Father Timothy Gorton Sex Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Father Timothy Gorton? Born on February 6, 1956, Gorton was ordained on November 20, 1982. Father Timothy Gorton was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in several Rhode Island parishes before being removed from public ministry in 2012 following a credible allegation of child sexual abuse. He was […]
Deacon Laurence Gagnon Sex Abuse Case
Key Takeaways Who Was Deacon Laurence Gagnon? Deacon Laurence Gagnon served in the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Providence. He worked at St. Joseph Church and School in West Warwick for more than two decades. Born on July 25, 1940, Gagnon was ordained on June 23, 1979. According to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s […]
Father John Flanagan Sex Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Father John Flanagan? Father John H. Flanagan was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in numerous Rhode Island parishes for almost four decades. Born on August 27, 1908, Flanagan was ordained on December 5, 1933. He retired in 1970 and died on March 7, 1973. He is included […]
Father Edmund Fitzgerald Sex Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Father Edmund Fitzgerald? Born on December 5, 1929, Fitzgerald was ordained on May 25, 1957. Father Edmund H. Fitzgerald was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in Rhode Island for over forty years. He reportedly sexually abused at least eight minors during this time, yet he was never […]
Father John Ferry Sex Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Father John Ferry? Father John Ferry was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in several kinds of ministries throughout Rhode Island, including Catholic journalism. Born on April 23, 1926, Ferry was ordained on February 2, 1957. According to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s 2026 Report on Child Sexual […]
Father Oscar Ferland Sexual Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Father Oscar Ferland? Father Oscar Ferland was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in Rhode Island for around five decades. Born on March 16, 1918, Ferland was ordained on December 23, 1944. His assignments included St. Michael Church in Providence, Christ the King Church in Kingston, and St. […]
Pastor Isaiah Banks Child Sexual Exploitation Investigation
Key Takeaways Philadelphia Pastors Arrested in Child Exploitation Investigation Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on June 23, 2026, that authorities had arrested Isaiah Banks, 30, and Bryan Jackson, 42, on allegations of sexual exploitation of minors. At the time of his arrest, Banks had recently served as senior pastor of Second Pilgrim Baptist Church […]
Father John Joseph Keough Feeney Sexual Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Father John Joseph Keough Feeney? Father John Joseph Keough Feeney was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in Rhode Island for more than four decades. Born on January 23, 1901, Feeney was ordained on January 22, 1928. He served at several parishes throughout the Diocese before retiring in […]
Brother Raphael Edes Sexual Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Brother Raphael Edes? Brother Raphael Edes is a former member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, commonly known as the Christian Brothers, a religious order which he entered in 1957. He taught at LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale, New York, before being assigned to St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, Rhode […]
Monsignor Michael W. Dziob Sex Abuse Allegations
Key Takeaways Who Was Monsignor Michael W. Dziob? Monsignor Michael W. Dziob was a priest of the Diocese of Providence who served in Rhode Island for more than five decades. Born on December 9, 1917, Dziob was ordained on May 30, 1942. He spent approximately twenty years as pastor of St. Leo the Great Church […]