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 Hartford, Connecticut

John Szantyr

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Religious Order Priests And Priests From Other Dioceses Who Have Been Credibly Accused Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor That Took Place In The Archdiocese Of Hartford From 1953 To The Present - Religious Order Priests”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1957

Reported assignment history:

Priest of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, https://www.marian.org/
Dismissed from the Congregation of Marian Fathers, 1972
Assisted in the early seventies at Sacred Heart High School in his hometown of Waterbury, without any record of having been granted the faculties required for priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Hartford
Treatment at a facility in Massachusetts, 1975

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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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