Father Christopher Clay Diocese of Scranton (Society of St. John) Ordained: 1998 Leave of absence: 2003 Suspended from ministry: 2012 Assigned as follows: 1998-2000: Notre Dame High School (East Stroudsburg, PA) 2000-2002: Bishop Hafey High School (Hazleton, PA) 2002-2003: Removed from active ministry 2003-2003: St. Thomas More (Lake Ariel, PA) 2003: Leave of Absence Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against…
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Fr. John Duggan – Diocese of Scranton
Father John Duggan Diocese of Scranton (Jesuit) Ordained: 1957 Removed from ministry: 2007 Died: 2014 Assigned as follows: 1951 – 1954: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA) 1959 – 1967: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA) 1968 – 1970: Loyola Blakefield (Towson, MD) 1970 – 1972: Jesuit Community of St. Isaac Jogues (Wernersville, PA) 1972 – 1978: St. Agnes Hospital (Philadelphia, PA)…
Fr. Joseph Fertal – Diocese of Scranton
Father Joseph Fertal Diocese of Scranton (Society of the Divine Word) Ordained: 1959 Suspended from ministry: 1995 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Joseph Fertal: Father Joseph Fertal was ordained a priest of the Society of the Divine Word in 1959, who served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Scranton. According to media reports, he was working in the…
Fr. Eric Ensey – Diocese of Scranton
Father Eric Ensey Diocese of Scranton (Society of St. John) Ordained: 1995 Removed: 2002 Removed from Clerical State: 2011 Laicized: 2014 Assigned as follows: Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Eric Ensey: Father Eric Ensey was ordained a priest in 1995, who served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Scranton. According to media reports, in 2001, it was revealed that…
Mr. Richard Smith – Diocese of Scranton
Mr. Richard Smith Diocese of Scranton Employed: 1993-2004 Arrested/Guilty Plea: 2004 Assigned as follows: Bishop Hafey High School (Hazleton, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against. Mr. Richard Smith: Mr. Richard Smith was Principal Bishop Hafey High School in Hazleton, PA in the Diocese of Scranton. According to media reports, in June 2004, law enforcement charged Mr. Smith, with sexually…
Mr. Joseph Casciano – Diocese of Scranton
Mr. Joseph Casciano Diocese of Scranton Placed on Leave: 2009 Terminated: 2010 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Joseph Casciano: According to media reports, Mr. Casciano started his career with the Diocese of Scranton in 1977 as a junior high teacher at St. Patrick’s School, now called All Saints Academy in Scranton. He later became principal of LaSalle Academy in…
Mr. David Yarros – Diocese of Scranton
Mr. David Yarros Diocese of Scranton Employed: 1995-2005 Arrested/Guilty Plea: 2005 Assigned as follows: Teacher, Sacred Heart High School (Carbondale, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. David Yarros: Mr. David Yarros was a teacher at Sacred Heart High School in Carbondale, PA in the Diocese of Scranton. According to media reports, David Yarros was arrested in May 2005 and…
Mr. Mark Maroni – Diocese of Scranton
Mr. Mark Maroni Diocese of Scranton Employed: 1987-1994 Arrested: 1996 Died: 2018 Assigned as follows: St. Michael’s School for Boys (Falls Township, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. Mark Maroni: Mark Maroni was a teacher at St. Michael’s School for Boys, an institution run by the Diocese of Scranton for “troubled boys” in Falls Township, Pennsylvania. Judges often…
Mr. Joseph Ostrowski – Diocese of Scranton
Mr. Joseph Ostrowski Diocese of Scranton Arrested: 2012, 2013 Guilty Plea/Sentencing: 2013 Assigned as follows: Holy Redeemer High School (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. Joseph Ostrowski: Mr. Joseph Ostrowski was a teacher and football coach who worked at Holy Redeemer High School in the Diocese of Scranton. According to media reports, in early 2012, Ostrowski was arrested…
Msgr. Michael Polcha – Diocese of Scranton
Msgr. Michael Polcha Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1933 Died: 1989 Assigned as follows: 1933: St. Julianna (Rock Lake, PA) 1933-1942: St. John the Baptist (Pittston, PA) 1942-1948: Corpus Christi (Montdale, PA) 1948-1950: Our Lady of Fatima Institute (Elmhurst, PA) 1950-1958: St. Eulalia (Elmhurst, PA) 1958-1989: Holy Trinity (Swoyersville, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Msgr. Michael Polcha: Msgr. Michael…