PITTSBURGH PRIESTS NAMED IN GRAND JURY REPORT,
1952-1953), St. Robert Bellarmine (E. McKeesport, 19531957), Holy Family (Pittsburgh, 1957-1959), Holy Angels (Hays, 1959-1960), St. William (E. Pittsburgh, 19601966), St. Martin (Pittsburgh, 1966-1969), St. Rose of Lima (Darlington, 1969-1971), St. Ann (New Galilee, 19691971), Gilmary School (Coraopolis, 1971-1973), St. Genevieve (Canonsburg, 1973-1985), St. Hyacinth (Pittsburgh, 1985-1989) Accused of: Sexually abusing a young boy during from 1957 to 1960 in Allegheny and Butler counties, oral sex on the victim at a drive-in and placing the victim’s hand on his penis; making inappropriate sexual contact with an eighth-grader at St. William around 1965, then having senior boys threaten the boy and beat him up when he entered high school so he wouldn’t disclose the abuse; oral sex and simulating anal intercourse on a minor student in the 1960s; sexually assaulting a minor (between the ages of six and nine) between 1980 and 1984 in Washington County (including with a pencil). Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Paul G. Spisak
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1973 Last parish-related action: Removed from ministry (2003) Parish history: St. Mary of the Mount (Pittsburgh, 19731978), St. Benedict of the Abbot (McMurray, 1978-1980), Sacred Heart (Pittsburgh, 1980-1981), St. Dominic (Donora, 1981-1990), St. Charles (Donora, 1988-1990), St. Philip (Pittsburgh, 19901994), St. Andrew (Butler, 1994-1997), St. Mary (Cecil, 1998), Chaplain Nursing Home (Allison Park, 20002002), Chaplain Nursing Home (Pittsburgh, 2000-2002) Accused of: Possessing pornographic magazines, tapes and internet material that depicted homosexual and sadomasochistic activity, as well as several inappropriate pictures of Spisak with two different underage boys Notes: In 1998, “Spisak denied ever having any sexual contact with minors or adults” but did admit that “he has been struggling with the problem of viewing pornography for several years.” In 2017, he was arrested for videotaping in a men’s bathroom stall at South Hills Village Mall. Upon arriving at the police station, he admitted to having the camera, recording the victim in the stall and then flushing the memory card, admitting to police that he had a “sexual fixation with the male buttocks. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: Yes: “I received your 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Report dated May 4, 2018. I have read it thoroughly -and found some discrepancies and false assumptions in the report. All I can say at this time is that I have followed all of the recommendations of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Raymond R. Rhoden
Status: Deceased When ordained or entered religious order: 1976 Last parish-related action: Withdrew from active priestly ministry, retired in 2002 Parish history: Nativity of Our Lord (Pittsburgh, 1976-1982), St. Francis of Assisi (Finleyville, 1982-1989), Monongahela Valley Catholic High School (Monongahela, 1988-1989), Our Lady of Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis, 19891992), St. Joseph (Coraopolis, 1989-1992), St. Philip Neri (Donora, 1992), Our Lady of the Valley (Donora, 19921997), St. James (Sewickley, 1997-2002) Accused of: Sexually abusing a young male between 1976 and 1977 (touching him and oral sex over a number of months when the victim was 16 or 17 years of age). Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Raymond T. Schultz
Status: Deceased When ordained or entered religious order: 1947 Last parish-related action: Was in Beaver as of 1999 Parish history: St. Mary (Kittaning, 1947-1949), St. Leonard (Monessen, 1949-1950), Holy Rosary (Homewood, 19501955), St. Margaret (Greentree, 1955-1957), Catholic Information Center (19571966), St. Richard (Pittsburgh, 1964-1966), SS Peter & Paul (Beaver, 1966-1999) Accused of: Sexually abusing a male victim around the year 1978 when he attended SS Peter and Paul Catholic School in Beaver (the victim indicated he was touched or raped by Schultz about 10 to 15 times). Notes: Much of this report is redacted. It does include a first-person victim account to the grand jury that is detailed throughout the allegation report on pages 748-753. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Richard Deakin
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1985 Last parish-related action: Dismissed from clerical state (1992) Parish history: St. Cecilia Church and Friary (Rochester, 1987-1988), St. Francis Friary (Brookline, 1988, Residence Only) Accused of: Sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl for more than a two-year-period at a previous assignment in Baltimore, Maryland in the mid-1980s. Notes: Deakin made several comments on the allegations -including that the girl “initiated the sexual between us as often as I did” and he “was using this teenage girl to gain a sense of power, as well as, to feel needed by someone not as a priest but as a man” -that are detailed in the report on pages 633-634 Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Richard Gerard Terdine
