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ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI
Lawsuit Against Archdiocese of Miami for Sexual Battery by Father Jean Claude Philippe
Horowitz Law filed a sex abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Miami after Fr. Jean Claude Philippe sexually assaulted a woman in his parish. Jean Claude Philippe was found guilty and sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Fr. Rocco Charles D’Angelo – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Rocco Charles D’Angelo Diocese of St. Petersburg/Miami Ordained: 1956 Resigned: 1993 Dead: 2005 Assignment History: St. Mark’s Church (Boynton Beach, FL) St. Charles Borromeo (Port Charlotte, FL) St. Peter Claver (Tampa, FL) Good Shepherd (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Rocco Charles D’Angelo: Fr. Rocco Charles D’Angelo was ordained in 1956. D’Angelo was accused of sexually…
Br. Kenneth Ward – Archdiocese of Miami
Brother Kenneth Ward Archdiocese of Miami/Marist Joined order: 1984 Left order: 2008 Assignment History: 2000-2006: Edward Pace High School (Miami, FL) Christopher Columbus Catholic High School (Westchester, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Brother Kenneth Ward: Br. Kenneth Ward is a former dean of students at Msgr. Edward Pace High School. In 2006, there were allegations reported to police…
Fr. Bryan O. Walsh – Archdiocese of Miami
Father Bryan O. Walsh Archdiocese of Miami Ordained: 1954 Retired: 1996 Dead: 2001 Assignment History: Unknown Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Bryan O. Walsh: Fr. Bryan O. Walsh was born and trained in Ireland and ordained in the St. Augustine diocese. Walsh became a priest in Miami when the diocese was erected in 1958. He is an internationally…
Fr. Edward Sokol – Archdiocese of Miami
Father Edward Sokol Archdiocese of Miami/Franciscan Ordained: 1987 Arrested: 2001 Dead: Unknown Assignment History: Chaminade-Madonna High School (Hollywood, FL) St. James High School (Chester, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Edward Sokol: Fr. Edward Sokol professed vows as a Marianist in 1962 in the Province of New York. He ended up leaving the Order in 1986. Sokol was…
Fr. Cristobal de Jesus Puertas – Archdiocese of Miami
Father Cristobal de Jesus Puertas Archdiocese of Miami Ordained: Unknown Assignment History: St. Agatha Catholic Church (Miami, Florida) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Cristobal de Jesus Puertas: Fr. Cristobal de Jesus Puertas was named in a civil suit filed in 2010 claiming that he sexually abused a boy. The abuse took place between 2003 and 2004 in…
Fr. Steven Stencil – Archdiocese of Miami
Father Steven Stencil Archdiocese of Miami/Diocese of Tucson Ordained: 1981 Retired: 2011 Assignment History: 1981-1984: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish (Miami, AZ) 1984-1986: Sacred Heart Parish (Clifton, AZ) 1986-1989: Vocations, Diocese of Tucson 1989-1999: St. Anthony Parish (Casa Grande, AZ) 1999-2001: St. Mark the Evangelist Parish (Tucson, AZ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Steven Stencil:…
Fr. Trevor Smith – Archdiocese of Miami
Father Trevor Smith Archdiocese of Miami Ordained: 1967 Retired: 2002 Assignment History: 1968-1969: St. Clement (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 1970: St. Timothy (Kendall, FL) 1971-1972: St. Francis de Sales (Miami Beach, FL) 1973: St. Vincent (Delray Beach, FL) 1974-1975: Epiphany (South Miami, FL) 1976-1978: Mercy Hospital (Miami, FL) 1980-1982: St. Patrick (Miami Beach, FL) 1983-1986: St. Clement (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 1987-1994:…
Fr. Harry Ringenberger – Archdiocese of Miami
Father Harry Ringenberger Archdiocese of Miami Ordained: 1969 Assignment History: St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church (Pembroke Pines, FL) St. Pius X Catholic Church (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Harry Ringenberger: Fr. Harry Ringenberger was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2015 of sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy in 1989 at St. Maximilian Kolbe…