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 Burlington, Vermont

Raymond D. Walsh

Status: Deceased (2019), Retired (1998)

Appeared under the heading: “Priests that were assigned in Vermont and abused children here.This would include both those considered Diocesan priests and those from other Religious Orders (i.e. Edmundites, Maryknoll, Paraclete) that accepted assignment in the Vermont Diocese.”

Birth Year: 1927

Ordination year: 1954

Reported assignment history:

Middlebury, St. Mary, (Assistant), 1954-59
Poultney, St. Raphael, (Assistant), 1959-62
Burlington, Christ the King, (Assistant), 1962-65
Hardwick, St. Norbert, (Temporary Administrator), 1965
Montgomery Center, St. Isadore, (Pastor), 1965-66
Fairfield, St. Patrick, (Pastor),1966-71
Wallingford, St. Patrick, (Pastor), 1971- 76
West Rutland, St. Bridget, 1976-98
Rutland, Loretto Home (Chaplain), 1998

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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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