removed 2004; Settled 2013 and 2015 | Deceased 7/2013 |
| O'Toole, Paul L | nineteen sixty seven | 2006 settlement with a woman who accused him of sexual abuse in 1966 | Left priesthood to marry |
| Ormechea, John Baptist (J.B.) | nineteen sixty five | Removed from ministry 12/2002 | Sent to Rome in 2003 |
| Owens, Joseph | 4/29/65 | Resigned 4/1970; Laicized 4/1971 | Laicized |
| Paduch, Frank | nineteen eighty nine | Accused of abuse in 1980-1981 at St. Rita HS in Chicago; Civil suit filed in 1997 in IL; settled around 1999; Placed on leave since 1/15/2010 | Laicized |
| Pallikunnen, Emmanuel | nineteen fifty two | Accused by woman of abuse in 1966 at St Mary's in Buffalo Grove | Deceased 2/17/1978 |
| Pantoja Segura, Eusebio | nineteen sixty nine | Accused of abuse of 14 year old in 1970s at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Chicago; Suir Settled; Accused in 2002 of abuse | Sued |
| Paramo, Thomas | nineteen fifty six | 5/2005 woman filed suit for abuse from age 11 - 15; 2nd accuser as well | Deceased 2004 |
| Peralta, Carlos | nineteen ninety | History of allegations of sexual misconduct; Accused of abusing several children in one family in 1999 | Working in Mexico since 2004 |
| Phan, Kevin | Charged with having images of child pornography on his computer; Plead guilty 12/2004 to 1 count | Accused | |
| Policetti, Sleeva Raju | 3/18/87 | Removed from Public Ministry 5/2002; Laicized 2008 | Laicized |
| Powell, John J. | nineteen fifty six | Accused of abuse of 7 girls in 1960s and 1970s; Accused in 1970s from student at Loyola University | Deceased |
| Przybylo, Czeslaw | 6/6/76 | Removed from Public Ministry 1993 | Removed from Public Ministry |
| Przybylski, Konstanty | nineteen seventy five | Guilty in 2006 and sentenced to 5 years for sexual assault | Convicted |
| Ray, James M. | 5/14/75 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/1990; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002; Resigned 3/2009; Laicized 1/2012 | Laicized |
| Reuter, Lawrence | 1971 | President of Loyola Academy 1975 - 1990 who was removed from active ministry in 2010 after "inappropriate relationship" with a sector at the school; Settlement in 1990s | Sued |
| Reycraft, Paul | Accused by more that 30 men in 5/2013 civil case of abuse at three Chicago schools; Order agreed to $16.5 million dollar settlement | Sued | |
| Robinson, John Allen | 5/12/71 | Removed from Public Ministry 1/2003 | Deceased 3/2016 |
| Rohrich, John F | 4/29/65 | Resigned 6/1975; Laicized 1/2016 | Laicized |
| Romano, Russell Lawrence | 5/9/73 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/1986; Resigned 10/1991; Laicized 5/2009 | Laicized |
| Ronan, Andrew M | nineteen fifty one | Accused of abuse of male high school students 1963-1964 | Deceased 1992 |
| Ruge, Kenneth Charles | 5/1/63 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions& Monitoring 11/1986; Removed from Public Ministry 1/1991 | Deceased 5/2002 |
| Ryan, Daniel | Accused of abuse in Washington state; Minister in IL | Sued | |
| Savage, Joesph E | 3/16/18 | Resigned 12/1936 | Deceased 6/1974 |
| Schulte, Daniel R | nineteen eighty seven | 2006 charged with downloading child pornography; sent for treatment in St. Louis; Pleaded guilty 6/2006; Sentenced to 7 years, 3 months prison in 10/2006 and ordered to register as sex offender upon release | Remained a priest; faced possible laicization |
| Skiffington, Wilton | 1936 | Sued 2003; Accused of abuse of one at Loyola Academy in 1962 | Deceased 9/1988 |
| Skriba, Raymond Francis | 5/3/57 | Removed from Public Ministry 7/2002 | Deceased 1/2014 |
| Skriba, Richard L | nineteen forty nine | 7/2002 woman said that she was molested for several years when she was young | Deceased 3/1998 |
| Smyth, John P. | nineteen sixty two | Removed from a residential treatment for abused children after a resident's suicide and allegations of abuse; Suspended in 1/2019 from Notre Dame College Prep after allegations of sexual abuse of two boys ages 13 and 14 in 2002/2003. | Deceased 4/16/2019 |
