The following is a list of Boston priests (living or deceased) as to whom publicized allegations were found unsubstantiated by the Review Board after a preliminary investigation or who were acquitted of publicized allegations after a canonical process. The decision was made to restrict the ministry of certain of these priests for other reasons concerning their suitability for ministry.
Name | Year of Ordination | Status |
Barr, Frederick | 1976 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest. |
Bourgault, Ronald L. | 1963 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted; Senior Priest |
Buntel, Richard A. | 1971 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest, Deceased (2022) |
Braley, James E. | 1975 | Found unsubstantiated, Restricted; Senior Priest |
Byrne, Joseph F. | 1969 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2014) |
Carroll, John P. | 1953 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest; Deceased (2021) |
Chaisson, John C. | 1966 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest |
Curran, Tomas | 1970 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest |
Donahue, Richard | 1968 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest Deceased (2024) |
Donnelly, Thomas D. | 1961 | Found unsubstantiated; Absent without permission since 1981; Restricted |
Fichtner, Robert C. | 1955 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2013) |
Flynn, John H. | 1955 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2011) |
Foster, Michael Smith | 1980 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted |
Fractic, Joseph P. | 1964 | Found unsubstantiated, Restricted; Senior Priest |
Gillespie, Thomas M. | 1968 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior priest |
Hickey, Gerald J. | 1963 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior priest; Deceased (2018) |
Jacques, Roger N. | 1978 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted |
Johnson, Richard G. | 1947 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2017) |
Kelley, Arnold E. | 1956 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest; (Deceased 2020) |
Keohan, Edward M. | 1959 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2015) |
Kirchmeyer, Robert W. | 1952 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2008) |
Lavoie, Victor C. | 1971 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2014) |
Martin, Jon C. | 1965 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest |
McDonagh, Edward C. | 1962 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted; Senior Priest |
McLaughlin, John E. | 1962 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest |
McPartland, Paul G. | 1957 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted; Senior Priest |
Mendicoa, John M. | 1967 | Found unsubstantiated; Restricted; Senior Priest; (Deceased 2019) |
Mullin, Jay M. | 1969 | Found unsubstantiated, Restricted; senior priest |
Murphy, Charles J. | 1960 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2011) |
Murphy, David C. | 1963 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2014) |
Picardi, John M., Jr. | 1983 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted; On medical leave |
Poitras, Steven W. | 1993 | Found unsubstantiated, Laicized (2018) |
Power, James F. | 1962 | Deceased (2015) |
Raux, Redmond M. | 1982 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted |
Scanlan, William J. | 1972 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2013) |
Sherry, Edward F. | 1968 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2011) |
Sullivan, Eugene P. | 1968 | Found unsubstantiated; Not restricted |
Vasaturo, Anthony J. | 1955 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2013) |
Walsh, Martin J., Jr. | 1974 | Found unsubstantiated; Deceased (2007) |