Father Carlton Whitten
Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Jesuits)
Ordained: 1961
Removed: 2007
Assigned as follows:
- 1961-1962 Alma College (Los Gatos, CA)
- 1962-1963 Manresa Hall (Port Townsend, WA)
- 1963-1965 Jesuit High School (Sacramento, CA)
- 1965-1972 Bellarmine College Prep. (San Jose, CA)
- 1972-1977 Brophy College Prep. (Phoenix, AZ)
- 1977-1980 St. Ignatius Prep. (San Francisco, CA)
- 1980-1987 Jesuit High School (Sacramento, CA)
- 1987-1990 Loyola High School (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1990-1992 Jesuit High School Community of Sacramento (Carmichael, CA)
- 1992-1999 Jesuit High School (Sacramento, CA)
- 1999-2001 San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)
- 2002-2003 St. Agnes’ (San Francisco, CA)
- 2004-2007 St. Charles Borromeo (Peoria, AZ)
- 2007 St. Joseph’s (White Salmon, WA); Bellarmine College Prep. (San Jose, CA)
- 2007-2012 Sacred Heart Jesuit Center (Los Gatos, CA)
- 2013-2020 Unknown
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Carlton Whitten:
Father Carlton Whitten, a member of the Jesuit Order, was ordained in 1961. He was a visiting priest sent to temporarily work at St. Joseph in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He frequently worked for priests on vacation or leave along the west coast. According to media reports, in 2007, it was alleged he sexually abused a 17-year-old boy while he worked at St. Joseph in White Salmon, Washington. He was placed on leave and moved from his residence at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose to Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos while the allegation was investigated.
According to the 2012 Official Catholic Directory Father Whitten was listed as still living at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos. His name appeared on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors. His current whereabouts are unknown.
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