Fr. Wladyslaw Gorak (a/k/a Walter Fisher) Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1998 Assigned in Orlando: 2004-2005 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Fr. Wladyslaw Gorak (a/k/a Walter Fisher): Originally ordained for the Archdiocese of Newark, Gorak began working in the Diocese of Orlando in 2004, after Newark Aux. Bishop Arthur Serratelli provided a sworn affidavit to the Bishop of Orlando that…
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Fr. Stanley Gana – Diocese of Orlando
Father Stanley Gana Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1970 Leave of Absence: 1995-1997 Inpatient treatment: 1995, 1996-1997 Laicized (removed from priesthood): 2006 Assignment History: 1970-1974: Assumption B.V.M. (Feasterville, PA) 1972-1974: Chaplain, Boy Scouts of America 1972-1974: Archbishop Wood Boys High School 1974: Sacred Heart (Phoenixville, PA) 1974-1980: Ascension (Philadelphia, PA) 1980-1985: Our Lady of Calvary (Philadelphia, PA) 1985-1986 Sacred Heart (Havertown,…
Fr. James M. Coyle – Diocese of Orlando
Father James M. Coyle Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1983 Removed: 1997 Died: 2007 Assignment History: 1980s: St. Peter’s (DeLand, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father James M. Coyle: In 1996, Fr. James M. Coyle was accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy over a five-year span in the 1980s while serving at St. Peter’s Church in DeLand, FL.…
Fr. Emilio Garcia – Diocese of Orlando
Father Emilio Garcia Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1957 Died: Unknown Assignment History: Patrick’s (Largo, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Emilio Garcia: A native from Spain, Fr. Emilio Garcia, was accused of molesting a girl at age 14 and raping her when she was 16 at St. Patrick’s in Largo in the 1960s. The victim began having flashbacks…
Sr. Kathleen Francis Honc – Diocese of Orlando
Sister Kathleen Francis Honc Diocese of Orlando/Franciscan Sisters Ordained: 1954 Retired: 2007 Died: 2016 Assignment History: Melbourne Central Catholic School (Melbourne, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Sister Kathleen Francis Honc: In 2007, a woman came forward and accused Sister Kathleen Francis Honc of the Franciscan Sisters Order of sexually abusing her sometime between 1962 and 1971, while she…
Fr. Richard A. Emerson – Diocese of Orlando
Father Richard A. Emerson Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1978 Laicized: 2006 08/01/1978: Assistant Pastor – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hammond 01/25/1983: Temporary Administrator – Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary 10/10/1987: Left to serve in Diocese of Orlando, Florida until 1991 12/02/1991: Pastor – Assumption, East Chicago 07/01/1994: Pastor – St. Joseph, LaPorte 01/15/1996: Pastor…
Fr. Paige Blakely – Diocese of Orlando
Father Paige Blakely Diocese of Orlando Ordained: Unknown Removed: 2011 Assignment History: St. Ann’s Catholic Church (DeBary, FL) Catholic Church of the Epiphany (Port Orange, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Paige Blakely: In 2018, Fr. Paige Blakely, a retired Catholic priest of The Diocese of Orlando, was arrested for engaging in public sex acts at Sleepy Hollow…
Fr. William Authenrieth – Diocese of Orlando
Father William Authenrieth Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1962 Removed: 1985 Laicized: 1986 Died: 2015 Assignment History: 1963-1973: St. Vincent Ferrer (Brooklyn, NY) 1974: Holy Spirit (Mims, FL) 1975: St. John’s (Orlando, FL) 1976-1978: On Duty Outside of the Diocese 1979-1983: St. Mary’s (Rockledge, FL) 1984: All Souls’ (Sanford, FL) 1985: Our Lady of Lourdes (Melbourne, FL) 1986-2014: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father William Authenrieth: Father William…
Fr. Arthur Bendixen – Diocese of Orlando
Father Arthur Bendixen Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1976 Suspended: 1994 Assignment History: 1984-1991: Chancellor of Diocese of Orlando 1991-1993: Boynton Beach Seminary Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Arthur Bendixen: According to a civil lawsuit filed, Fr. Arthur Bendixen was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old altar boy at St. Mary Magdalen in 1982. Bendixen served as Chancellor of…
Fr. Marjan Bober – Diocese of Orlando
Father Marjan Bober Diocese of Orlando/Camden Ordained: 1963 Retired: 2004 Death: 2017 Assignment History: 1963-64: Saint Agnes (Blackwood, NJ) 1964-66, 1968-70: Saint Joseph (Camden, NJ) 1966-68: Saint John (Collingswood, NJ) 1970-1974: Saint Cecilia (Pennsauken, NJ) 1974-77: Assumption (Atco, NJ) 1978-82: Saints Peter and Paul (Turnersville, NJ) 1982-84: Saint Gregory (Magnolia, NJ) 1986-1989: St. John the Baptist (Camden, NJ) 1990- 2003:…