Father Thomas Hidding Diocese of St. Petersburg/Jesuits Ordained: 1986 Removed: 2002 Dead: 2005 Assignment History: 1980-1982: Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL) Unknown: Jesuit College Prep. (Dallas, TX) 1986-1987: The Jesuit Community (Berkeley, CA) 1987-1992: Loyola University (New Orleans, LA) 1993-1997: University of Tampa (Tampa, FL) 1993-1997: Sacred Heart (Tampa, FL) 1997-1999: Immaculate Conception (New Orleans, LA) 1999-2000: Jesuit Provincial Office…
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DIOCESE OF ST. PETERSBURG
Mr. Tom Nibbio – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Mr. Tom Nibbio Diocese of St. Petersburg / Lay Teacher Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Mr. Tom Nibbio: Mr. Tom Nibbio was a lay teacher at Clearwater Central Catholic High School within the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Once considered among the top high school soccer coaches in the nation, in 1985, Nibbio was ordered never to coach at Florida schools…
Fr. Louis Hamm – Diocese of St. Petersburg/Franciscan
Father Louis Hamm Diocese of St. Petersburg (Franciscan) Ordained: 1949 Died: 1988 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Louis Hamm: Fr. Louis Hamm was a Franciscan priest from Germany. He worked as a physician and Holy Name Province Franciscan friar in China beginning in 1934, and was ordained there in 1949. He arrived in the US in 1951 and…
Br. Thomas Mulryan – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Brother Thomas Mulryan Diocese of St. Petersburg/Holy Cross Ordained: 1960s Retired: 1995 Died: 2009 Assignment History: 1960s: Notre Dame International School (Rome, Italy) 1988-1994: Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother Thomas Mulryan: Thomas Mulryan was a Brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross. In 1994, three boys accused Mulryan of sexual abuse during the…
Br. John Casula – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Brother John Casula Diocese of St. Petersburg/Salesian Ordained: 1941 Died: 1994 Assignment History: 1970s: Mary Help of Christians (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother John Casula: In 2016, Brother John Casula was accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy in 1976-1978 at Mary Help of Christians, a boarding school for disadvantaged children in Tampa…
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…
Fr. Polienato Bernabe – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Polienato Bernabe Diocese of St. Petersburg/Diocese of Lingayen-Dugapan Ordained: 1966 Died: 2004 Assignment History: 1966-1974: Diocese of Lingayen-Dugapan 1975-1989: St. Petersburg Diocese 1989-1991: Army chaplain (Ogdensburg, NY) 1992-1994: Palm Beach Diocese Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Polienato Bernabe: Fr. Polienato Bernabe was a visiting priest from the Philippines who worked in the Diocese of St. Petersburg…
Fr. Innocente Clementi – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Innocente Clementi Diocese of St. Petersburg Ordained: 1949 Died: 1999 Assignment History: 1950s: Mary Help of Christians (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Innocente Clementi: Fr. Innocente Clementi was accused of sexually abusing at least two boys at Mary Help of Christians School, a boarding school for troubled boys in Tampa, FL. According to a statement…
Fr. Russell Gerald Appleby – Diocese of St. Petersburg/Holy Family
Father Russell Gerald Appleby Diocese of St. Petersburg/Holy Family Ordained: 1966 Laicized: 1995 Died: 2005 Assignment History: 1970s: St. Ignatius Catholic Church (Tarpon Springs, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Russell Gerald Appleby: In 1994, Fr. Russell Gerald Appleby, a member of the Holy Family Missionaries, was accused of sexually abusing a boy for two years in the…
Br. Jorge Acosta – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Brother Jorge Acosta Diocese of St. Petersburg/Salesian Ordained: Unknown Left: 1983 Assignment History: 1982-1983: Mary Help of Christians School (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother Jorge Acosta: In 2005, two men filed civil suits against the Salesians and Mary Help of Christians School in Tampa, accusing Brother Jorge Acosta of sexually abusing them when they were students…