The Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus on Dec. 17 released the names of Jesuits from that province, or who served in that province, who have been credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor since 1950. The Maryland Province of Jesuits extends through nine states ranging from Georgia to Pennsylvania, and includes the region within the Archdiocese of Washington – the District of Columbia and five surrounding Maryland counties.

“We are deeply sorry for the harm we have caused to victims and their families. We also apologize for participating in the harm that abuse has done to our Church, a Church that we love and that preaches God’s care for all, especially the most vulnerable among us,” said Jesuit Father Robert M. Hussey, the provincial for Maryland Province Jesuits, in a Dec. 17 message. “The People of God have suffered, and they rightly demand transparency and accountability. We hope that this disclosure of names will contribute to reconciliation and healing.”

The Maryland Province released the names in four separate categories.

The first category listed five priests with a credible or established offense against a minor who are current Maryland Province Jesuits or are current Jesuits from another province whose offense took place in the Maryland Province: Michael L. Barber, S.J.; Neil P. McLaughlin, S.J.; J-Glenn Murray, S.J.; Claude L. Ory, S.J.; and William J. Walsh, S.J. Those five men are living in a restricted environment on a safety plan.

William J. Walsh, S.J., was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse, including in Prince George’s County, Maryland and in Washington, D.C. He was removed from ministry in 1996. The estimated time frame of the abuse is the 1950s to the 1980s. He served at Georgetown University in Washington from 1966-1967 and at Woodstock Theological Center in Washington from 1996-1998.

Michael L. Barber, S.J., was accused of a single allegation of sexual abuse that occurred in Strathmere, New Jersey. In 1994, he pled guilty to a charge of harassment by offensive touching and was removed from ministry. He had previously served at Gonzaga College High School in Washington from 1968-1971, at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington from 1976-1978, and again at Gonzaga College High School from 1978-1979.

J-Glenn Murray, S.J., was accused of a single allegation of sexual abuse in Baltimore, Maryland. The province estimated the abuse occurred in 1981. He served at Gonzaga College High School in Washington from 1974-1976 and at St. Aloysius Church in Washington from 2007-2011. He was removed from ministry in 2011.

The second category listed eight deceased or former Maryland Province Jesuits or deceased or former Jesuits from another Province with a credible or established offense against a minor that took place in the Maryland Province: Louis A. Bonacci; Francis C. Bourbon, S.J.; H. Cornell Bradley; C. Jeffries Burton, S.J.; Charles G. Coyle; John H. Duggan, S.J.; Stephen M. Garrity, S.J.; and Garrett D. Orr.

Garrett D. Orr was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse in North Bethesda, Maryland in 1989 and 2002, during the time he was serving at Georgetown Preparatory School. He was at that school from 1989-2004. He was removed from ministry in 2005 and left the Jesuits in 2008. In 2011, Orr pled guilty to two counts of sexual offense.

H. Cornell Bradley was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse, including in Washington, D.C.. The estimated timeframe of the abuse is the 1970s-1980s. He served at Gonzaga College High School from 1963-1965 and again from 1971-1979, with residence at Holy Trinity Church in Washington for a portion of that time. He was removed from ministry in 2006 and left the Jesuits in 2007.

Francis C. Bourbon, S.J., was accused of a single allegation of an unwanted kiss that took place in Buckingham, Virginia. The estimated time of abuse is 1985. He had previously served at Gonzaga College High School from 1951-1954 and at Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda from 1968-1969. He died in 2007.

Charles G. Coyle was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse, including in a non-specified location in Maryland. He was a member of the New Orleans Province of Jesuits who studied at Woodstock College in Woodstock, Maryland from 1963 to 1967. He was removed from ministry in 2002, left the Jesuits in 2004, and died in 2015.

Stephen M. Garrity, S.J., was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse that occurred in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The estimated time frame of the abuse is the 1970s. He served at Loyola on the Potomac Retreat House in Faulkner, Maryland, from 1991-2001 and lived at St. Thomas Manor in Port Tobacco, Maryland from 2000-2001. He was removed from ministry in 2007 and died in 2014.

The third category listed the names of six Jesuits with an allegation of an offense against a minor that could not be fully investigated to determine credibility, but for which there is a reasonable possibility that the alleged offense occurred: John F.X. Bellwoar, S.J.; Martin J. Casey, S.J.; Robert B. Cullen, S.J.; Arthur J. Long; Thomas E. Pyne; and William Wehrle, S.J. The reasons why a full investigation would not be possible include that the allegation was brought forward after the death of the Jesuit or that historic information on the allegation is incomplete.

