Mr. David Montgomery Diocese of Erie Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. David Montgomery: According to public records, David Montgomery, a former teacher in the Diocese of Erie, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for child pornography offenses in 2014. While he was employed as a teacher at Collegiate Academy in Erie, Pennsylvania, he reportedly made numerous videos and…
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Ms. Eve Spangler Minter (Teacher) – Diocese of Erie
Ms. Eve Spangler Minter Diocese of Erie Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Ms. Eve Spangler Minter: According to media reports, the Diocese of Erie fired Ms. Eve Spangler Minter from the all-boys Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania, during the 2002-2003 school year after she allegedly kissed a minor student. She is listed on the Diocese of Erie’s list…
Mr. Kevin S. Kulhanek – Diocese of Erie
Mr. Kevin Kulhanek Diocese of Erie Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. Kevin Kulhanek: Mr. Kevin Kulhanek is a registered sex offender in the state of Pennsylvania. According to the police report, he was convicted in April 2006 for indecent assault of a complainant less than 13 years of age. There are no additional details about the case or…
Fr. G. Matthew Daly – Diocese of Erie
Father G. Matthew Daly Diocese of Erie Ordained: 1955 Death: 1982 Assigned as follows: 1960s Cathedral Preparatory School (Erie, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. G. Matthew Daly: Fr. G. Matthew Daly was ordained a priest in 1955, who served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Erie, and was ultimately elevated to Monsignor. According to media reports, in…
Fr. Thomas M. Lechner – Diocese of Erie
Father Thomas Lechner Diocese of Erie Ordained: Died: 1966 Assigned as follows: St. Michael (Greenville, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. Thomas Lechner: Fr. Thomas Lechner was ordained a priest in 1966, who served in the Diocese of Erie. According to media reports, he was first publicly identified as an accused priest in October 2018 when the Diocese of…
Mr. William P. Garvey – Diocese of Erie
Mr. William Garvey Diocese of Erie Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. William Garvey: Mr. William Garvey was teacher, coach, and college president of Mercyhurst College in the Diocese of Erie from 1980 to 2005. According to media reports, he abruptly retired after accusations surfaced that he sexually abused six boys when he coached youth basketball at the school…
Mr. James P. Hewitt – Diocese of Erie
Mr. James Hewitt (Teacher) Diocese of Erie Assigned as Follows: Immaculate Conception School (Clarion, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. James Hewitt: Mr. James Hewitt was former lay teacher who worked at Immaculate Conception School in Clarion, PA in the Diocese of Erie. In late September 2018, Mr. Hewitt was added to the Diocese of Erie’s Public Disclosure…
Mr. James E. Herzing – Diocese of Erie
Mr. James Herzing (Teacher) Diocese of Erie Assigned as Follows: St. Marys (Erie, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Mr. James Herzing: Mr. James Herzing was a former lay teacher in the Diocese of Erie. According to media reports, in Mr. James E. Herzing is listed on the Erie Diocese Public Disclosure List of lay people associated with the church who…
Mr. Timothy Hanson Sr. – Diocese of Erie
Mr. Timothy Hanson, Sr. Diocese of Erie Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Timothy Hanson: Mr. Timothy Hanson was a parishioner/volunteer in the Diocese of Erie. According to media reports, in 2019, he was named is in the Diocese of Erie Public Disclosure List of lay people associated who have been credibly accused of actions that, in the diocese’s judgment,…
Mr. Lewis A. Kocher – Diocese of Erie
Mr. Lewis Kocher Diocese of Erie Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Mr. Lewis Kocher: According to media reports, in April 2019, Mr. Lewis Kocher, a former choir director, was included in the Diocese of Erie’s list of lay people associated with the church who have been credibly accused of actions that, in the diocese’s judgment, disqualify that person from…