Father James Walsh Diocese of Scranton Removed: 2020 Assigned as Follows: 1973: St. Ann’s (Tobyhanna, PA) 1973: Holy Rosary (Scranton, PA) 1974: St. Clare (Scranton, PA) 1975: Cathedral of St. Peter (Scranton, PA) 1978: St. Ann’s (Tobyhanna, PA) 1979: St. Gregory Church (Clarks Green, PA) 1983: St. John the Evangelist 1984: St. Patricks (Olyphant, PA) 1985: St. Francis Parish (Nanticoke,…
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DIOCESE OF SCRANTON PRIEST RESIGNS FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION
SCRANTON PRIEST ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the Diocese of Scranton announced the resignation of Father James J. Walsh, pastor of Saint Maria Goretti Parish in Laflin, following an investigation into an allegation of sexual assault that occurred in 1979. The alleged abuse occurred while Father Walsh was serving as assistant pastor at the Church of…