Father James Walsh
Ordained: Unknown
Died: 1984
Assigned as follows:
- 1950: Sacred Heart (Altadena, CA)
- 1951-1956: St. Helen (South Gate, CA)
- 1957-1963: St. Rita (Sierra Madre, CA)
- 1964-1984: St. Louise de Marillac (Covina, CA)
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father James Walsh:
Father James Walsh was ordained a priest who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, he was named in a lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a child from 1967 to 1968. No further information regarding the allegation including age/gender of the victim, or the priest's assignment at the time of the alleged abuse was disclosed.
Father James Walsh died in 1984. His name appeared on the Los Angeles archdiocesan report, Errata notice # 1 list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors.
In 2003, Fr. Walsh was reportedly one of many priests who were angered by an anti-Catholic media bias, which they believe sensationalizes pedophile priests while ignoring the wider problem.
"All these stories represent 2 to 3 percent of priests," Walsh said. "Then all of a sudden, the other 97 percent get thrown in. Sexual abuse is mainly parents, grandparents, relatives, trusted friends. The one possible good that could come out of this is to say: What are we going to do in this nation to protect our children from sexual abuse? Because it's a big iceberg. And clergy sexual abuse is one chip."
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