Priest and Clergy Child Sexual Abuse in Illinois
The Catholic community of Illinois is divided into six Dioceses – the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Dioceses of Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford and Springfield.
Illinois Attorney General Issues Comprehensive “Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois”
Upon his 2018 election to the office of Illinois Attorney General, Kwame Raoul continued and expanded the investigation into Catholic clergy child sexual abuse in Illinois launched by his predecessor AG Madigan. In December 2018, AG Madigan issued a preliminary report that described the undertaking of the AG’s investigation and what was known at that time. (See below for a description of AG Madigan’s preliminary report).
In 2023, AG Raoul issued the “Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois” which detailed the results of the AG’s investigation that began in 2018 and concluded in 2023 – spanning almost 5 years. The 2023 Report, almost 700 pages, sets forth the shocking prevalence of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Illinois and the steps that were taken by the Archdiocese and Dioceses to cover-up the abuse and protect the abusers. The 2018 preliminary report signaled that the extent of Catholic clergy child sex abuse had been grossly understated (see below). The 2023 Report “…revealed claims by at least 1,997 survivors who were sexually abused by the 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers who are now publicly disclosed in Illinois as substantiated child sex abusers…”
Clergy Members Credibly Accused of Abusing Children in Illinois
The following list includes current or former priests who have been sued and/or suspended following allegations of sexual abuse of minors or have claims against them in the state of Illinois. We are actively pursuing cases against Catholic priests and clergy as well as figures from 5 different Illinois dioceses.
Important note: If the name of a priest or other member of clergy you are searching for does not appear in the lists below, it does not mean that you do not have a potential claim against that individual. These lists of credibly accused individuals are always expanding as more information is brought forth to the dioceses and to authorities. Please contact us if you or a loved one has been abused by a priest or other clergy member, regardless of whether they appear in the lists below or not.
Archdiocese of Chicago
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Archiocese of Chicago, Illinois have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
- Elias Aiyako
- Louis Altendorf
- Lawrence A. Angel
- Hugh James Austin
- Felix Bak
- David Ball
- Oscar Bandini-Beguerisse
- Alexander Sylvester Baranowski
- Charles Patrick Barnes
- Harry J. Barton
- Richard Barry Bartz
- Patricio William Batuyong
- Robert Charles Becker
- Robert E. Beckstrom
- Joseph R. Bennett
- Leonard Adolph Bogdan
- Dennis Bonebreak
- Robert Peter Bowman
- David Francis Braun
- Kenneth M. Brigham
- Robert Brouillette
- Daniel Peter Buck
- Edmund F. Burke
- Eugene Patrick Burns
- Donald J. Butler
- John Walter Calicott
- Denis Manuel Carneiro
- Michael T. Carr
- Francis C. Carroll
- Thomas M. Chmura
- William J. Cloutier
- Alan S. Cobb
- Daniel J. Collins
- Donald Cecil Collins
- Eugene Laurence Condon
- Charles A. Confrey
- Edmund Corrigan
- Robert Craig
- Thomas Carroll Crosby
