Brother Martin McKeon
Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Franciscan)
Ordained: 1952
Died: 1986
Assignment History:
- 1952-1953: Mission Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
- 1953-1964: St. Anthony’s Seraphic Seminary (Santa Barbara, CA)
- 1964-1968: Provincial Office (Oakland, CA) St. Elizabeth’s (Oakland, CA)
- 1968-1969: San Luis Rey College (San Luis Rey, CA)
- 1979: Camp Pendleton (Camp Pendleton, CA)
- 1968-1986: Mission San Luis Rey (San Luis Rey, CA)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother Martin McKeon:
Fr. Martin McKeon was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1952, who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, in the 2000s, he was accused of sexually abusing three children from 1962 to 1966. In December 2003, he was named in one civil lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse while working at St. Anthony’s Seminary in Santa Barbara, CA. The victim in the lawsuit claimed that Fr. McKeon would sexually abuse him while resting in the school’s infirmary in 1962. The claim was included in the $28 million settlement by the Franciscans in Santa Barbara.
Fr. McKeon’s name was included on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ 2004 list of priests accused of sexual misconduct involving minors. In May 2012, his personnel file was released. His name was included on Franciscans’ Santa Barbara Province list released in 2019. It noted allegations reported in 1993 and 2004 of the sexual abuse of minors in the 1960s. His name was also included on the diocese of Oakland’s list in 2019.
Fr. McKeon died in 1986.
Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California. If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in one of California’s Catholic dioceses, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles now have legal options due to a voluntary compensation fund created by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us. Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in California and nationwide. We can help.
Contact us at 888-283-9922 or [email protected] to discuss your options today.