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Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Harrisburg Diocese


The Pennsylvania Diocese Victims Report (often referred to as the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report) "serves as the holding ground for the results of a two-year grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse of children within six dioceses of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania and the systemic cover up by senior church officials in Pennsylvania and at The Vatican."  It began in 2016 and investigated sexual abuse in the Dioceses of Allentown, Scranton, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Erie.  A total of 301 priests were accused of sexually abusing children.


Named Offenders Identified by the Grand Jury include:


  • David H. Luck
  • Bryan Schlager
  • Frederick Vaughn
  • Donald Cramer
  • Philip Hower
  • Francis J. Allen
  • Herbert Shank
  • Robert Logue
  • Patrick Shannon
  • John Herber
  • Robert Maher
  • James Beeman
  • Edward Konat
  • George Koychick
  • Thomas Lawler
  • Paul R. Fisher
  • Richard J. Barry
  • Daniel Mahoney
  • Walter Emala
  • T. Ronald Haney
  • Augustine Giella
  • John Bostwick
  • Jesus Barajas
  • Kevin Kayda
  • Carl J. Steffen
  • Harrisburg Priest #1
  • Arthur Long
  • James McLucas
  • Anthony McGinley
  • Guy Marsico
  • Harrisburg Priest #2
  • Charles Procopio
  • Joseph Pease
  • John M. McDevitt
  • Thomas Kujovsky
  • James Rush
  • Salvatore Zangari
  • Francis A. Bach
  • John G. Allen
  • Ibarra Mercado
  • Guido Miguel Quiroz Reyes
  • Donald Tim Hackman
  • Timothy Sperber



Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Harrisburg Diocese


Cities and places where the accused were employed or assigned:



Reverend Francis J. Allen
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1945
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: Diocesan seminarian, not a priest
Employment/Assignment History
-Allen worked around St. Patrick in York, PA and assisted with
altar boys



Reverend John G. Allen
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1944
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 16, 1970
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Joseph, Lancaster, PA
-St. Francis Xavier, Gettysburg, PA
-St. Ann, Steelton, PA
Arrested by Lancaster City Police for solicitation of undercover police officer, pleaded guilty to harassment and paid fine
-St. Francis of Assisi, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Pius X, Selinsgrove, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
-St. Patrick, Harrisburg, PA
-The Anodos Center at St. John Vianney
-St. Margaret Mary, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Theresa, New Cumberland, PA


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Reverend Francis A. Bach
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1936
YEAR OF DEATH: 2010
ORDINATION: May 19, 1962
Employment/Assignment History
Coordinator, Family Life Apostolate
-St. Joseph, Danville, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
Inappropriate behavior with adult at seminary
Appointed Area Scout Chaplain, Columbia-Montour area
-St. Theresa, New Cumberland, PA
-St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg, PA
Appointed Dean, Lebanon, PA
Campus Minister, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA
St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA
-Holy Family, Harrisburg, PA
-Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary, McSherrystown, PA
-St. Rose of Lima, York, PA
Relieved of duties, Young Adult Ministry, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Patrick, York, PA



Reverend Jesus Barajas
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1947
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: June 6, 1982
Employment/Assignment History
Columbia, South America
-Office of the Vicar for the Spanish-Speaking People (assigned to
York, Lebanon and Bendersville)



Reverend Richard J. Barry
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1949
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 20, 1978
Employment/Assignment History
Recalled by religious community
-St. Joseph, Dallastown, PA
Reassigned by his community
-St. Margaret Mary, Harrisburg, PA


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Reverend James Beeman
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1926
YEAR OF DEATH: 2016
ORDINATION: May 30, 1953
Employment/Assignment History
-Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Patrick, Carlisle, PA
-Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Columba’s, Bloomsburg, PA
-St. Joseph, Danville, PA
-Sacred Heart, Williamstown, PA
-Inner-city ministry,
-St. Ignatius, Centralia, PA
-Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Francis of Assisi, Harrisburg, PA
-Chaplain, Harrisburg State Hospital
-Inner-city ministry,
-Inner-city ministry,
-St. Columba, Bloomsburg, PA
-Our Lady of Visitation, Shippensburg, PA
-Chaplain, State Correctional Institution, Camp Hill, PA
-St. Joseph, Milton, PA
-St. Mary Church, Lancaster, PA



Reverend John Bostwick
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1941
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 17, 1969
Employment/Assignment History
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
St. Catherine Laboure, Harrisburg, PA (weekends, holidays and summer)
-St. Leo the Great, Lancaster, PA
Transferred to Lafayette, Louisiana



Reverend Donald Cramer
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1970
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: June 2, 2001
Employment/Assignment History
-Christ the King Mission & Bloomsburg University
-St. Monica
-Leave of Absence
-St. John the Baptist, New Freedom, PA
-Good Shepherd, Camp Hill, PA


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Reverend Walter Emala
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1927
YEAR OF DEATH: 2008
ORDINATION: 1952
Employment/Assignment History
-Part-time (functioned without faculties); St. Peter, Mount Carmel, PA
-St. John, New Freedom, PA



