If there was one city where the Catholic church hierarchy could try harder to do better on sexual abuse issues and church corruption, that place might be Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Archdiocese could reasonably make efforts above and beyond the norm, given that: 1. it’s the second-largest city in the US. 2. it’s the second-largest media market in the…
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LOS ANGELES SEXUAL ABUSE
5 Disturbing Facts About the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s Lack of Accountability on Predator Priests
While researching some predator priests in Los Angeles, the nation’s largest Archdiocese, we at Horowitz Law stumbled on a few disturbing facts about what is really going on behind the scenes in LA. Disturbing Fact #1: At least 355 proven, admitted, and credibly accused abusive Catholic clergy are or have been in that one jurisdiction. That’s not a typo, 355.…
Fr. Edward Stretch (Jesuits) – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Edward Stretch Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Jesuits) Ordained: Unknown Died: 1970 Assigned as follows: 1932- 1935: St. Ignatius High School (San Francisco, CA) 1935- 1939: Alma College (Los Gatos, CA) 1939- 1940: Manresa Hall (Port Townsend, WA ) 1940- 1942: Bellarmine Prep (San Jose, CA) 1942- 1946: U.S. Army Chaplain 1946- 1952: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) 1952-…
Br. Joseph Stadtfeld – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Brother Joseph Stadtfeld Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Passionists) Ordained: 1959 Died: 1995 Assigned as follows: N/A Summary of Abuse Allegations against Brother Joseph Stadtfeld: Brother Joseph Stadtfeld (Stadfield) was a member of the Congregation of the Passion religious order, who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, two sisters have accused him of sexually abusing them…
Fr. Leo Tubbs – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Leo Tubbs Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Dominicans) Ordained: 1966 Removed: 2004 Assigned as follows: 1966-1968: St. Albert’s College (Oakland, CA) 1969-1971: Daniel Murphy High School (Los Angeles, CA) 1969-1970: Dominican Fathers (Los Angeles, CA) 1972: University of San Diego High School (San Diego, CA) 1973-1975: …
Brother Remy Rudin – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Brother Remy Rudin Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Jesuits) Ordained: Unknown Died: 1991 Assigned as follows: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations against Brother Remy Rudin: Brother Remy Rudin was a member of the Franciscan order who worked in the O’odham community of Topawa in the 1950s, from 1977 to 1978 and again from 1985 to 1989. According to media reports, in…
Fr. John R. Shepherd – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father John Shepherd Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Jesuits) Ordained: 1951 Left Archdiocese: 1958 Died: 1991 Assigned as follows: 1945-1948 Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, CA) 1954-1955 Ryan Preparatory Junior Seminary (Fresno, CA) 1955-1956 Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, AZ) 1957-1958 Loyola High School (Los Angeles, CA) 1958-1958 The Jesuit Retreat House…
Fr. Thomas J. Sullivan – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Thomas Sullivan Archdiocese of Los Angeles Ordained: 1944 Died: 1992 Assigned as follows: 1945: Unknown 1946-1947: Loyola University (Los Angeles, CA) 1948-1955: Manresa Retreat House (Azusa, CA) 1956-1960: Hiroshima Gakuin High School (Japan) 1961-1963: University of Santa Clara (Santa Clara, CA) 1964-1966: …
Fr. Robert W. Spader – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Robert Spader Archdiocese of Los Angeles Ordained: 1962 Died: 1982 Assigned as follows: 1962-1968: St. Raymond (Downey, CA) 1968-1970: St. Dorothy (Glendora, CA) 1970-1973: St. Anthony Elementary School (San Gabriel, CA) 1973-1974: Our Lady of Refuge (Long Beach, CA) 1974-1975: St. John Chrysostom (Inglewood, CA) 1974-1975: Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital (Inglewood, CA) 1975-1976: St. Michael (Los Angeles, CA) 1976-1977:…
Fr. Charles Shelton – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Charles Shelton Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Franciscans) Ordained: 1981 Assigned as follows: N/A Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Charles Shelton: Father Charles Shelton professed his vows as a Franciscan friar in 1979. He became a deacon in 1980, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Bishop John Cummings at St. Elizabeth’s in Oakland in…