| Snieg, Marion Joseph | 5/3/55 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 2/1987; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 | Deceased 6/2005 |
| Soto, Ruben | Accused in 1995 of molesting three boys at St. Anthony's Church in Cicero; Arrested in 1995; | Convicted | |
| Spine, William J | 1973 | Accused of abuse of youth in Peru in 1970s; Permanently removed from duties 2/2006 | Removed from Public Ministry |
| Steel, James R | 5/2/68 | Resigned 5/1992; Laicized 3/2001 | Laicized |
| Stepek, Robert A | nineteen eighty one | Accused 5/2006 os sexual abuse of brothers; Removed 11/4/2006; Reinstated with no assignment and limited privileges after 2013 | Deceased 6/25/2016 |
| Steweart, Victor E | 5/10/78 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 10/1992 | Deceased 6/1994 |
| Strand, Ralph S | 4/30/64 | Removed from Public Ministry 3/1993 | Deceased 4/2013 |
| Strum, Howard | 2/2206 Woman announced settlement of $125,000 re: abuse by Strum and two other priests | Deceased | |
| Strus, Walter | nineteen ninety four | Srus accused of rape and impregnating a woman; Strus denied saying relationship was consensual | Sued |
| Swade, Thomas J | 5/1/61 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1992; Returned to Ministry 1997; Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002; Laicized 10/2009 | Laicized |
| Swider, Henry Peter | 5/3/50 | Left active ministry 1/1969; Resigned 2/1974 | Deceased 8/2007 |
| Tanghal, Albert | 5/18/91 | Suspended from Active Ministry 5/2000 | Deceased 12/2003 |
| Thedens, Mark E | Man accused him and another of abuse between 1976 - 1979; | Deceased 2/2003 | |
| Theisen, Richard Gregory | 5/1/52 | Resigned 5/1978; Laicized 4/2001 | Deceased 1/2013 |
| Thomas, Joseph S | 5/1/52 | Removed from Public Ministry 10/2002 | Deceased 8/2011 |
| Trujillo, Michael | Accused by more that 30 men in 5/2013 civil case of abuse at three Chicago schools; Order agreed to $16.5 million dollar settlement | Sued | |
| Turlo, Walter Joseph | 5/13/70 | Removed from Public Ministry 6/2005; Resigned 10/2008; Laicized 10/2009 | Laicized |
| Ulatowski, Donald Francis | 5/1/56 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/1994 | Deceased 6/1999 |
| Vader, Anthony Joseph | 5/1/52 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/2002; Removed from Public Ministry 2/2003 | Deceased 7/2011 |
| Verhalen, David H | nineteen fifty four | Accused by his order on its list 6/12/2019; IL abuse in 2007; Removed from Public Ministry in 2001 | Deceased 9/11/2012 |
| Vilchez-Parra, Clovis Javier | 5/12/12 | Removed from Public Ministry 2/2015; Laicized 5/2019 | Laicized |
| Vorlick, Phillip | Accused by more that 30 men in 5/2013 civil case of abuse at three Chicago schools; Order agreed to $16.5 million dollar settlement | ||
| Walczak, Karl J | Accused by man who alleged that he was abused in 1970-1971 at Br. Rive in Chicago; Resigned 10/31/2012; Denied abuse | ||
| Weston, Michael Howard | 5/9/73 | Resigned 9/1993; Laicized 10/2009 | Laicized |
| Wigglesworth, Wayne E | 1960s | Wife found child porn on his computer in 2007; Arrested in 8/2009 in Chicago after caught in car with 15 year old boy he met online; Guilty 1/2011; sentenced 8/2012 to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation | |
| Wilk, Joseph | 1981 | Leftr priesthood in 9/2010; Accused of abusing one youth at St. Matthew Church in Schaumburg 1995 when the boy was 10 for 8 years | Sued |
| Wojtowicz, Louis | 4/19/97 | Removed from Public Ministry 7/1999; Dismissed from Mundelein Seminary 2/2000 | Deceased 4/2013 |
| Yakaitis, Michael T | 1978 | Accused of abusive relationship with 18 year old student at Niles College in early 1990s; admitted to relationship and sent for therapy; Found out that Yakaitis was still active in priesthood at Univ. of Chicago and went public with allegations; Resigned | Deceased 5/2010 |
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