Mr. Tom Nibbio Diocese of St. Petersburg / Lay Teacher Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Mr. Tom Nibbio: Mr. Tom Nibbio was a lay teacher at Clearwater Central Catholic High School within the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Once considered among the top high school soccer coaches in the nation, in 1985, Nibbio was ordered never to coach at Florida schools…
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Fr. James C. Lara – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father James C. Lara Diocese of St. Petersburg Ordained: 1957 Died: 2019 Assignment History: 1958-1960: St. Paul Parish (Jacksonville, FL) 1960: Bishop Kenny High School (Jacksonville, FL) 1961-1964: Christ the King (Jacksonville, FL) 1964-1967: Assumption (Jacksonville, FL) 1967-1968: Blessed Trinity Parish (Jacksonville, FL) 1968-1969: Blessed Sacrament (Jacksonville, FL) 1969-1999: Church of the Nativity (Brandon, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations…
Br. Thomas Mulryan – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Brother Thomas Mulryan Diocese of St. Petersburg/Holy Cross Ordained: 1960s Retired: 1995 Died: 2009 Assignment History: 1960s: Notre Dame International School (Rome, Italy) 1988-1994: Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother Thomas Mulryan: Thomas Mulryan was a Brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross. In 1994, three boys accused Mulryan of sexual abuse during the…
Br. John Casula – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Brother John Casula Diocese of St. Petersburg/Salesian Ordained: 1941 Died: 1994 Assignment History: 1970s: Mary Help of Christians (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother John Casula: In 2016, Brother John Casula was accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy in 1976-1978 at Mary Help of Christians, a boarding school for disadvantaged children in Tampa…
Fr. Rocco Charles D’Angelo – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Rocco Charles D’Angelo Diocese of St. Petersburg/Miami Ordained: 1956 Resigned: 1993 Dead: 2005 Assignment History: St. Mark’s Church (Boynton Beach, FL) St. Charles Borromeo (Port Charlotte, FL) St. Peter Claver (Tampa, FL) Good Shepherd (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Rocco Charles D’Angelo: Fr. Rocco Charles D’Angelo was ordained in 1956. D’Angelo was accused of sexually…
Fr. Polienato Bernabe – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Polienato Bernabe Diocese of St. Petersburg/Diocese of Lingayen-Dugapan Ordained: 1966 Died: 2004 Assignment History: 1966-1974: Diocese of Lingayen-Dugapan 1975-1989: St. Petersburg Diocese 1989-1991: Army chaplain (Ogdensburg, NY) 1992-1994: Palm Beach Diocese Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Polienato Bernabe: Fr. Polienato Bernabe was a visiting priest from the Philippines who worked in the Diocese of St. Petersburg…
Fr. Innocente Clementi – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Innocente Clementi Diocese of St. Petersburg Ordained: 1949 Died: 1999 Assignment History: 1950s: Mary Help of Christians (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Innocente Clementi: Fr. Innocente Clementi was accused of sexually abusing at least two boys at Mary Help of Christians School, a boarding school for troubled boys in Tampa, FL. According to a statement…
Fr. Russell Gerald Appleby – Diocese of St. Petersburg/Holy Family
Father Russell Gerald Appleby Diocese of St. Petersburg/Holy Family Ordained: 1966 Laicized: 1995 Died: 2005 Assignment History: 1970s: St. Ignatius Catholic Church (Tarpon Springs, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Russell Gerald Appleby: In 1994, Fr. Russell Gerald Appleby, a member of the Holy Family Missionaries, was accused of sexually abusing a boy for two years in the…
Br. Jorge Acosta – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Brother Jorge Acosta Diocese of St. Petersburg/Salesian Ordained: Unknown Left: 1983 Assignment History: 1982-1983: Mary Help of Christians School (Tampa, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother Jorge Acosta: In 2005, two men filed civil suits against the Salesians and Mary Help of Christians School in Tampa, accusing Brother Jorge Acosta of sexually abusing them when they were students…
Fr. Norman Balthazar – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Norman Balthazar Diocese of St. Petersburg Ordained: 1963 Assignment History: Lawrence (Tampa, FL) Good Shepherd (St. Petersburg, FL) Christ the King (Tampa, FL) Our Lady of Fatima (Inverness, FL) Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Clearwater, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Norman Balthazar: Fr. Norman G. Balthazar had multiple allegations against him, claiming he sexually abused minors. In 1991,…