This week, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court set the final deadline for the filing of all claims of sexual abuse in the Rochester Diocese. By August 13, 2020, anyone who is eligible to file a claim of sexual abuse in the bankruptcy court must do so. The deadline is also referred to as a “bar date” because anyone failing to make…
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Monsignor Alan J. Placa – Diocese of Rockville Centre
Monsignor Alan Placa Diocese of Rockville Centre Ordained: 1970 Removed: 2002 Reinstated: 2009 Monsignor Alan Placa Assigned as follows: 1970-1974 St. Patrick (Glen Cove, NY) 1974-1978 St. Pius X Prep Seminary (Uniondale, NY) 1979-1990 Cure of Ars (Merrick, NY) (In residence) 1991-1998 SS. Cyril and Methodius (Deer Park, NY) (In residence) 1999-2017 …
Fr. J. Peter Conroy (Jesuit priest) – Diocese of Rochester
Father J. Peter Conroy, s.j. Diocese of Rochester/Jesuits Ordained: Unknown1971 Impeded: 2002 Assigned as follows: 1962-1965: McQuaid Jesuit, Rochester, NY 1968-1969: McQuaid Jesuit, Rochester, NY 1969-1980: Regis High School, New York, NY Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father J. Peter Conroy: Father J. Peter Conroy was removed from his position at Canisius College in 2002 after sexual misconduct allegations…
Br. John D. Walsh (Congregation of the Holy Cross) – Diocese of Rochester
Brother John D. Walsh (Congregation of the Holy Cross) Diocese of Rochester Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Brother John D. Walsh: Brother John D. Walsh, vice principal at the now-closed Cardinal Mooney High School in Greece, was arrested in 1985 and charged with kidnapping two adolescent boys from a downtown Rochester street and offering them money for sex, according…
Stephen Ward – Diocese of Rochester
Stephen Ward Diocese of Rochester Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Stephen Ward: In 1998, Stephen Ward, the Assistant Principal at Aquinas High School, was arrested for sexually abusing an underage boy. Ward’s victim was not a student at the school. He later pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Ward is now a registered…
Fr. Erick Viloria – Diocese of Rochester
Father Erick Viloria Diocese of Rochester Ordained: 2016 Restricted ministry: 2018 Assigned as follows: 2016-2018: Our Lady of Peace Parish, Geneva, NY Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Erick Viloria: In 2018, Father Erick Viloria was placed on restricted ministry by the Diocese of Rochester after an internal investigation had concluded Viloria had “engaged in objectionable and inappropriate use…
Br. John Walderman – Diocese of Rochester
Brother John Walderman Diocese of Rochester (Congregation of Christian Brothers) Removed from ministry: 1986, 2007 Assigned as follows: 1971-1976: Blessed Sacrament High School, New York, NY 1977-1982: Bishop Kearney High School, Rochester, New York 1983: Unknown 1984 – 1985: Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, RI 1986: Unknown 1987-1991: Cardinal Hayes High, School, Bronx, NY 1991-2001: Rice High School, Harlem, NY…
Mr Brian C. Buff – Diocese of Rochester
Mr. Brian C. Buff Diocese of Rochester Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Brian Buff: In 1994, Brian C. Buff, a teacher, was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison after he admitted to enticing two of his teenage students to have sex with him. Buff pleaded guilty to the repeated sexual abuse of two 16-year-old youths in Monroe,…
Fr. Robert Voelkle (Jesuit priest) – Diocese of Rochester
Father Robert Voelkle, s.j. Diocese of Rochester/Jesuits Ordained: Unknown Left ministry: 1985 Died: 2016 Assigned as follows: 1962-1965: McQuaid Jesuit, Rochester, NY 1968-1969: McQuaid Jesuit, Rochester, NY 1969-1980: Regis High School, New York, NY Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Robert Voelkle: In a release from the Jesuit order, Father Robert Voelkle was listed as a priest who had…
John J. Tobin (teacher) – Diocese of Rochester
John J. Tobin (teacher) Diocese of Rochester Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against John J. Tobin: In 2019, additional names associated with the Jesuit brotherhood were released and included the name of a lay teacher at McQuaid Jesuit high school, a school within the Diocese of Rochester. John J. Tobin was the subject of at least three accusations of sexual…