Status: Unknown When ordained or entered religious order: 1965 Last parish-related action: Might be at St. John Vianney Manor Parish history: St. Vitus (New Castle, 1965), St. Scholastica (Aspinwall, 1965-1967), Our Lady of Grace (Scott Township, 1967-1968), St. Lawrence O’Toole (Garfield, 1968-1970), Epiphany (Uptown, 1970-1971), Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, 19711972), St. Basil (Carrick, 1972-1973), Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1973-1974), Intermediate Schools Unit (1974-1986), St. Peter (McKeesport, 19861989), Cardinal Wright Center/Without Assignment (1989), UPMC Shadyside Hospital (Pittsburgh, 19901991, 2009), UPMC Presbyterian Hospital (Pittsburgh, 1996-2009), St. John Vianney Manor (Pittsburgh, 2012-Present) Accused of: Sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy who worked part-time at the rectory of St. Peter church (touching or patting the genital area of the boy on two to three occasions, giving the boy an x-rated video to watch, providing him with condoms and massaging his back). Notes: Terdine denied any sexual touching of the boy. However, he did admit that he gave the boy an x -rated video as well as condoms. He stated that he wanted to educate the boy because he seemed naïve about human sexuality. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Richard J. Dorsch
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1970 Last parish-related action: Withdrawn from ministry (1996) Parish history: St. Basil (Carrick, 1970-1975), St. Philip (Crafton, 1975-1977), All Saints (Etna, 1977-1983), St. Michael (Butler, 1983-1985), St. Francis De Sale (McKees Rocks, 1985-1991), St. Coleman (Turtle Creek, 19911994), Risen Lord (Pittsburgh, 1994) Accused of: Sexually assaulting a young boy at “North Park” in Allegheny County in 1994; sexually abusing several other young boys (Including but not limited to: sexually assaulting a young boy on 50 to 70 separate occasions starting in 1981, assaulting an altar boy oral and anal sex, and inappropriately touching a young boy in his bedroom at the rectory and at the gym when the victim was 10 to 12 years old.) Notes: Dorsch was convicted on two counts of indecent assault and one count of corrupting the morals of a minor in 1995 for the “North Park” incident, and was sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months incarceration. However, according to the report, he was released on parole a week later and admitted back into an institution. He responded to numerous allegations, which are detailed in the report. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None Richard Scherer Status: Deceased When ordained or entered religious order: 1949 Last parish-related action: Retired (1992) Parish history: St. Charles (Donora, 1949-1954), St. Anne (Castle Shannon, 19541964), St. Coleman (Turtle Creek, 1964-1965), St. Patrick (Canonsburg, 1965), Holy Cross Hospital (Miami, FL, 1968-1992) Accused of: Sexually molesting a St. Anne student between 1957 and 1961 at the church. Notes: Scherer wrote of having a nervous breakdown resulting from the “relationship” with the woman, and wrote in 1966 about his continued improvement in health, body and mind and stated that the “severe feeling of guilt” had left him. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Richard Zula
Status: Unknown When ordained or entered religious order: 1966 Last parish-related action: Withdrawn from ministry (1996) Parish history: St. Cyril of Alexandria (North Side, 19661971), Most Blessed Sacrament (Natrona Heights, 19711973), Our Lady of Czestochowa (New Castle, 19731980), St. Michael Archangel (Munhall, 1980-1984), Sisters of St. Mary & Ann (Marianna, 1984-1986), St. Clement (Tarentum, 1986-1987), Leave of Absence at Institute of Living (1987-1996) Accused of: Regularly raped a minor male for years, arranged sexual abuse of a minor for several other adults, tied up children; part of a ring of predatory priests who used whips, violence and sadism in raping victims, exchanged victims amongst themselves and manufactured child pornography on Diocesan property. Notes: Zula admitted to some allegations. He was convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and spent two years incarcerated. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Robert Castelucci
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1964 Last parish-related action: Withdrew from active ministry (2002) Parish history: St. Rosalia (Greenfield, 1964-1965), St. Joseph (Coraopolis, 19651973), St. Martha (Groveton, 1965-1973), St. Patrick (Canonsburg, 1973-1974), St. Mary of Mt. Carmel (Braddock, 1974-1981), St. Lawrence (Hillsville, 1981-1994) Accused of: Engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with several minors throughout his active ministry (According to the report, the allegations included but were not limited to Castelucci: molesting a young boy from age 13 or 14 until age 17 in the 1970s, including masturbation, oral sex and one attempt at anal sex; giving a 17-year-old male a pornographic video and oral sex; Inappropriately touching a 17year-old organist at St. Mary beginning in May or June 1974, and oral sex on him in July.) Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Robert E. Spangenberg