Reverend Paul R. Fisher
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1967
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: January 1, 1977
Employment/Assignment History
Incardinated as a Priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg
-Queen of Peace, Millersburg, PA
-Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cornwall, PA
-Archmere Academy, Claymont, Delaware
-St. Columbia, Bloomsburg, PA
-St. Norbert, Paoli, PA
-Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Harrisburg, PA



Deacon Donald “Tim” Hackman
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1946
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: June 4, 1983
Employment/Assignment History
St. James, Lititz, PA



Reverend T. Ronald Haney
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1952
YEAR OF DEATH: 2012
ORDINATION: May 15, 1958
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Ann, Steelton, PA (canonical reasons)
-St. Theresa, New Cumberland, PA (canonical only)
-St. James and Bishop McDevitt High School
-Assumption BVM, Lancaster, PA (canonical reasons)
-St. Peter, Columbia, PA
-St. Edward, Shamokin, PA
-St. Catherine, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Ann, Steelton, PA
-St. Peter, Columbia, PA (canonical reasons)
-St. Anne, Lancaster, PA
St. Anthony of Padua, Shamokin, PA
-Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, St. Edward;
-Sacred Heart, Lancaster, PA (canonical reasons)
-Holy Spirit, Palmyra, PA



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Reverend John Herber
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1939
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: N/A
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Ann Home, Columbia, PA
-St. Joseph Convent & School, Columbia, PA



Philip Hower
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1969
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: Never ordained
Employment/Assignment History
Seminarian at Pontifical College, Josephinum
Summary



Reverend Kevin Kayda
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1985
YEAR OF DEATH: 2013
ORDINATION: June 1, 2013
Employment/Assignment History
-St. John the Baptist, New Freedom, PA
Summary



Reverend Edward Konat
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: N/A
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: June 13, 1975
Employment/Assignment History
-Asst. Pastor St. Theresa, New Cumberland, PA



Reverend George Koychick
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1922
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: April 2, 1949
Employment/Assignment History
-Chaplain, Penna. Industrial School
-Church of the Holy Spirit, Palmyra, PA
-Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mount Carmel, PA
-Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary, McSherrystown, PA
-St. Francis of Assisi, Harrisburg, PA
-Sacred Heart, Williamstown, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
-St. Patrick, York, PA
-St. Joseph, York, PA


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Reverend Thomas Kujovsky
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1930
YEAR OF DEATH: 2015
ORDINATION: May 11, 1957
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Casimir, Kulpmont, PA
-St. Catherine, Oakleigh, PA
Secretary to the Lebanon Tribunal
-Our Lady of Mercy, Roaring Creek, PA
Administrator Pro Tem at St. Peter, Elizabethtown, PA
-St. John the Baptist, Mt. Carmel, PA
-Corpus Christi, Chambersburg, PA
-St. Joseph, Locust Dale, PA
-St. Anne, Lancaster, PA
-Immaculate Conception Blessed Virgin Mary, Berwick, PA
-St. Columbia, Bloomsburg, PA
-St. Joseph, York, PA
Villa Vianney
Administrator Pro Tem, Villa Vianney
-Mt. Carmel Elementary School, Mt. Carmel, PA



Reverend Thomas Lawler
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1925
YEAR OF DEATH: 1987
ORDINATION: November 1, 1955
Employment/Assignment History
-Good Shepherd, Camp Hill, PA
Juniata Valley Area, PA
-St. Vincent, Hanover, PA
-Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary, McSherrystown, PA
-St. Aloysius, Littlestown, PA
-St. Joseph, York, PA
-Sacred Heart, Lewistown; Youth Chaplain and Scout Chaplain,
-Sacred Heart of Jesus, Lewisburg, PA
-St. Peter, Columbia, PA



Reverend Robert Logue
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: N/A
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: N/A


Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Harrisburg Diocese


Reverend David H. Luck
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1961
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 30, 1987
Employment/Assignment History
St. Paul the Apostle, Annville, PA (Deacon)
St. Paul the Apostle, Annville, PA (Deacon)
St. Joseph, Mechanicsburg, PA



Reverend Monsignor Robert Maher
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1911
YEAR OF DEATH: 1990
ORDINATION: May 22, 1937
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Peter, Columbia, PA
-St. Rose of Lima, York, PA
Resignation accepted; faculties not revoked; Villa Vianney
Archivist for the Diocese of Harrisburg
Chaplain to Boy Scouts
-St. Vincent, Hanover, PA
-St. Mary’s, Kulpmont, PA (left due to health)
-Superintendent of schools
-St. Peter, Columbia, PA
-St. Mary Assumption, Lebanon, PA
-St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Harrisburg, PA



Reverend Daniel Mahoney
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1926
YEAR OF DEATH: 2007
ORDINATION: May 10, 1952
Employment/Assignment History
-Holy Name of Jesus, Harrisburg, PA
-Immaculate Conception, Fairfield, PA
-St. Edward, Shamokin, PA
-St. Joseph, Shamokin, PA
-St. Patrick, York, PA
-St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA



