A MAN WHO WAS A STUDENT AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN STEUBENVILLE, OH, FROM 1970-1971 WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14-15 YEARS OF AGE HAS RECENTLY ACCUSED FR. BONADIES OF SEXUAL ABUSE.
ONE OF THE THREE FR. BONADIES VICTIMS FROM CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL WILL SPEAK ANONYMOUSLY BY TELEPHONE PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
A CLAIM AGAINST FR. BONADIES FOR THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR WAS PREVIOUSLY SETTLED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD, CT
THE CURRENT VICTIM IS REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY MITCHELL GARABEDIAN OF BOSTON, MA, WHO WILL APPEAR BY ZOOM (see link below):
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8793639574?pwd=S09NS240NEhoL09JMjIxRFErQXV2UT09
WHAT AND WHY
A press conference announcing that another clergy sexual abuse victim of Fr. Kenneth Bonadies has come forward to alert Bishop Jeffrey Monforton and the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, and demand a settlement of a claim against the Diocese of Steubenville which knew about or should have known about the danger that Fr. Kenneth Bonadies posed for the time he served in the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio. What did the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, know about Fr. Kenneth Bonadies before he became a member (through incardination) of the Archdiocese of Hartford where he has been credibly accused of sexual of at least one minor in a high school there?
WHEN
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 11:30 am
WHERE
On the public sidewalk across from the headquarters of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio at 422 Washington Street, Steubenville, Ohio (Press conference at 11:30 am) and opposite Central Catholic High School at 320 Westview Avenue, Steubenville, Ohio, from 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm
WHO (in person)
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Co-founder and President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non- profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families; a former religious brother and priest; and a victim of clergy sexual abuse
CONTACTS
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D. – Road to Recovery, Inc. – 862-368-2800 – roberthoatson@gmail.com
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – (cell – 617-388-5252) – (office – 617-523-6250)
(Portrayed by actor Stanley Tucci in the 2016 Academy Award-winning Best Picture, “Spotlight”)
WTRF.com
Third alleged sex abuse victim from one priest’s time in Ohio Valley comes forward
by: D.K. Wright
Posted: May 15, 2023 / 01:24 PM EDT
Updated: May 15, 2023 / 04:09 PM EDT
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