Father Norman Balthazar Diocese of St. Petersburg Ordained: 1963 Assignment History: Lawrence (Tampa, FL) Good Shepherd (St. Petersburg, FL) Christ the King (Tampa, FL) Our Lady of Fatima (Inverness, FL) Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Clearwater, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Norman Balthazar: Fr. Norman G. Balthazar had multiple allegations against him, claiming he sexually abused minors. In 1991,…
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Fr. Richard J. Allen – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Father Richard J. Allen Diocese of St. Petersburg Ordained: 1970 Suspended: 2002 Died: 2007 Assignment History: Petersburg Holy Family Catholic Church (St. Petersburg, FL) Matthew Catholic Church (Largo, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Richard J. Allen: According to media reports in 2002, Fr. Richard J. Allen was accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy for two years…
Mr. Robert Allen – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Mr. Robert Allen Diocese of St. Petersburg/Lay Teacher Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Mr. Robert Allen: Mr. Robert Allen was a lay teacher at a school within the Diocese of St. Petersburg. He is listed on the Diocese of St. Petersburg’s 2016 List of Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The details of the sexual abuse…
Mr. Emil Anastia – Diocese of St. Petersburg
Mr. Emil Anastia Diocese of St. Petersburg/Lay Teacher Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Mr. Emil Anastia: Mr. Emil Anastia was a lay teacher at a school within the Diocese of St. Petersburg. He is listed on the Diocese of St. Petersburg’s 2016 List of Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The details of the sexual abuse…
Data Suggests Florida May be Home to the Most Secretive Catholic Clergy Abuse and Cover Up
What’s wrong with Florida Catholic officials? Though we at Horowitz Law handle cases all across the United States, we are headquartered in Florida — possibly the most secretive state in terms of the Catholic abuse and cover up crisis. The largest Catholic jurisdiction in Florida is the Archdiocese of Miami. According to the impartial and extremely accurate archive BishopAccountability.org,…
Where is the Florida Attorney General’s Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse?
In October 2018, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office was opening a comprehensive investigation into allegations that Florida’s seven Catholic dioceses had engaged in a widespread coverup of sexual abuse allegations involving priests. Bondi’s announcement followed the release of the landmark Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report into five Catholic dioceses, which resulted in the disclosure that more…
Florida Attorney General Sets Up Website to Report Clergy Sexual Abuse
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has followed the lead of the Attorney General offices in other states by setting up a website for people to report past abuse by Catholic priests, clergy and other religious leaders in Florida. The investigation will be aided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in reviewing the state’s seven Catholic Dioceses. The link to the…