Father Jose Sanchez Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Claretians) Ordained: 1996 Left ministry: 2009 Assigned as follows: N/A Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Jose Sanchez: Father Jose L. Sanchez was ordained a Claretian priest in 1996 who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, in 2014, allegations that he sexually abused a child in the 1990s was…
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LOS ANGELES SEXUAL ABUSE
Fr. Fidel Rosas Flores – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Fidel Rosas Flores Archdiocese of Los Angeles Ordained: Unknown Assigned as follows: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Fidel Rosas Flores: Father Fidel Rosas Flores was ordained a priest who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, in December 2018, he was named publicly as accused on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ updated list…
Fr. Joseph F. Ryan – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Joseph Ryan Archdiocese of Los Angeles Ordained: 1936 Died: 1976 Assigned as follows: 1936 St. Basil (Los Angeles, CA) 1936-1937 St. Emydius, Lynwood, CA 1937-1940 St. Aloysius (Los Angeles, CA) 1940-1941 St. Agnes (Los Angeles, CA) 1941-1942 St. Stephen, Monterey Park, CA 1942-1944 …
Fr. Michael Edwin Wempe – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Michael Edwin Wempe Archdiocese of Los Angeles Ordained: 1966 Removed: 2002 Laicized: 2006 Assigned as follows: 1967-1969 St. John Chrysostom (Inglewood, CA) 1969 St. Andrew (Pasadena, CA) 1970-1973 St. Rose of Lima (Simi Valley, CA) 1974-1977 St. Jude Westlake Village, CA) 1978 …
Fr. Fidencio Simon Silva-Flores – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Fidencio Simon Silva-Flores Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Holy Spirit Missionaries) Ordained: 1978 Removed: 1998 Assigned as follows: 1979-1986 Our Lady of Guadalupe (Oxnard, CA) 1987-1988 Unknown 1989 Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (Playa del Rey, CA) 1990-1994 Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Novitiate (Long Beach, CA)…
Fr. Edward E. Shimmaly – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Edward Shimmaly Archdiocese of Los Angeles Ordained: 1961 Died: 1999 Assigned as follows: 1961-1963 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Monrovia, CA) 1963-2018 Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Edward E. Shimmaly: Father Edward Shimmaly was a military chaplain in the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He went on sick leave for many years. He moved…
Fr. Carlton E. Whitten – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Carlton Whitten Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Jesuits) Ordained: 1961 Removed: 2007 Assigned as follows: 1961-1962 Alma College (Los Gatos, CA) 1962-1963 Manresa Hall (Port Townsend, WA) 1963-1965 Jesuit High School (Sacramento, CA) 1965-1972 Bellarmine College Prep. (San Jose, CA) 1972-1977 Brophy College Prep. (Phoenix, AZ) 1977-1980 St.…
Fr. Francis R. Simon – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Francis Simon Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Benedictines) Ordained: 1943 Died: 1995 Assigned as follows: N/A Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Francis Simon: Father Francis Simon was ordained a priest of the Benedictine order in 1943, who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, he was accused of child sexual abuse from 1963 to 1967, while…
Br. Tom Thing – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Brother Tom Thing Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Franciscan Friars) Ordained: Unknown Left Order: 2004 Assigned as follows: 1974-1978: St. Anthony Seminary School (Santa Barbara, CA) 1979-1981: Unknown 1982-1983: Invested/Simple Vows 1983: St. Paul of the Shipwreck San Francisco, CA); pastoral, urban ministry, Las Vegas, NV) 1984: …
Fr. Francis Sweeney (Paulists)- Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Father Francis Sweeney Archdiocese of Los Angeles/Baltimore/New York Ordained: 1961 Removed: 1992 Died: 2013 Assigned as follows: 1961-1962: Park Street Paulist Center (Boston, MA) 1962-1964: St. Lawrence Church (Minneapolis, MN) 1964-1967: St. Paul the Apostle Church (Los Angeles, CA) 1967-1971: Trinity Washington University (Washington, D.C.) 1971-1972: Newman Center (Columbus, OH)…