The victim was 9 years old when the abuse began. Correspondence demonstrated that the Diocese reported the allegation to the Northampton County District Attorney's Office, which conducted an investigation and found the victim's allegations to be credible. Summary: Records including email exchanges between the victim and the Diocese of Allentown indicate that in 2001, a known victim reported to the Diocese that Benestad sexually abused him from 1981 through 1983. 6/2009 Retired- Pastor Emeritus, Notre Dame of Bethlehem.grand jury report: Survivors of priest child sexual abuse share their stories He was eventually arrested, convicted and sentenced to probation. In 2006, while collecting retirement benefits from the church, Bender was arrested in Long Island, New York, while traveling to meet what he believed was a 14-year-old boy for sex. The "boy" was an undercover detective. In 1987, Bender was put on a leave of absence. He was sent to psychotherapy but again continued to serve as a priest. The victim reported that he was abused in Bender's bed, where oral and anal sex occured. Bender admitted to abusing the victim. In 1984, a known victim reported that Bender abused him in 1981, while the victim was in seventh grade. Summary: A review of information received from the Diocese of Allentown indicates that the church was aware of Father Thomas J. Bender's predatory behavior as early as 1972, when Bender was caught in a car with a male student from Nativity High School, where Bender was assigned. 7/1987: Regional Director, Council of Catholic Nurses.6/1987- 7/1987: Northampton Deanery, Ministry to Aging.6/1983-6/1987: Liturgical Commission, Diocese of Allentown.6/1966-6/1971 : Nativity High School, Pottsville, PA.More: Five things to know about Roman Catholics in York County.More: 'Go home, be a good priest': How Pa.More: 'Really sick, abusive stories': 40 Pa.More: 'Men of God' kept it secret as priests systematically abused kids in Pa., grand jury says.The investigation included six dioceses in the state - Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton.īelow are the names listed in the grand jury report, along with where clergy members served and details of allegations. The report, more than 800 pages long, lists the name of 301 priests and provides details into specific accusations. 14, Pennsylvania released a statewide grand jury report on what the state attorney general's office called an "honest and comprehensive accounting of widespread sexual abuse by more than 300 priests."
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