Father William Houston
Diocese of Brooklyn
Ordained: 1963
Died: 1980
Assigned as follows:
- 1964-1966: St. Peter Claver (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1967-1969: St. Pascal Baylon (St. Albans, NY)
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father William Houston:
According to media reports, in February 2019, Fr. William Houston’s name appeared publicly on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors. The details of the allegations, including the information about the age/gender of his alleged victim/victims, the nature of the alleged sexual abuse, or Houston’s assignments at the time of the alleged abuse is unknown.
His status as a priest, whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from his last known assignment in 1969 until his death is unknown.
Houston died in February 1980.
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