Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland

A. Joseph Maskell

Status: Deceased (2001)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Priests and Brothers Accused of Child Sexual Abuse”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Sacred Heart of Mary (Baltimore) from 1965 to 1966
St. Clement (Lansdowne) from 1966 to 1968
Our Lady of Victory from 1968 to 1970
He lived and assisted at St. Clement (Lansdowne) while serving at Archbishop Keough High School from 1970 to 1975 [Maskell began serving part-time at Archbishop Keough High School in approximately 1966]
The Division of Schools from 1975 to 1980
He served at Annunciation from 1980 to 1982
Holy Cross from 1982 to 1992
St. Augustine (Elkridge) from 1993 until being placed on administrative leave in 1994.

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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