Reverend Guy Marsico
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1947
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 19, 1973
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Rose of Lima, York, PA
-St. Leo the Great, Rohrerstown, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
-St. Gregory the Great, Lebanon, PA



Reverend John M. McDevitt
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1924
YEAR OF DEATH: 1999
ORDINATION: Unknown
Employment/Assignment History
Bishop McDevitt School


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Reverend Anthony McGinley
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1920
YEAR OF DEATH: 2006
ORDINATION: December 1945
Employment/Assignment History
-Catholic University; Graduate School of Education for Guidance (Counseling)
-St. Joseph, Mechanicsburg, PA (part-time)
-Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
-St. Thomas More, Northumberland, PA
-St. Patrick, Carlisle, forced to resign as pastor at in Carlisle and permitted to continue his education
Marymount College; forced to resign 1982
-Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary, McSherrystown, PA



Reverend James McLucas
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: N/A
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: N/A
Employment/Assignment History
Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Monastery, Elysburg, PA
Reverend Ibarra Mercado
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: N/A
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: Archdiocese of Military Services
Employment/Assignment History
Lebanon V.A. Hospital



Reverend Charles Procopio
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1927
YEAR OF DEATH: 1997
ORDINATION: May 10, 1956
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Casimir, Kulpmont, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lancaster, PA
-St. Andrew, Waynesboro, PA
-St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA
-Villa Vianney/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
-St. Theresa’s Church, New Cumberland, PA
-St. Anthony of Padua, Lancaster, PA
-Sacred Heart of Jesus, Harrisburg, PA
-Christ the King, Benton, PA
-St. Peter, Mount Carmel, PA
-Holy Name of Jesus, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Joseph, Danville, PA
-St. Rita, Fairfield, PA
-St. Joseph, Hanover, PA



Reverend Guido Miguel Quiroz Reyes, OFM
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: N/A
YEAR OF DEATH: 2006
ORDINATION: Order of St. Francis (Franciscan Fathers from Peru)
Employment/Assignment History
Hispanic Center, Lancaster, PA
Deacon James Rush
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1944
YEAR OF DEATH: 2016
ORDINATION: June 3, 1979
Employment/Assignment History
St. Richard, Manheim; Our Lady of Good Counsel,
Marysville; St. Bernadette Mission, Duncannon, PA
Archdiocese of New York



Bryan Schlager
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1990
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: N/A
Employment/Assignment History
Seminary applicant


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Reverend Herbert Shank
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1941
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 20, 1967
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Rose of Lima, York, PA
-Immaculate Conception Blessed Virgin Mary, Fairfield, PA
-St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA
-St. Patrick, Carlisle, PA
-Sacred Heart, Lewistown, PA
-Chaplain for Boy and Girl Scouts, Juniata Valley area
-Sacred Heart, Lancaster, PA
-Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA



Reverend Patrick Shannon
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1940
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: 1972
Employment/Assignment History
Sacred Heart and of St. George’s Mission, Mifflinburg, PA



Reverend Timothy Sperber
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1949
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: April 8, 1978
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Gregory, Plantation, Florida
-St. Philip, Millersville, PA
-St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA
-St. Boniface Church, Pembrooke Pines, Florida
Transfer to Florida



Reverend Carl J. Steffen
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1930
YEAR OF DEATH: 2015
ORDINATION: May 15, 1958
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Joseph, Shamokin, PA
-St. Francis Xavier, Gettysburg, PA
-Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Gertrude, Lebanon, PA
Permission reaffirmed for Retreat Apostolate
Assistant Director of Youth for Boy Scouts
-(retired) St. Ignatius Loyola, Buchanan Valley, PA
Chaplain to the Newman Apostolate for Gettysburg College
“Temporary leave for retreat work,” Gettysburg for weekends
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lancaster, PA
-St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA
Local Director, Shamokin Office Catholic Charities



Reverend Frederick Vaughn
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1909
YEAR OF DEATH: 1992
ORDINATION: December 18, 1937
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Peter, Elizabethtown, PA
-St. Catherine Laboure, Harrisburg, PA
-St. Mark the Evangelist, Greencastle, PA
-St. Joseph, York, PA



Reverend Salvatore V. Zangari
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1918
YEAR OF DEATH: 2004
ORDINATION: June 3, 1944
Employment/Assignment History
-St. Thomas More, Northumberland, PA
-Immaculate Conception Blessed Virgin Mary, Fairfield, PA
-Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary, Lebanon, PA
-St. Peter, Mt. Carmel, PA
-St. Patrick, York, PA
-Moderator, Council of Catholic Women; Permanent Diaconate
-Our Lady of Visitation, Shippensburg, PA
-St. Ann, Steelton, PA
Program; St. Peter and Chaplain at Elizabethtown, PA
-United States Army Chaplain; Industrial School in Camp Hill, PA


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