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

John Carney

Status: Removed

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:

Our Lady of Victory from 1963 to 1968 and 1970 to 1972
St. Peter (Westernport) from 1968 to 1969
St. Philip Neri (Linthicum) from 1969 to 1970
From 1972 to 1982, he served as Chaplain at Caton Nursing Home and Mt. Wilson State Hospital
He resided at St. Clement (Lansdowne) in 1972
St. Agnes from 1973 to 1977
St. Peter (Baltimore) from 1977 to 1981
Carney served as Chaplain at Misericordia Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) from 1982 to 1995 while residing at Holy Cross and St. Augustine (Elkridge)

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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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