Father Richard A. Emerson Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1978 Laicized: 2006 08/01/1978: Assistant Pastor – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hammond 01/25/1983: Temporary Administrator – Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary 10/10/1987: Left to serve in Diocese of Orlando, Florida until 1991 12/02/1991: Pastor – Assumption, East Chicago 07/01/1994: Pastor – St. Joseph, LaPorte 01/15/1996: Pastor…
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Father Nicholas Cudemo – Diocese of Orlando
Father Nicholas V. Cudemo Diocese of Orlando Placed on leave: 1996 Laicized: 2005 Suits filed: 1992, 2005, 2011 Died: July 31, 2021 in Orlando, FL Assignment History: 1963-1968: St. Stanislaus (Lansdale, PA) 1968: Our Lady of Angels (Philadelphia, PA) 1968-1969: Saint John Neumann High School (Philadelphia, PA) 1968-1969: St. Paul (Philadelphia, PA) 1969-1973: Archbishop Kennedy High School 1969: SS.…
Fr. Marjan Bober – Diocese of Orlando
Father Marjan Bober Diocese of Orlando/Camden Ordained: 1963 Retired: 2004 Death: 2017 Assignment History: 1963-64: Saint Agnes (Blackwood, NJ) 1964-66, 1968-70: Saint Joseph (Camden, NJ) 1966-68: Saint John (Collingswood, NJ) 1970-1974: Saint Cecilia (Pennsauken, NJ) 1974-77: Assumption (Atco, NJ) 1978-82: Saints Peter and Paul (Turnersville, NJ) 1982-84: Saint Gregory (Magnolia, NJ) 1986-1989: St. John the Baptist (Camden, NJ) 1990- 2003:…
Fr. William Authenrieth – Diocese of Orlando
Father William Authenrieth Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1962 Removed: 1985 Laicized: 1986 Died: 2015 Assignment History: 1963-1973: St. Vincent Ferrer (Brooklyn, NY) 1974: Holy Spirit (Mims, FL) 1975: St. John’s (Orlando, FL) 1976-1978: On Duty Outside of the Diocese 1979-1983: St. Mary’s (Rockledge, FL) 1984: All Souls’ (Sanford, FL) 1985: Our Lady of Lourdes (Melbourne, FL) 1986-2014: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father William Authenrieth: Father William…
Fr. Arthur Bendixen – Diocese of Orlando
Father Arthur Bendixen Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1976 Suspended: 1994 Assignment History: 1984-1991: Chancellor of Diocese of Orlando 1991-1993: Boynton Beach Seminary Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Arthur Bendixen: According to a civil lawsuit filed, Fr. Arthur Bendixen was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old altar boy at St. Mary Magdalen in 1982. Bendixen served as Chancellor of…
Fr. Hugh Behan – Diocese of Orlando
Fathe Hugh Behan Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1964 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Hugh Behan: According to a new report released in 2020 on Catholic clergy sex crimes and cover-ups by Florida law enforcement officials, Fr. Hugh Behan was named as one of the three mid-Missouri clerics who moved or was sent to the Sunshine State after having…
Fr. Paige Blakely – Diocese of Orlando
Father Paige Blakely Diocese of Orlando Ordained: Unknown Removed: 2011 Assignment History: St. Ann’s Catholic Church (DeBary, FL) Catholic Church of the Epiphany (Port Orange, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Paige Blakely: In 2018, Fr. Paige Blakely, a retired Catholic priest of The Diocese of Orlando, was arrested for engaging in public sex acts at Sleepy Hollow…
Where is the Florida Attorney General’s Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse?
In October 2018, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office was opening a comprehensive investigation into allegations that Florida’s seven Catholic dioceses had engaged in a widespread coverup of sexual abuse allegations involving priests. Bondi’s announcement followed the release of the landmark Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report into five Catholic dioceses, which resulted in the disclosure that more…
SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUIT FILED IN POLK COUNTY AGAINST RETIRED PRIEST
SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST RETIRED CATHOLIC PRIEST FRED RUSE On Monday, April 27, 2020 sex abuse attorney Adam Horowitz filed a Complaint in Polk County Circuit Court against Catholic priest Father Fred Ruse, who in 2018, suddenly retired from the active ministry. The suit, filed on behalf of a Sarasota County man, alleges that in 2001 and 2002, he…
Florida Attorney General Sets Up Website to Report Clergy Sexual Abuse
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has followed the lead of the Attorney General offices in other states by setting up a website for people to report past abuse by Catholic priests, clergy and other religious leaders in Florida. The investigation will be aided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in reviewing the state’s seven Catholic Dioceses. The link to the…