Accused priests
A comprehensive list of Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse in the Washington region and what happened to their cases does not exist. Church officials have declined to make public all the names and case files. Victims’ advocates have their own lists, sometimes with different names. Below are the 31 men The Washington Post was able to identify — through interviews with church officials, victims and court filings — who have been accused in the Washington region.
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Priest name | Year ordained | Diocese/ religious order | Removed from ministry | Known court cases | Convicted? | Served prison time? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benham, Francis A. | 1963 | Washington | 1979 | Criminal | Yes | Yes |
| Brooks, Robert C. | 1961 | Arlington | 2004 | Criminal | Yes | No |
| Buckner, Christopher | 1980 | Arlington | Administrative leave in 2007 | None | No | No |
| Callahan, Raymond | Unknown | Washington | 1971 | Criminal | Yes | No |
| Chleboski Jr., Thomas C. | 1987 | Washington | 1991 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Cote, Aaron J. | 1986 | Dominican | 2005 | Criminal and civil | Yes | No |
| Dillard, Russell L. | 1978 | Washington | 2002 | None | No | No |
| Dooley, R. Joseph | 1960 | Washington | Died while in ministry | Civil | No | No |
| Finan, James A. | 1959 | Washington | 1996 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Hartel, Edward | 1962 | Washington | 1995 | Criminal and civil | No | No |
| Krafcik, Andrew W. | 1959 | Arlington | Retired in 1996 | Criminal | Yes | No |
| Krouse IV, William E. "Jay" | 1973 | Washington | Left on his own in mid-1980s | Criminal | Yes | Yes |
| Lavin, Paul E. | 1969 | Washington | 2002 | Civil | No | No |
| McCutcheon, Peter M. | 1979 | Washington | 1986 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Nhi, Tran Dinh | 1971 | Arlington | Administrative leave in 2006 | None | No | No |
| O'Brien, Arthur J. | 1983 | Washington and Honolulu | 1984 (Washington) and 1993 (Honolulu) | Criminal charges in Hawaii | Yes | NA |
| Orr, Garrett "Gary" D. | 1983 | Jesuit | 2004 | None | No | No |
| Petrella, Robert J. | 1964 | Washington | 1989 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Powderly, James J. | 1958 | Washington | Died while in ministry | None | No | No |
| Pritchard, Edward B. | 1974 | Washington | 1995 | Criminal and civil | Yes | No |
| Reinecke, William | 1965 | Arlington | Died while in ministry | None | No | No |
| Roszel, Stephen | 1977 | Arlington | Out of ministry since 2002 | Civil | n.a. | No |
| Salisbury, Walter D. | 1959 | Josephite | 1993 | Criminal | Yes | No |
| Schaefer, Thomas S. | 1953 | Washington | Retired in 1986 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Skelton Jr., Joseph | 2001 | Detroit (seminarian) and Philippines (priest) | Remains in ministry in Philippines | Criminal and civil | Yes | No |
| Slevin, Timothy | 1965 | Washington | 1974 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Smith, Alphonsus M. | 1956 | Washington | 1995 | Criminal and civil | Yes | Yes |
| Stallings, Dan P. | 1986 (as deacon) | Washington | 2007 | Criminal | Yes | Yes |
| Stallings Jr., George A. | 1974 | Washington | Excommunicated in 1990 | Civil | No | No |
| Stock, William M. | 1969 | Washington | Left on his own in 1985 | Criminal | Yes | Yes |
| Walsh, William J. | 1954 | Jesuit | 1996 | None | No | No |
SOURCES: Staff reports. GRAPHIC: Research and reporting by Madonna Lebling, Michelle Boorstein and William Wan / The Washington Post - Dec. 3, 2010