- John William Curran
- Norman J. Czajka
- Richard Daschbach
- Crescente DeRivera
- Walter George DeRoeck
- William L. Devereux
- Felipe Navarrrette Diaz
- Dominic Aloysius Diederich
- James Diete
- Franics Emil Dilla
- Richard James Douaire
- Edward Dufficy
- Jeremiah C. Duggan
- Anthony Dukich
- James Claver Dunn
- Laurence Eagle
- William Patrick Farrell
- Richard Wayne Fassbinder
- Mark A. Finan
- John J. Fitzgerald
- John D. Fitzgerald
- Thomas J. Fitzgerald
- Joseph L. Fitzharris
- Terence Fitzmaurice
- James Vincent Flosi
- Robert D. Friese
- Rigoberto Gamez-Alfonso
- Stephen Justin Gardner
- Jesus P. Garza
- John J. Grace
- Carlos G. Griego
- William Ambrose Griffin
- James Craig Hagan
- John Edward Hefferan
- Ed Hennessey
- Gilbert Leroy Hensley
- Juan Francisco Hinojosa
- James Allen Hoder
- Michael P. Hogan
- Michael J. Hogan
- Daniel Mark Holihan
- Thomas Barry Horne
- James Alvarez Houlihan
- Walter Edward Huppenbauer
- Jose Martin Careaga Hurtado
- Leonard Huske
- Charles B. Irwin
- Thomas Job
- Augustine K. Jones
- John E. Jordan
- John Kealey
- Robert Louis Kealy
- John James Keehan
- Thomas Francis Kelly
- Benen Kent
- John J. Keough
- Joseph C Kernan
- Allan F. Kirk
- Joseph Patrick Kissane
- George W. Klein
- Leonard Paul Kmak
- J. Robert Koch
- John Justin Laibach
- John H. Lane
- Ronald Lange
- Ronald Justin Lasik
- Roland J. LeCompte
- James Lewnard
- William R. Leyhane
- Raphael Lino
- William L. Lupo
- Norbert J. Maday
- Edward J. Maloney
- Robert E. Mayer
- Vincent McCaffrey
- David F. McCarthy
- Daniel J. McCormack
- Robert Joseph McDonald
- Donald J. McGuire
- Peter John McNamara
- William J. Meagher
- Gary M. Miller
- Henry Miller
- Phillip T. Mooney
- Edward James Morgan
- Charles A. Mrowinski
- Donald John Mulsoff
- John Daniel Murphy
- John E Murphy
- Thomas Ignatius Murphy
- Walter D. Neary
- Jacques (Nijseen) Nyssen
- William John O'Brien
- Michael W. O'Connell
- Marvin Offutt
- Thomas O'Gorman
- Patrick O'Leary
- John Baptist "J.B." Ormechea
- Donald J. O'Shaughnessy
- Dana Harold Ostdiek
- Paul L. O'Toole
- Joseph Owens
- Frank Paduch
- Emmanuel Pallikunneen
- Eusebio Pantoja
- Thomas Paramo
- P.B. Patitucci
- Carlos Peralta
- Kevin Phan
- Francis Joseph Phelan
- Sleeva Raju Policetti
- Paul H. Pornbacher
- Chester Przybylo
- Konstanty Przybylski
- James M. Ray
- Lawrence Reuter
- Paul Reycraft
- Claire J. Risse
- John Allen Robinson
- John F. Rohrich
- Russell Lawrence Romano
- Andrew M. Ronan
- John J. Rudnik
- Kenneth Charles Ruge
- Daniel Ryan
- Joseph E. Savage
- Philip M. Scherer
- Daniel R. Schulte
- Edward Schuster
- Wilton L. Skiffington
- Timothy Sklopan
- Edmund J. Skoner
- Raymond Francis Skriba
- John P. Smyth
- Marion Joseph Snieg
- Ruben Soto
- William J. Spine
- James R. Steel
- Robert A. Stepek
- Victor E. Stewart
- Ralph S. Strand
- Gerald A. Streeter
- Howard Strum
- Walter Strus
- James Patrick Sullivan
- Thomas J. Swade
- Henry Peter Swider
- Bruno S. Szczawinski
- Albert Tanghal Rimando
- Mark E. Thedens
- Richard Gregory Theisen
- Joseph Stephen Thomas
- Ernest Tovar-Trejo
- Michael Trujillo
- Walter Joseph Turlo
- David Tushar
- Donald Francis Ulatowski
- Anthony Joseph Vader
- David H. Verhalen
- Clovis Vilchez Parra
- Phillip Vorlick
- Karl J. Walczak
- Henry Joseph Walsh
- Jeremiah Walsh
- Bruce Wellems
- Michael Howard Weston
- Wayne E. Wigglesworth
- Michael Winkels
- Stanley T. Wisniewski
- Louis Wojtowicz
- Michael T. Yakaitis
