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Fr. Charles Thomas – Diocese of Pittsburgh

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December 15, 2018 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. Charles Thomas – Diocese of Pittsburgh

Father Charles Thomas

Diocese of Pittsburgh

Ordained: June 1935

Resigned: 1966

Died: 1967

Assigned as follows:

  • 1935-1937: St. Killian (Mars, PA)
  • 1937-1940: St. Peter (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • 3/1940-11/1940: St. Wendelin (Carrick PA)
  • 1940-1941: St. Martin (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • 1941-1944: St. Mary Mercy (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • 1944-1952: St. Coleman (Turtle Creek, PA)
  • 1952-1957: St. Hugh (Carmichaels, PA)
  • 1952-1957: St. Marcullus (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • 1957-1965: St. Paul (Butler, PA)
  • 8/1965-9/1965: St. Christopher (Prospect, PA)
  • 1965-1967: St. Robert Bellarmine (Pittsburgh, PA)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Charles Thomas:

Father Charles Thomas was ordained a priest in 1935, who served in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. According to media reports, in April 1996, he was accused of child sexual abuse in a memorandum written to him. The memo stated an adult male had reported that, when he was a minor, he was sexually assaulted by Thomas on several occasions beginning in 1958 when the priest was assigned to St. Hugh. The assaults began with Thomas fondling him and showing him pornographic material, followed by anal penetration of the victim.

The victim also related that a nun assigned to St. Hugh helped Thomas in some of the assaults. He explained that this unknown nun had sexually assaulted him on separate occasions as well.

Diocesan records revealed the victim was compensated $15,042.50 by the Diocese of
Pittsburgh in connection with his private psychiatric counseling sessions from 2011 throughout 2016.

Thomas died in 1967 and is buried in Saint Vincent Cemetary in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was first named publicly as accused in a priest profile in the 2018 Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in Pennsylvania, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of Pittsburgh may have legal options, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us.

Contact us at 888-283-9922 or adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.



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