Credibly Accused

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

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania

Joseph Hammond

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List Of Individuals For Whom Allegations Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor Have Been Admitted, Established Or Determined To Be Credible - Diocesan Clergy”

Birth Year: 1904

Ordination year: 1931

Reported assignment history:

Saint Mary of the Mount, Mount Pocono, 6/11/1931
Saint Therese, Wilkes-Barre, 9/27/1932
Catholic Charities (Assistant Director), 9/4/1935
Saint Michael Industrial School, Hoban Heights, 6/25/1936
to 1943 Diocesan Rural Life Bureau (Director), 9/9/1937
Director of Hospitals, 12/7/1938
Saint Mary's Convent, Wilkes-Barre, (Chaplain) and in residence at Saint Mary's Rectory, 06/23/1943
Catholic Charities, (Director), 9/1/1943
Blessed Sacrament, Miners Mill, 4/22/1946
Saint Charles Borromeo, Sugar Notch, 6/4/1947
Saint Leo, Ashley, 6/20/1950
Pastor Emeritus, Saint Leo, Ashley, 9/8/1970

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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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