Status: Deceased When ordained or entered religious order: 1974 Last parish-related action: Retired (2003) Parish history: Holy Ghost Preparatory School (Bensalem, 1974), St. Mary (Detroit, MI), St. Anthony (Pittsburgh, -1977), North Carolina (1771979), St. Mary (Sharpsburg, 1979-1980), St. Francis de Sale HS (Chicago IL, 1980 -), St. Stanislaus (Pittsburgh, 1982-1984), St. Anthony (Millvale, 1984-1989), Congregation Retirement Home (Sarasota FL, 1989-1990), St. Patrick (Charleston SC, 19901993), St. Peter Claver (Philadelphia 1993 -), St. James (Hamlet NC, 1994 - ), Epiphany (Pittsburgh, 1997-), Retirement community (Sarasota FL, 2002) Accused of: Being “involved” with at least two children, according to Diocesan documents; Hiring underaged prostitutes, including one who said Spangenberg would pay for his sexual services with money from the collection box and in drugs and alcohol. Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Robert G. Wolk
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1966 Last parish-related action: Resigned in 1987, prosecuted and convicted in 1990 Parish history: St. Athanius (West View, PA), Catholic University of America (19721974), Diocese of Pittsburgh (1974-1986), La Roche College (Pittsburgh, 1979-1981), St. Thomas More (1986-1987) Accused of: Multiple allegations of raping pre-pubescent boys; part of a ring of predatory priests that used whips, violence and sadism in raping victims, exchanged victims amongst themselves and manufactured child pornography on Diocesan property. Notes: Wolf pleaded guilty in 1990 to “involuntary deviate sexual intercourse” and “corruption of minors” in Allegheny and Washington counties, and was sentenced to 5 to 10 years incarceration. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Rudolph M. Silvers
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1975 Last parish-related action: Withdrew from service (2002) Parish history: St. Sylvester (Pittsburgh, 1975-1980), St. Robert Bellarmine (East McKeesport, 1980-1982), St. Canice (Pittsburgh, 19821983), Assistant Director Vocation Office (Pittsburgh, 1983-1986), St. Peter (Butler, 1986-1994), St. Vincent de Paul (New Castle, 1994), St. Ann (Bulger, 1994-2002), Leave of absence (2002) Accused of: Multiple allegations of molesting boys as young as 10, taking them into his private quarters for 30-45 minutes, and having them stay the night with him alone. Notes: Silvers stated that the allegations were absolutely false. While he acknowledged that minors came to the rectory basement for recreations, he stated that he would not tolerate such pinching and grabbing behavior. He also denied that anyone went upstairs to his private living quarters. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Theodore P. Zabowski
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1970 Last parish-related action: Withdrew from active ministry (2002) Parish history: St. Lawrence O’Toole (Garfield, 19701975), Most Holy Name (North Side, 1975-1980), Holy Family (Lawrenceville, 1980-1981), St. Catherine of Sweden (Wildwood, 19811982), St. Mary (Glenshaw (1982-1985), St. Adalbert, South Side (1985-1992), St. Richard - Resigned (Richland, 1992-1996), Leave of absence (1996), Immaculate Conception (Washington, 1996-2000), Leave of absence (2000-2002) Accused of: Inappropriately touching a male victim at a church in Pittsburgh between 1975 and 1979; taking a trip with the same victim to Canada where they slept in the same bed and Zabowski served him alcohol. Notes: Zabowski had acknowledged the possibility of inappropriate touching and acknowledged sharing his bed with boys for “companionship.” He admitted to “affectionate hugging” of teenage boys, and in 1996, said the allegations against him “could potentially be true” and that he should not be involved in any relationship with teenage males. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
Thomas M. O’Donnell
Status: Unknown When ordained or entered religious order: 1960 Last parish-related action: At Epiphany in Pittsburgh Parish history: St. Kieran (Lawrenceville, 1960-1964), St. John the Evangelist (Pittsburgh, 1964-1966), St. Norbert (Pittsburgh, 19661971), St. Clare (Clairton, 1971-1975), Annunciation (Pittsburgh, 1975-1983), St. Wendelin (Carrick, 19832000), St. Maximilian Kolbe (Homestead, 2000-2001), St. John Vianney (Pittsburgh, 2001-2005), St. Cyril of Alexandria (Pittsburgh, 20052006), St. Mary of Mercy (2006-2014), Epiphany (2014-Present) Accused of: Decades of complaints from parents of requiring children he was supervising to undress or shower in his presence, to sleep with him, or to have sexual conversations with him. Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: Yes, he submitted a response that starts on page 401 of the exhibits.
