LIST: 14 California clergy members linked to Catholic church sex abuse scandal for 1st time

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse in CA are urged to come forward before the Dec. 31 deadline to file a lawsuit.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sixty-six Catholic clergy members accused of child sexual assault have been identified in 116 lawsuits filed in Alameda County under the California Child Victims Act, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates revealed Tuesday.

The public data collected is believed to be a small percentage of what attorneys and advocates anticipate the final number of lawsuits filed to be.

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"Because we do not know the current location of these accused perpetrators, if they are dead or alive, and whether they have access to children, there is a great public risk," said attorney Mike Finnegan. "We are urging the public to help us in any way they can. If you know anything about these newly accused perpetrators, contact law enforcement."

All alleged perpetrators identified have been publicly identified in lawsuits filed in the Alameda County Court system under the Child Victims Act. These allegations should not yet be considered proven or substantiated in a court of law.

If you were sexually abused as a child by a clergy member in California, no matter how old you were, you have until Dec. 31, 2022, to take legal action and file a lawsuit. Get more details about filing a lawsuit here.

Below is a list of alleged clergy members accused of child sexual abuse, identified in public lawsuits filed in Alameda Co. Superior Court.

The locations where the alleged abuse happened are affiliated with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Diocese of Fresno, Diocese of Monterey, Diocese of Oakland, Diocese of Sacramento, Diocese of San Jose, and the Diocese of Santa Rosa:

Fr. William Allison
Fr. Donald E. Broderson
Fr. James Corley
Fr. Bernard Dabbene
Fr. Raymond Etienne
Fr. Gerald Funcheon
Fr. Martin Greenlaw
Fr. William Hold
Fr. Robert H. Lewis
Msgr. John T. McCracken
Fr. James McSorley
Fr. Jorge Moreno
Fr. Francisco Javier Ochoa
Fr. Jose Antonio Pinal
Br. U Benedict Reams
Fr. Eric Swearingen
Fr. Joseph Watt
Fr. William Dodson
Fr. George Crespin
Fr. Raul Carvajal
Fr. Thomas Bettencourt
Br. William C. Farrington
Br. Adrian Furman
Br. Joseph (Jesse) Gutierrez
Fr. Domingos S. Jacque
Fr. John A. Lynch
Msgr. Michael J. McGinty
Fr. Hector David Mendoza Vela
Fr. George Moss
Fr. Patrick O'Shea
Fr. Robert Ponciroli
Fr. Christian Sandholdt
Fr. Gary Timmons
Fr. Gerald Wertz
Br. Salvatore Billante
Fr. James A. Clark
Fr. John Crews
Fr. Pearse P. Donovan
Fr. Don D. Flickinger
Fr. Elwood Geary
Fr. Sidney Hall
Fr. Austin Peter Keegan
Fr. Robert Marsicek
Fr. Joseph McGovern
Fr. Vito Mistretta
Fr. Leonel Noia
Fr. Ted Oswald
Fr. Jesus Prieto
Fr. John Francis Scanlon
Fr. Gary B. Tollner
Fr. Anthony Bolger
Fr. Edmond G. Cloutier
Fr. John Crowley
Fr. Donald Eagleson
Fr. Francis (John) Ford
Fr. Robert Gemmet
Fr. Henry Hall
Fr. Stephen M. Kiesle
Sis. M. Rosella McConnell
Fr. Patrick McHugh
Fr. Anthony Moreno
Fr. Maurice Joseph O'Brien
Fr. John Pierson
Fr. Joseph Pritchard
Fr. Simon Twomey
Fr. William Storan

Additionally, 14 alleged Catholic perpetrators identified in lawsuits filed under the California Child Victims Act in the Alameda County Court system have been publicly identified for the first time.