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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Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey

James Scott

Status: Removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Names Of Those Determined To Be Credibly Accused”

Birth Year: 1948

Ordination year: 1974

Reported assignment history:

Faculty, Paul VI High School, Clifton
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Lake Hopatcong
Faculty, Pope John High School, Sparta
Faculty, DePaul High School, Wayne

Other results for “James Scott” in released lists

Scott James Kallal - Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Kansas

James A. Scott - Archdiocese of Washington, District of Columbia

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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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