Diocese of Belleville
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
- James R. Calhoun
- Robert Chlopecki
- David G. Crook
- Daniel L. Friedman
- Gerald Hechenberger
- Edwin Kastner
- Raymond F. Kownacki
- Albert "Gene" E. Kreher
- Eugene G. Linnemann
- Walter E. MacPherson
- Thomas W. Miller
- Arthur W. Niemeyer
- Anthony Onyango
- Louis P. Peterson
- Jerome B. Ratermann
- William F. Rensing
- E. Alan Ruppert
- Roger Schoenhofen
- Joseph R. Schwaegel
- Gary Sebescak
- Francis Theis
- Robert J. Vonnahmen
Diocese of Joliet
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
- John F. Barrett
- William Bedard
- Richard L. Bennett
- James Boyce
- Andrew L. Buczyna
- John J. Burke
- James Burnett
- Robert Cell
- Thomas A. Corbino
- Phillip J. Dedera
- Arno Dennerlein
- Paul F. Dinan
- Richard Dochstader
- William Dugal, III
- Leonard (Jeffrey) Fairfield
- Lowell E. Fischer
- Alejandro (Alex) Flores
- Salvatore Formusa
- James Frederick
- Michael L. Gibbney
- Lawrence (Larry) M. Gibbs
- Leonard J. Gilman
- William (Patrick) Gleeson
- Carroll Howlin
- Richard E. Jacklin
- Mark Jendrysik
- Robert (Barry) Kremer
- Frederick A. Lenczycki
- John D. Malzone
- Kevin Michael McBrien
- Richard J. McGrath
- J. Anthony Meis
- Lawrence (Larry) Mullins
- James A. Nowak
- Daniel O'Brien
- Donald O'Connor
- Donald P. Pock
- Edward Poff
- Franklin (Felix) Prior
- Anthony J. Ross
- Richard Ruffalo
- F. Lee Ryan
- Jeffrey Salwach
- Gerald Simonelli
- Henry Slade
- John Slown
- Edward Stefanich
- James O. Storm
- Charles Van Duren
- William D. Virtue
- Oliver T. Walsh
- Myles Patrick White
- Francis (Lambert) Yore
Diocese of Peoria
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
- John C. Anderson
- Robert O. Barnett
- Walter A. Breuning
- Edward E. Bush
- Terry Cassidy
- Louis Condon
- Robert J. Creager
- Francis (Frank) Engels
- Norman D. Goodman
- William Harbert
- George H. Hiland
- Robert Thomas Hughes
- William D. Isermann
- J. Eugene Kane
- M. Duane Leclercq
- John Edward Lohan
- Thomas W. Maloney
- Thomas R. Miller
- John M. Onderko
- Victorian Ostmeyer
- Toussaint J. Perron
- Jerome Pilon
- Gregory J. Plunkett
- Samuel D. Pusateri
- John J. Ryan
- Donald R. Schladen
- Laurence C. Schumacher
- Richard Slavish
- Bernard Tomaszewski
- John B. Turnbull (OFM)
- Michael R. Van Acker
Diocese of Rockford
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
- Mark A. Campobello
- Joseph J. Charron
- Harlan B. Clapsaddle
- Thomas Considine
- Theodore Feely
- Michael Frazier
- James Gaynor
- Al F. Harte
- John C. Holdren
- William I. Joffe
- Walter E. Johnson
- Peter D. Kohler
- Richard Kuhl
- Christopher LeMay
- Patrick O'Hara
- Alfredo Pedraza-Arias
- Leo Petit
- Herman A. Porter
- Jerome Skaja
- Joseph J.M. Tully
Diocese of Springfield
The following list contains Priests and Clergy from the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois have been the objects of legal settlements or otherwise credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor:
- Alvin L. Campbell
- Joseph D. Cernich
- Eugene E. Costa
- Garrett Neal Dee
- Robert DeGrand
- Robert Dodd
- Kevin J. Downey
- Michael Owen Driscoll
- Robert Eagear
- George Faller
- Ray Franzen
- Joseph Havey
- Joseph Cullen O'Brien
- Frank J. O'Hara
- James Patrick O'Hara
- Daniel Ryan (Bp)
- Aloysius Schwellenbach
- Louis C. Shea
- Francis Tebangura
- Walter M. Weerts
- Frank D. Westhoff
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