Brother George Puello
Diocese of Albany (Salesian Brother)
Professed vows: 1967
Left Order: 1971
Dead: 2019
Assigned as follows:
- 1969-1971: Salesian Junior Seminary (Goshen, NY)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Brother George Puello:
In 2002, three men filed a lawsuit claiming that Br. George Puello had sexually abused them while attending Salesian Jr. Seminary in Goshen, NY. One of the victims said that he tried to report the abuse to the seminary director (who went on to become Aux. Bishop in Boston) but he was dismissed.
The lawsuit also claimed that others knew of the abuse that was happening at the seminary and there were a number of other abusers within the seminary. Puello left the order many years prior and went on to become a high-profile member of the Westchester County theatre community. He had no restrictions and had access to children and young adults.
In 2020, Puello was included on the Salesians list of those credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
Puello died in 2019.
Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in New York, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany now have legal options to recover damages due to a compensation fund created for victims. Contact us at 888-283-9922 or at [email protected].