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Fr. Richard P. Presenti – Archdiocese of San Francisco

Home  >  Sexual Abuse Law Blog  >  Fr. Richard P. Presenti – Archdiocese of San Francisco

December 3, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. Richard P. Presenti – Archdiocese of San Francisco

Father Richard P. Presenti

Ordained: 1968

Assignment History:

  • 1960-1968: Camp Salesian (Middletown, CA)
  • 1968-1974: Salesian High School (Richmond, CA)
  • 1974-1980: St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, CA)
  • 1980-1989: Salesian Provincial Residence (San Francisco, CA)
  • 1989-2000: St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, CA)
  • 2000-2010: Unknown
  • 2004-2006: St. Francis Central Coast Catholic High School (Watsonville, CA)
  • 2010-Present: Salesian Provincial House (San Francisco, CA)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Richard Presenti:

Fr. Richard Presenti was a Salesian brother that has been named in at least four lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. In 1992, a man reported to the Salesians that Presenti had sexually abused him when he was 12 years old at Camp Salesian back in 1962. According to media reports, two other men have also accused Presenti of sexually abusing them as children while at Camp Salesian in approximately 1972 or 1973. This allegation was brought to the San Francisco Provincial House Superior at the time of the incident, who convinced the boy's parents not to go to the police. He reassured them that Presenti would be kept away from children. The boy discovered that Presenti was working at his high school when he started as a ninth-grader there the next year.

In 2003, Presenti admitted to sexually abusing one of the men at Camp Salesian. Presenti worked in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower for approximately 17 years. He resided at the Salesian Provincial House in San Francisco from 2000 to 2010.

In 2019, Presenti was included on the Diocese of Oakland list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse.

Presenti's current whereabouts, his status as a priest, and whether he has access to children are unknown.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Archdiocese of San Francisco 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 San Francisco now have legal options due to a voluntary compensation fund created by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 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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