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Fr. Alberto Battagliola – Diocese of Monterey

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November 30, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. Alberto Battagliola – Diocese of Monterey

Ordained: 1963

Died: 1977

Assignment History:

  • 1963-1964: Katherine’s (Del Ray, CA)
  • 1963-1964: Lucy’s (Fowler, CA)
  • 1963-1965: Our Lady of Sorrows (Parlier, CA)
  • 1965-1971: Our Lady of Solitude (Soledad, CA)
  • 1971-1974: San Luis Obispo-Old Mission (San Luis Obispo, CA)
  • 1974-1977: Our Lady of Refuge (Castroville, CA)
  • 1974-1977: Boy Scouts (Castroville, CA)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Alberto Battagliola:

In 2003, a victim filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Monterey for having done nothing to stop Fr. Alberto Battagliola from molesting him as a child. The sexual misconduct took place in 1974 with a 14-year-old altar boy in San Luis Obispo in California when Battagliola was a priest at the San Luis Obispo Mission.

The victim claimed that Fr. Alberto Battagliola would visit the then 14-year-old boy at his house often and went driving around town together. He manipulated and took advantage of the situation by intoxicating the boy and as a result, Battagliola spread a sexually transmitted disease to the 14-year-old altar boy in San Luis Obispo in California. About 2 years later, Battagliola left San Luis Obispo to serve in Our Lady of Refuge in Castroville, CA.

According to Bishop Accountability, the victim who is now a middle-aged adult has a drug habit as well as sexual and emotional problems that continue today. Battagliola’s name publicly appeared on the diocese list of clergymen credibly accused/sued of sexual misconduct in 2019.

In 1977, Fr. Battagliola was murdered in a San Francisco motel.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Monterey 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 Diocese of Monterey now have legal options due to a voluntary compensation fund created by the Diocese of Monterey, 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 adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.

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