Father William Winston Diocese of Paterson Ordained (as a Catholic priest): 1986 Removed: 2004 Laicized: 2007 Assigned as follows: Corpus Christi (Chatham, NJ) St. Patrick (Chatham, NJ) Assumption (Morristown, NJ) St. Virgil (Morris Plains, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father William Winston: Fr. William Winston was a married Episcopal priest with children when he was allowed by the Vatican…
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Fr. John Heekin – Diocese of Paterson
Father John Heekin Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1963 Removed: 2011 Died: 2018 Assigned as follows: St. Mary (Paterson, NJ) St. Pius X (Montville, NJ) St. Therese (Paterson, NJ) Faculty, Bayley-Ellard High School (Madison, NJ) Faculty, Pope Pius XII High School (Passaic, NJ) Immaculate Conception (Franklin, NJ) Holy Cross (Wayne, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father John Heekin: Fr. Heekin’s…
Fr. John Sutton – Diocese of Paterson
Father John Sutton Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1970 Died: 2000 Assigned as follows: St. Andrew (Clifton, NJ) St. Agnes (Paterson, NJ) St. Joseph Hospital (Wayne, NJ) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Swartswood, NJ) St. Patrick (Chatham, NJ) Saint Joan of Arc (Boca Raton, FL) Sacred Heart (Lake Worth, FL) Excardinated/Incardinated Diocese of Palm Beach Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father…
Fr. William McCarthy – Diocese of Paterson
Father William McCarthy Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1963 Removed: 2003 Reinstated: 2008 Assigned as follows: 1980-2003 St. Rose of Lima (East Hanover, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father William McCarthy: In April 2002, Fr. William McCarthy was accused of the sexual abuse of two sisters. The girls, ages 6 and 8 when the abuse began, were allegedly molested between…
Fr. Ralph Sodano – Diocese of Paterson
Father Ralph Sodano Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1967 Removed: 2002 Died: 2008 Assigned as follows: St. Brendan (Clifton, NJ) Diocesan Director of Catholic Scouting Pope Pius XII High School (Passaic, NJ) St. Rose of Lima (East Hanover, NJ) Chaplain, United States Navy Sacred Heart (Dover, NJ) Our Lady of the Mountain (Long Valley, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father…
Fr. William Mockus – Diocese of Paterson
Father William Mockus Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1974 Removed: 1995 Died: 2014 Assigned as follows: Our Lady of the Valley (Wayne, NJ) Our Lady of Mercy (Whippany, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father William Mockus: Fr. William Mockus’ name first appeared publicly on the Diocese of Paterson’s list of accused priests published in February 2019. The Diocese of Paterson…
Fr. Marcin Nurek – Diocese of Paterson
Father Marcin Nurek Diocese of Paterson Ordained: July 2017 Removed/arrested: August 2017 Assigned as follows: St. Catherine of Siena (Mountain Lakes, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Marcin Nurek: According to media reports, in August 2017, Fr. Marcin A. Nurek, a brand new priest ordained a month earlier, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal…
Fr. Allen Stepien – Diocese of Paterson
Father Allen Stepien Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1965 Removed: 2002 Assigned as follows: St. Rose of Lima (East Hanover, NJ) Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Morristown, NJ) St. Anthony (Hawthorne, NJ) St. Philip the Apostle (Clifton, NJ) St. Mark the Evangelist (Long Valley, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Allen Stepien: According to media reports, in April 2002,…
Fr. Joseph Molloy – Diocese of Paterson
Father Joseph Molloy Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1953 Left priesthood (voluntarily): 1978 Died: 2000 Assigned as follows: St. Nicholas (Passaic, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Joseph Molloy: In March 2002, an adult male disclosed to the Diocese of Paterson his experience of being sexually abused as an altar boy by Fr. Joseph Molloy decades earlier. In 1959, the…
Fr. Thomas Rainforth – Diocese of Paterson
Father Thomas Rainforth Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1973 Removed: 2002 Reinstated: 2003 Named in a civil lawsuit (later settled): 2004 Died: 2019 Assigned as follows: St. Joseph’s (Mendham, NJ) St. Philip the Apostle (Clifton, NJ) St. Joseph Medical Center (Paterson, NJ) Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (St. John, U.S.V.I) St. James the Greater (Montague, NJ) St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital…