Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg Ecclesiastical Province ofPhiladelphia IArchdiocese Diocese I I Allentown Altoona -Johnstown Erie I I I I Greensburg Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton I. General Overview of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg covers fifteen counties of Central Pennsylvania: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. Pope Blessed Pius IX established the Diocese on March 3, 1868. There are 89 parishes in the Diocese of Harrisburg, including one Cathedral and two Basilicas. The bishop's seat is in St. Patrick's Cathedral. The Diocese of Harrisburg reported on its website as of January, 2018, that it has 92 Diocesan priests; 38 retired Diocesan priests; 34 religious order priests; 67 permanent deacons; one religious brother; 274 women religious; and 33 seminarians serving the Catholic population. II. History of Bishops of the Diocese of Harrisburg 1) Bishop George L. Leech (1935 through 1971) 149 2) Bishop Joseph T. Daley (1963 through 1967) 3) Bishop Joseph T. Daley (1971 through 1983) 4) Bishop William H. Keeler (1983 through 1989) 5) Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo (1990 through 2004) 6) Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades (2004 through 2010) 7) Bishop. Joseph P. McFadden (2010 through 2013) 8) Bishop Ronald William Gainer (2014 through Present) III. Additional Church Leadership within the Diocese of Harrisburg Relevant to the Grand Jury's Investigation The Grand Jury finds that that the following Church leaders, while not bishops, played an important role in the Diocese of Harrisburg's handling of allegations of priest sexual abuse. 1) Monsignor Hugh Overbaugh 2) Father Paul Helwig 3) Chancellor Carol Houghton 4) IV. Findings of the Grand Jury The Grand Jury uncovered evidence of child sexual abuse committed by priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg. Evidence established that priests engaged in sexual contact with minors, including grooming and fondling of genitals and/or intimate body parts, as well as penetration of the vagina, mouth, or anus. The evidence also revealed that Diocesan administrators, including bishops, had knowledge of this conduct and that priests were regularly placed in ministry after the 150 REDACTED - ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION Diocese was on notice that a complaint of child sexual abuse had been made. The Diocese's actions enabled the offenders and endangered the welfare of children. Evidence also showed that the Diocese entered into settlements with victims and discussed with lawyers the sexual conduct of priests with children. Further, these settlements contained confidentiality agreements forbidding victims from speaking about the abuse they suffered under threat of some penalty, such as legal action to recover previously paid settlement monies. Finally, the Grand Jury received evidence that several Diocesan administrators, including bishops, often dissuaded victims from reporting to police, or conducted their own deficient, biased investigating without reporting crimes against children to the proper authorities. V. Offenders Identified by the Grand Jury 1) Francis J. Allen 2) John G. Allen 3) Francis A. Bach 4) Jesus Barajas 5) Richard J. Barry 6) James Beeman 7) John Bostwick 8) Donald Cramer 9) Walter Emala 10) Paul R. Fisher 11) Harrisburg Priest #1 12) Augustine Giella 13) Harrisburg Priest #2 151 14) Donald "Tim" Hackman 15) T. Ronald Haney 16) John Herber 17) Philip Hower 18) Kevin Kayda 19) Edward Konat 20) George Koychick 21) Thomas Kujovsky 22) Thomas Lawler 23) Robert Logue 24) Arthur Long 25) David H. Luck 26) Robert Maher 27) Daniel Mahoney 28) Guy Marsico 29) John M. McDevitt 30) Anthony McGinley 31) James McLucas 32) Ibarra Mercado 33) 34) Joseph Pease 35) Charles Procopio 36) Guido Miguel Quiroz Reyes 152 REDACTED - ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION 37) James Rush 38) 39) Bryan Schlager 40) Herbert Shank 41) Patrick Shannon 42) Timothy Sperber 43) Carl J. Steffen 44) Frederick Vaughn 45) Salvatore V. Zangari VI. Examples of Institutional Failure: Fathers Augustine Giella, Arthur Long and Joseph Pease The Grand Jury notes the following examples of child sexual abuse perpetrated by priests within the Diocese of Harrisburg. These examples further highlight the wholesale institutional failure that endangered the welfare of children throughout the Pennsylvania Dioceses, including the Diocese of Harrisburg. These examples are not meant to be exhaustive; rather, they provide a window into the conduct of past Pennsylvania bishops and the crimes they permitted to occur on their watch. 153 REDACTED- ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION The Case of Father Augustine Giella 06/1950 06/1969 06/1970 03/1976 03/1980 10/1982 ---- Known Assignments 06/1969 06/1970 03/1976 02/1980 10/1982 04/1988 Holy Trinity Church, Hackensack, New Jersey Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, New Jersey Church of the Epiphany, Cliffside Park, New Jersey St. Catherine's, Glen Rock, New Jersey St. Joseph's Church, Hanover St. John the Evangelist, Enhaut Father Augustine Giella was ordained in the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey on June 3, 1950. After twenty-nine years of ministry in New Jersey, Giella suddenly decided to seek ministry elsewhere. In November 1979, Giella wrote Bishop Joseph Daley of the Diocese of Harrisburg to request an assignment. On December 7, 1979, Archbishop Peter Gerety of the Archdiocese of Newark wrote a letter to confirm that Giella was a priest in good standing and stated that Giella "has always shown himself to be [an] excellent priest giving himself only for the greater honor and glory of God and the people of the Catholic Church." Gerety gave Giella full permission to seek service outside of the Archdiocese. Though Giella was still an incardinated priest of the Diocese of Newark, an agreement to serve in another diocese was permissible with the concession of his home Bishop and the approval of the Bishop of the receiving diocese. During the interview process with the Diocese of Harrisburg, Giella told Father William H. Keeler that he sought to have his own parish, which was unlikely to occur in the Archdiocese of Newark due to an abundance of priests. Keeler conducted the interview because he was acting in his capacity as Auxiliary Bishop. This interview was recorded in a memorandum prepared by Keeler and sent to Bishop Daley and Monsignor Hugh Overbaugh. The Diocese of Harrisburg accepted Giella and assigned him to St. Joseph's in Hanover, York County, in 1980. 154 Thereafter, Giella was assigned to St. John the Evangelist Church in Enhaut, Swatara Township, Dauphin County, in 1982. In 1983, Bishop Daley died and Keeler was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg. At St. John the Evangelist Church, Giella met a family who warmly embraced him as their parish priest. The family included eight girls and one boy. Giella began sexually abusing the girls almost immediately upon his appointment to the parish. Giella sexually abused five of the eight girls. Giella also abused other relatives of the family His conduct included a wide array of crimes cognizable as misdemeanors or felonies under Pennsylvania law. In August 2016, the sisters that Giella abused testified before the Grand Jury to the criminal sexual acts Giella perpetrated upon them. The Grand Jury learned that Giella regularly collected samples of the girls' urine, pubic hair, and menstrual blood. Giella utilized a device he would apply to the toilet to collect some of these samples. Giella would ingest some of the samples he collected. The abuse occurred in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where Giella invited the family for visits. Giella' s abuse had a lasting effect on the sisters. The sisters testified to the challenges they have faced in overcoming Giella' s sexual abuse. The emotional, psychological, and interpersonal damage to the sisters is incalculable. Most of the sisters refrained from sharing any details of their own abuse with their siblings for fear of what they might learn. The Grand Jury learned that Giella' s tragic abuse of these girls could have been stopped much earlier if the Diocese of Harrisburg had acted on a complaint in the 1980's. In approximately April 1987, a teacher at Bishop McDevitt High School received a complaint that Giella was insisting on watching a girl as she used the bathroom. The girl stated that Giella insisted on watching her go to the bathroom and that he did "wrong things" with 155 children. The teacher reported the complaint to Father Joseph Coyne, who in turn made an immediate report to the Diocese. This former teacher testified before the Grand Jury on January 24, 2017. The former teacher's testimony is corroborated by an internal memorandum from the secret archives of the Diocese of Harrisburg. In that memorandum, dated April 14, 1987, Overbaugh recorded the complaint, as well as an allegation that Giella engaged in similar conduct with one of the above mentioned sisters. The witness, the reporting victim, and the family of the sisters are all recorded and identified by name. Overbaugh wrote: (REDACTED), a teacher for the Intermediate Unit, was informed by one of her students, (REDACTED), that while she was a student last year at Bishop Neumann School in Steelton, she was in Saint John's rectory, Enhaut, and expressed to Father Giella, the pastor, her need to go to the restroom. Father Giella is reported to have said that he would like to go with her and watch, that he does this whenever the (REDACTED) girl goes to the restroom.2 Overbaugh noted at least one other complaint by a girl who reported to her teacher that Giella had "acted improperly towards her." Overbaugh concluded his memo, "Father Coyne was instructed to do nothing in the case until the matter had been discussed with diocesan legal counsel. was present for this entire discussion between Father Coyne and Msgr. Overbaugh." The Grand Jury has withheld names otherwise identified within the document for the privacy of the witnesses and victims. 2 156 REDACTED -- ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION ,. ..r - : j. . , "5- ;: - ':(k`t VI .r. -1.!%10 DIOCESE CMF HARRISBURG fiwirolostie ineviiss X441.1 611:00 lome-lom i112 (TM 10.14/1C4/ 41011.1W10 TPla . mammy . -0 Ao.".....Z...6.1:;:. ' ir . ciy 31 April 1-- ;43ilf, ._. .1 -\ rev. Anguatina N. Gish. -. : wormukoziwi - , . Rot 14, . , 1.987 fti f rather Joseph Myna* Principal of eithop ricOawiti High School, Harrirdmirg, Ealephormd Wally and a,..pripptpd 44 urge, t mead to speak with it. Re oame to the Chshaary imedletaly.and related the Cellowing infOrmatlon, : ..... tkor. Millelpigelli a teacher EC( Um. 7c tsrmediate ;:5 Unit, wog info y e DC her atudantai ttst While mks wail a student Let pear at p *mann School to steelten, eh, was /a Saint John's ractory, Shhaut,--1 and express' to raLbar c110114, the pastor, her need to go to the rmmtroom. rather Giella is reported to have said that he mould likm to with hat and watch, that ha does this whenever the 4E10 ?Don to Lhm rmatrboa. Citakeihq been patter at St.411c a myself los about three yeas. and _ ,tam my krimiladge of this parlshicneco, rtes t that the turn ase of this lattar girl is rather thaw: l an Keel", of the aids"' Cr p *tweet' rather -.."k!,:: Cie Is and tha maators of the family. 'Mars are e t 'skint Almon girlp In mit y nd know that they are An the rectory tathwr frogumntly.) elri .f..-... 1 1 _ . I. mlao confided that another former School and nom, Iiko a pre n it 51.1.0hOp 14.Oeuttt Sieh Scho01., h.d to complaints that rather Gialls had mated Luproparly,. or, This girl's nem it She ..: Indicated that rather OJella had es e w -5 r e . Mmaa mtedlert it e :,. this ., ' formar1011.1111and foraar meebeC O f 0 0 m parish, trataut, had also axpariencod in her Childhood BOMA bed encounters litioth i pYlOmt. O. Pithar e0yoe was Inatrilacted to do nothing; 01 dui ceee the Netter had bisi diecueeed with our dlocasan legal comasal..* wax present for Lt. *eking asougaien batmman Pathmr Coyne aa4 mgr. owsrhsegb 'ail R1011000064$ L Te-1.1 ' S - r The Overbaugh Memorandum 157 *REDACTED -ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION This complaint was consistent with the type of deviant interests Giella pursued with the sisters he victimized. The Grand Jury uncovered another document related to this report in the secret or confidential archives of the Diocese of Harrisburg. An undated document addressed to Keeler regarding "Report on Gus Giella" noted: "I spoke with Father Coyne on the pastoral concerns: A.) Approaching Fr. Giella B.) welfare of the student C.) satisfying the ire of the teacher. I said we would consult you on these matters. =" In spite of the detailed memorandum and this note, Giella remained in ministry and neither Keeler nor the Diocese attempted to remove Giella from ministry. Giella voluntarily retired in 1988. However, in the approximately five years that followed the Overbaugh memorandum, Giella continued to sexually abuse the girls identified in the Overbaugh memorandum, which included a reference to the family of girls. Keeler left the Diocese in 1989 to become Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Nicholas C. Dattilo became Bishop of the Diocese in 1990. Giella continued to steal the innocence of children. In 1992, one of the victims came forward and disclosed what Giella had been doing. The family initially reported the conduct to the Diocese. Father Paul Helwig wrote a memorandum to Dattilo dated July 18, 1992, regarding the complaint against Giella. Helwig documented the information he received from the reporting victim's family at various meetings in attached supplemental memoranda. The documents detailed the events leading up to the 12 -year -old girl's disclosure, and described the event believed to have finally triggered the girl to disclose her abuse, the discovery of nude or partially nude photos of the girl in Giella' s residence. Helwig wrote that he interviewed Giella on July 30, 1992. Among other admissions, Giella stated that he began having contact with the girl in the bath and that "as time went on they became more comfortable with each other the embraces became more intense and involved some fondling 158 REDACTED -- ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION on his part." Giella also confessed that he took pictures of the girl. memoranda are set forth below. 159 The July 1992 Helwig *%..o 111111111111111 DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG 4800 Union Deposit Road - Box 2161 * SECRETARIAT FOR CLERGY AND RELIGIOUS LIFE Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 171054161 (717);657-4804 Most Reverend Nicholas C. Dattil0 Very Reverend Paul,C,, Uelwi 1992 July 18, Father Augustine 'M. Giella This afternoon upon my return to St. Lawrence earRectory Monsignor Hugh Overhauh informed me that Mrs. with met he lier in the afternoon sa ion v and her dau4h-ter. 1 mrs. Father involving misconduct sexual. of report a on centere of Newark Archdiocese the of priest a Augustine Gielia, oflar-, who was granted permission to work in the Diocese daughter, youngest Mrs. and risburg*, Clurch in while he was pastor-ofSt. John the EvangeliSt Both 0111111 Mrs. by The meeting was requested Enhaut. as pastor time his from Gverbaugh monsignor knew mothers presently is 12 years old. of St. John's, Enhaut. ' , Imo MEMO giallneis xeported that by nature to quiet and somewhat withdrawn, but recently she seemed wrong, anything was In asking her,ifithere be more o. he was station revealed that Father Giella while Not to her. advances inappropriate made e at St. John's did Mrs...111 wanting to upset her daughter anymore, not ask more questions about details of the situations. MrS She feels that her daughter is telling the She retruth and is in need of some kind of counselin seems that call phone a later in ported to me at she knows to be doing a little better already now t someone else knows. . reported In the.course'of the Meeting it was also by Father that another daUghter repeled, an advance Made Giella. - _ 1st, With .a family wedding, approaching on August is .not Mrs. -ate, partidi to is' in which now, but is life interested in future -near interested in helping, her dang:ter in the ( disturbingrig - Presbyteral Life Religious Life 160 . Permanent Diaconate Vocations DOH 000667 July, 18, 1992 (memo 42) In order to .make a personal contact with Mrs. notify her that I was aware of her conversato 11011111 gravity tion with MSgr. Oyerbaugh and to assure her of the her,in the with which he consider. such happenings I phoned evening and spoke with her at her home. be willing to I told her that the diocese would No assist her in obtaining counseling for her daughter. situadetails were discUssedexcept to temporize on the tion until after the family wedding on August 1st. f was informed that incases such as Mrs. After this -the priest is presented with the report shortly prieStOf a is Father since Therefore, it is received. the Archdiocese ofNewark:I would contact those diocesan officials and thatmoat probably withinthe week Father would be approached abOutthe Allegations. C6, )1. about In order to speak knowledgeably with Father wouldMeet:with ri,e if the inCidents I asked Mrs. eceived from 1111.11.111.. me to review the information, meet with me on, Tuesday will mrs.41111111 and her husband evening, July 21 At the 'Diocesan Center: 111111asked that these proceedings be kept ! ' Mrs. I. sake. in the strictestOfbonfidence for her datighter's so,. do to practice our assured her that On our part it is ONO pornographicliterature, also mentioned that Father Giella and photographs in hiepossess!T. 'has She'in conion that should 4e confiscated and destroyed. hemay cerned that if' he is alerted to these developments from it keep to place and some it put take the material being found, Mrs. ; I When Father Giella arrived in Enhaut to the family befriended him. The daughterS would go mai: tained!Con7,' have They him. rectory to doehores',for ietact to this day. Most recently (prior to Father with family visited the veiation). dence in Whitipg, VII ! ''SVrt4k+'? 4r.1 4. a nrM 4 N :':i, DOH0000668 rt; ft;16 , we44.:kt,Ive.. ^AtiOd, 161 -3 - July 21', 1992. scheduled With Mr. and This evening 1 hada-meeting .arrived with his son, Mr. Ot,Ok his wife had a spat.be or said that he Mr: Iie She want to come along: refaSed trey left:the Ouse:and she appoin first the made who woman (the ed to.bring Mrs. Mr. and ith Msgr. Overbaugh)'along the matter s ment for Mrs. Be said them. accompany to er want lirldid not others from outside the amily affair and be 44 not want immediate family.to knOW all?theJdetails. said that. In the course, of the. conversation ofill!MY, exOe+t details he really did not know any of the referthings -teminalli. He that Father Giellaidid ,improper details. ed me to his wife for anymore And; i that the family. consists of he ge,Sa oldest.t ages of order (in -4ild nine children wife yontgest)4 ' ) : 0010 dir OEM 1111111 and some of her said that Sunday collection, p-count.the