It appears that not only was
the Diocese of Worcester responsible for the abuse in Texas, but the Reardon
and Reardon law firm stood silently then, in 1988 and again still stands
silently now.
Diocese says deal
was never made on Teczar move
WORCESTER—
In a letter sent to the
priests of Catholic Diocese of Worcester, Bishop Robert J. McManus emphatically
denies any agreement was made with the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, to allow
the Rev. Thomas H. Teczar to take a position as priest in Texas........
Bishop McManus said that even though the Worcester Diocese revoked Rev. Teczar’s
permission to function as a priest and never restored it, Bishop Joseph P.
Delaney of Fort Worth authorized the priest to take an assignment in his diocese
in 1988. According to Bishop McManus, former Worcester Bishop Timothy J.
Harrington made it clear to Bishop Delaney that he did not give permission for
Rev. Teczar to serve in Texas.
March 26, 2005
Dioceses settle case for $1.4M
Alleged abuse victim of Teczar lives in Tex.
The Catholic Dioceses of Worcester and
Forth Worth, Texas, late Thursday night settled one of the pending lawsuits
against the dioceses, two bishops and the Rev. Thomas H. Teczar for $1.4
million, according to the lawyers representing the alleged victims.
The settlement came in the case of a man
from Ranger, Texas, identified only as John Doe I. He is represented by Daniel
J. Shea of Houston.
“I’m very happy for Dan that he was able
to bring in that settlement for his client,” Ms. Khan Merritt said. “In my case,
I want this to go to a jury because there is a lot of information about the
conspiracy between the two dioceses that needs to come out. I want the truth to
come out.”
March 23, 2005
Dudley priest faces sexual
molestation charges in Texas;
REGION--A local man is
angry because he believes whatever his accusers say is considered "gospel
truth."
Of those involved in
this scenario, one is a man of the cloak, a priest; one was a gas attendant;
one a neighborhood kid; two, a mother and son; and a few other common young
men.
Roman Catholic priest,
Father Thomas Teczar, of Dudley, is no longer preaching these days;
ironically, it is the others who have won the blind faith of the masses, he
says.
Dudley's allegedly pedophile priest
an interview:
Pervert priest
update
Dallas lawyer joins team suing Teczar in
Texas
Lawyers representing the two Texas men who allege they were sexually abused by
the Rev. Thomas H. Teczar said yesterday that Dallas lawyer Sylvia Demarest has
joined the legal team.
Ms. Demarest was involved in the litigation in the 1990s against the Dallas
Diocese and the Rev. Rudolph E. Kos, who allegedly sexually abused 11 boys in
Dallas from 1981 to 1989. The victims received a multimillion dollar settlement.
Judge
declines to dismiss case on Rev. Teczar
Psychologists allowed to testify about memories of
alleged abuse
A Texas judge yesterday denied a request
from the Catholic Dioceses of Worcester and Fort Worth, Texas, to dismiss a
lawsuit brought by two men who allege they were sexually abused by the Rev.
Thomas H. Teczar when they were teenagers.
Tahira Khan Merritt, lawyer for John Doe
II, said yesterday that a mediation session is scheduled for 9 a.m. tomorrow
with a court-appointed mediator at Los Colinas, which is near Irving, Texas.
Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus and retired Auxiliary Bishop George E. Rueger
will participate in the meeting via telephone. James Gavin Reardon Jr., lawyer
for the Worcester Diocese, said he will be at the mediation session.
Unless a settlement is reached, the case is scheduled for a jury trial in Texas
July 25, Ms. Khan Merritt said. Ms. Khan Merritt is the lead lawyer in the case.
John Doe I is represented by Daniel J. Shea of Houston, who also will be at the
mediation session.
March 22, 2005
Campbell gets OK to
leave priesthood
WORCESTER—
James D.
Campbell, 59, a former Catholic priest who was sentenced to 90 days in the
Worcester County House of Correction, asked the Vatican to release him from
priesthood and his request was granted about a month ago.
Mr. Campbell pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to sexually abusing two teenagers during the
1970s in Uxbridge. Judge Peter Agnes in Worcester Superior Court sentenced Mr.
Campbell to 90 days in jail and 10 years on probation. Capt. Thomas Chappel of
the House of Correction said Mr. Campbell was released Friday.
March 21, 2005
Priest sentenced for molestation is defrocked
A Roman Catholic priest who admitted raping a boy while serving at St.
Joseph Church in West Warwick three decades ago has been defrocked.
James D. Campbell, 59, who was an assistant pastor of the parish from
1975 to 1978, entered a guilty plea last Dec. 22 and is serving a
three-month sentence in the Worcester County, Mass. House of Corrections.
Campbell was accused of taking the boy to a restaurant in Uxbridge, Mass.
and plying him with alcohol before molesting him, according to the Worcester
Telegram & Gazette.
A month after his indictment, Campbell was charged a second time. Those
charges related to a second victim, a 14-year-old parishioner, the Telegram
& Gazette reported.
Both victims' families attended the church, the district attorney's
office said.
voice note:
James D. Campbell, 59 was not a
priest in the dioceses of Worcester. This defrocking has nothing to do
with our current Bishop Robert McManus, or the Worcester Dioceses
March 7, 2005
A Worcester Grand Jury
declined to indict one Worcester priest and issued a “no bill.”
Worcester
Voice