John G. Allen, a 75 year old defrocked priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg, was arrested this morning on charges that he molested two altar boys between 1997 and 2002. According to the criminal complaint, Allen abused the abused the victims while they served as altar boys at St. Margaret Mary’s Alacoque Church in Harrisburg. Allen had been removed from…
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JOHN G. ALLEN
Fr. John G. Allen – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. John G. Allen (Diocese of Harrisburg) Ordained: 1970 Inpatient evaluation: 1991 Arrested: 1992 Resigned: 2002 Named in Civil Lawsuits: 2002, 2005, 2018 Laicized (removed from priesthood): 2006 Assigned as follows: 1970-1971 Assumption BVM (Lebanon, PA) 1971-1976 St. Patrick (Harrisburg, PA) 1976 St. Francis Xavier (Gettysburg, PA) 1976-1978 St. Francis of Assisi (Harrisburg, PA) 1978-1980 …