Father Patrick Kelly
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Ordained: 1950
Assignment History:
- 1986-1988: Queen of Most Holy Rosary (Roosevelt, NY)
- 1989-1992: Our Lady of Lourdes (Tujunga, CA)
Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father Patrick Kelly:
Father Patrick Kelly was a Jesuit priest from Ireland. He was a visiting priest in the Diocese of Rockville Centre in the mid-1980s and then in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
According to media reports, he fled back to Ireland in December 1991 after he was criminally charged with sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. The girl told her parents that he repeatedly kissed and fondled her at her home during a counseling session.
In April 1992, Father Kelly pleaded no contest to a minor girl’s misdemeanor charge of sexual battery. He was sentenced to three years of probation without returning to the US. The girl’s parents filed a civil lawsuit that same year.
Father Kelly’s name was included on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors. It noted he has been accused of sexually abusing at least four children in 1991. As of 2002, he was believed to be living in Ireland. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Fr. Kelly is listed on the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s 2021 List of Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The list states that the alleged sexual abuse occurred while Kelly worked at St. Joseph Church in Ronkonkoma, NY and that it took place in private homes in Long Island; Great South Bay, and Kelly’s car; sometime between 1986-1988. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including the victim’s age/gender, are unknown.
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