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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Jesuits Maryland Province, Maryland

Neil P. McLaughlin

Status: 2007: Removed from ministry Living in a restricted environment on a safety plan.

Appeared under the heading: “Jesuits with a credible or established offense against a minor (anyone under the age of 18) who are current Maryland Province Jesuits or are current Jesuits from another Province whose offense took place in the Maryland Province”

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1959

Reported assignment history:

1953 – 1954: St. Joseph's Preparatory School (Philadelphia, PA)
1954 – 1956: Loyola Blakefield (Baltimore, MD)
1961 – 1983: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA)
1983 – 2006: University of Scranton (Scranton, PA)

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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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