John F.X. Bellwoar, S.J., was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and in Washington. The estimated time frame of the abuse is the 1950s-1960s. He served at Georgetown Preparatory School from 1927-1928 and at Gonzaga College High School from 1928-1930.  He returned to Gonzaga College High School and again served there from 1941-1970. He served at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and was attached to the Jesuit Community of St. Aloysius Gonzaga from 1970-1976 and then once again returned to Gonzaga College High School from 1976-1991. He died in 1993.

Martin J. Casey, S.J., was accused of a single allegation of sexual abuse in Washington. The estimated time frame was 1959. He served at Holy Trinity Church in Washington from 1958-1964 and at Georgetown University from 1997-2006. He died in 2006.

Robert B. Cullen, S.J., was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse in Maryland. The estimated time frame of the abuse is the 1960s-1980s. He served at Gonzaga College High School from 1953-1955. He died in 2005.

Arthur J. Long was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse in Danville, Pennsylvania. The estimated time frame of the abuse is the 1970s-1980s. He served at Gonzaga College High School from 1949-1950 and at Georgetown Preparatory School from 1950-1952. He again served at Gonzaga College High School from 1964-1965. He left the Jesuits in 1992 and died in 2004.

Thomas E. Pyne was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse in Washington. The estimated time frame of the abuse is the 1960s. He served at Gonzaga College High School from 1961-1968. He left the Jesuits in 1968 and died in 1999.

William Wehrle, S.J., was accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse in Denver and in Washington. The estimated time frame of abuse is the 1960s and 1982. He served at Georgetown Preparatory School from 1944-1945, at Gonzaga College High School from 1945-1947, at Immaculate Conception Church in Mechanicsville from 1952-1960, at St. Ignatius Church in Hilltop and at St. Catherine Church in McConchie from 1960-1966, and at Holy Trinity Church in Washington from 1966-1971. He died in 1995.

The final category lists Jesuits from other provinces who served in the Maryland Province at one time. The Maryland Province reported that it is aware that these Jesuits have been publicly named by other provinces or by (arch)dioceses for an allegation of abuse against a minor that took place outside the Maryland Province. Those allegations were not reported to or investigated by the Maryland Province.

The names listed in this category were: Charles Bartles, Jaime Guzmán, Francis M. Landwermeyer, Vincent R. Malatesta, and Austin N. Park. Underneath these names, they listed the following men from the USA West Province who studied at some point in the Maryland Province: Joseph A. Balfe, Paul F. Corkery, Mark Falvey, Augustine J. Ferretti, and Louis Taelman.

The presidents of both Georgetown Preparatory School and Gonzaga College High School released messages to their school communities on Dec. 17 addressing the release of the names.

Jesuit Father James Van Dyke, Georgetown Preparatory School’s president, said, “there is nothing that saddens and disturbs me so much as this news and the thought of the lives of young people and their families disrupted and, in some cases, destroyed by the callous actions of abusers, particularly those who have used positions of trust such as ministry and education as a cloak for misdeeds.”

“I cannot express strongly enough on behalf of this institution and of the Society of Jesus my deepest apology and contrition to those whom we failed. I am grateful to those who came forward; that is an extraordinarily difficult task, I know, on so many levels – moral, spiritual, and psychological,” he wrote. “I can only say to you that your painful honesty about what you experienced has made the rest of us aware of a problem – a deeply-rooted problem that afflicts all human institutions – that we all must acknowledge and face. I pray daily for the healing of the pain that you and your loved ones have experienced.”

Jesuit Father Stephen Planning, the president of Gonzaga College High School, announced that Gonzaga would rescind any honors or recognitions that the accused priests may have received, if that had not already been done.

“The clergy abuse crisis has been a deeply damaging and demoralizing experience for the People of God as well as for those Jesuits who have lived their vocations faithfully. However, no one has been more profoundly hurt than the victims of abuse themselves. They trusted in these men, only to have that trust shattered,” wrote Father Planning in his message. “Even though I know that words are completely inadequate, to any person who has been harmed physically, sexually, emotionally, or spiritually by any member of the Society of Jesus, I extend my most sincere and heart-felt apology. No person should ever have to experience abuse. It is inexcusable.”