Father Walter Ladislaus Swietek
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Ordained: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Assignment History:
- 1973-1979: St. Hedwig (Floral Park, NY)
- 1979-1983: Blessed Sacrament (Valley Stream, NY)
- 1983-1985: St. Bernard (Levittown, NY)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Walter Ladislaus Swietek:
Fr. Walter Ladislaus Swietek is listed on the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s 2021 List of Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The list states that the alleged sexual abuse occurred while Swietek worked at St. Bernard Church in Levittown, NY, sometime between 1983-1985. The list also says that Swietek abused his victim(s) at his private residence in Levittown. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including the victim’s age/gender, are unknown.
It is important to note that the list, released in March 2021, is not exhaustive. “It is a list of all priests and deacons that the Diocese knows have been the subject of an adverse determination by the Diocesan Review Board of the Debtor that an allegation of clergy abuse against such priest was credible or against whom an allegation of clergy abuse was made through the Diocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (“IRCP”) and the Debtor made a payment in settlement of such allegation through the IRCP.”
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