Father Samuel Lupico
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Ordained: 1965
Leave: 2022
Died January 6, 2025
Assignment History:
- St. Mary's Seminary, teacher (1972-1974)
- St. Ann Catholic Church, Baltimore (1974-82)
- St. Frances Academy, Baltimore (1974-78)
- Holy Family Catholic Church, Davidsonville (1982-86)
- Stella Maris, Timonium (1986-89)
- Loyola University Maryland (taught courses 1984-1993)
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and St. Ann Catholic Church, Baltimore (1989-94)
- St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson (1996-99)
- St. Edward Catholic Church, Baltimore (1999-2006)
- St. Mary, Govans in Baltimore and St. Pius X in Towson (2006 to 2022)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Samuel Lupico:
Fr. Samuel Lupico was ordained for the Diocese of Trenton and transferred to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1972. In April 2023, Maryland's Attorney General released a report alleging 156 Catholic clergy members sexually abused at least 600 children over six decades. The report lists the names of the abusers, including Father Samuel Lupico, although he is only referred to as #152 on page 448.
According to the Attorney General's report, in 2014, a man reported being sexually abused by Fr. Lupico in the 1980s while living with Lupico in the rectory. The victim said he was like a "foster son" The man claimed that Lupico gave him alcohol and back rubs. He claimed that Lupico made "sexual advances," but the victim always refused. He said he was not "molested" but suspected that other boys were. He said that a young man warned him about Lupico, but he did not provide the young man's name. When confronted, Lupico acknowledged that two teenagers lived with him for a few months when their parents were going through a divorce.
In 2021, a victim reported being sexually abused by Fr. Lupico around 1976 when he was about 12 or 13. He stated that Lupico worked at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Baltimore and had asked him and his younger brother if they wanted to join the Boy Scouts, which they did. One specific day, Lupico asked the victim to pick up a big vase and bring it to him, which had money in it. When the boy returned, Lupico was on his knees and grabbed the victim's testicles through his clothes while he was holding the vase. The victim immediately ran home.
The archdiocese made the mandated reports to authorities in 2014 and 2021 and suspended Lupico in January 2022, pending the results of the investigation. Fr. Lupico has not been listed as credibly accused by the Archdiocese.
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