Thomas McKenna
Status: Unknown When ordained or entered religious order: 1972 Last parish-related action: Withdrew from active priestly ministry (2004) Parish history: St. Anhelm (Swissvale, 1972-1973), Immaculate Conception (Washington, 1973-1978), Marian Manor Nursing (1978), St. Maurice (1978-1979), Leave of absence for health reasons (1978-1979), St. Kieran (Lawrenceville, 1979-1982), St. John Fisher (Churchill, 19821984), Holy Innocents (Sheraden, 1984-1986), Sewickley Valley Hospital (19861987), Forbes Regional Hospital (1987-1988), St. Edward (Blawnox, 1988-1994), Our Lady of Fatima (Hopewell, 1994-1998), SCI - Pittsburgh (1998), Allegheny University Medical Center (1998), St. Patrick - St. Stanislaus (Pittsburgh, 1998) Accused of: Sexually assaulting two teenage brothers in the 1970s; sexually assaulting an inmate at SCI-Pittsburgh, where McKenna was chaplain; sexually abusing a male in 1975. Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
William B. Yockey
Status: Alive When ordained or entered religious order: 1977 Last parish-related action: Withdrawn from active ministry (1991) Parish history: Assumption Church (Bellevue, 19771978), St. Bernadette (Monroeville, 1978-1983), Department of Social and Community Development (Pittsburgh, 1983-1984), St. Canice (Pittsburgh, 1983-1984), St. Therese of Lisieux (Munhall, 19841986), St. Winifred (Mt. Lebanon, 1987-1989), Allegheny County Jail (1987-1989), In reserve @ St. Luke (Carnegie, 1989), In Reserve @ St. Anthony (Bridgeville, 1989-1991) Accused of: Touching the genitals of two high school students in 1981 and 1983, at ages 16 and 18, and forced oral sex on another minor in the same period. Notes: Yockey admitted to one of the allegations, said he was drinking a lot at the time, and said another accusation was possible. He resigned at that time. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
William Hildebrand
Status: Deceased When ordained or entered religious order: NA Last parish-related action: Unknown Parish history: Marianist Order, North Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, 1950s) Accused of: Inappropriately touching of four different male students at North Catholic High School between 1952 and 1961. Notes: None Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None
William P. O’Malley, III
Status: Deceased When ordained or entered religious order: 1970 Last parish-related action: Withdrawn from active priestly ministry (2003) Parish history: St. Jerome (Charleroi, 1970-1973), St. Canicle (Pittsburgh, 19731978), St. Francis de Sales (McKees Rocks, 1978-1982), St. Paul (Butler, 1982-1985), St. Conrad (Meridian, 19851992), Devine Mercy (Beaver Falls, 1995-1997), St. Irenaeus (Oakmont, 1997) Accused of: Sexually abusing several young children (including but not limited to: touching a boy’s genitals and providing him alcohol in 1978, molesting a 14-year-old from 1996 to when he was 17 in 1999 in three different counties, sexually assaulting three victims in the 1970s and sexually assaulting three others in the mid-1990s and as recently as 1999). Notes: O’Malley once admitted that adolescents were coming into the rectory to use the pool tables and pinball machines, and that he received a backrub from a male 22 years of age who claimed he had been sexually assaulted, but never addressed the other allegations. Official Response Submitted to the Grand Jury Report: None