he to would go to the rectory give them each would Father and help out around the rectory, Sdhool aig6John's St. attended $5-00 f0r. counting, interested in the JOnand - MrAIININVwere_very that be and the Hiaholoe them assured I thecase, * ftdenttality of other'pripsts:( MagrverhaUght: myself,thetwodiocesan lawyer would know about the and and Father Hahe in porgusaid that, they were not interested Mr. matter in creating Mr. sisters. IMO 4 -,.IM. )! were they interested ing thematterwith the Law nor there is nothin to hegai ed Mr111,said any kind of scandal. to th Mrs. reported,by spn has., by that,' The matter that it was good t at told Vas Children's Services.pffice..':She received the repOrt f Om. she did it herself. Had the officials the. home and removed: into :someone else they. could. have come protect the child frp to be done probably would ':(This i rea in. the. not is perpetrator further abusel'howeVer;, since the .thisJilay.not have'. happened.) contact with Bishop Earlier in the day I made an initial. Archdiocese of ew, the in d Michael paltarelli, Vicar for Priests when they are available a iella. I will give him more details ark., Father with to talk peke arrangements toge to whititqf NJ, , OW . DOHO 00669 *REDACTED 162 LITIGATION -- ONGOING APPELLATE July 25, 1.992. MIN, Mrs. 11111111, and Mrs. met with Mr, LOSXenoeliectorY. IIIIIIIAt.at, she ar d described for me the relationship MrS, after he a that said she her family had with, Father aella. as pastor he asked one of rived at St, John Church in. Enhaut. Then a secon the girls to help count theSandaycollection, the youngest and eventually11111111,, 'help daughter began along with her. sisters. daughter in the family, was goling her sisters were working She- would play in the rectory'while pia at the time. At this time 11.1111111wa two years 'Today x IMO Continued to grow closer tiaAs time went on grandfather figure in the me Father Qiella. 5e beca home and join in family t he1111111roys family. He would visit and gifts and would celebrations. He bought nnting4. 111111111P txkpn and On sisters take, her and her `Peened to be his favorite. family continued After he returned to New JerOey thehim at his beachvisit would him and with in touch keep to and the girls would go to the hOuSe hopse, of it himself. care take not did He him., Clean it up for Enhaut to, the beach They were the ones Who moved him from time from the beacha Second house in New Jersey and then house to Whiting. lefore he moved from: At the time ofthe seoond. MOve of the children (which some and the beg0h.hUeeMrs ,11.1118, granddatighter Mrs. and included to7PitRW went that ypunger who is only ey arrived, 1-L-waa. get in when 0,40e and were unable .to several attempts with 1-0_11 but morning, the.. in very early to the deer.. They Oahehlia.to get to they Were not, able went to!A neighbor! slept in the car. The next MOrning they 0111110 found a SO Mrehouse and called, but no,AnSWer. and had her window the windaW open and lifted 111111hrOugh found father in very they enbred they When door. open:the probably. from the bad phyaidal condition Ole Was,!dehydrated They called tight): closed everything heat because he kept hospital,* inithe week a abOirt the ambulance and he Spent said he would Had they not found him, the medical persOnnel died. have 111111. -ears = . as a fortuil- MrnAINIIIIVOAW Father's hoapitalization pack for the move to Whit:tegs happening. She waa.helping him process because he_ want d packing the ingand be was tindering DOH 000670 163 -5- should MI. a lot of stuff ta.take everythihq along, She thought Mrs. hospital, the in he tbrOWn away, With Father headway. great make could felt she 1.1111111 said she bathe X4 the process,, of Packing Mrs. were unusual for, a priest ,across SOfiethings that she thought Father's integrity question to Want to have, but she did nat perhap he confis thought There were Playboy Magazines. She dispose of eventually andwould else cated them froM Someone. them later. dirty cloth Once on A,ViSit When picking up Father's then thtOW and once T-shirts (he. would wear tO launder the* girls' found them in a pile and by new ones) Mrs..11111.10 the girls mus that thought She his, with in underwear mixed or that time around have. left them there op-a, previous visit thihgs. his with: in mixed got and they: in, Whiting On her last trip to: Father's hO4P0 Father wanted to -tax shower a taking was she: said that while: She said that.t e pictures -of her. She. refused to.copperate. able to keep hi not was bathroom dour Would not lock and. she have jammed it because said, that he must (Mrs. out. ke to ask to be allowed to t it did wOrkrir)--lie persisted and an got Father refuse. continued to pictures, but' thing one is said that this. yeue4.at her. Mrs. what peOple ask for fear of heM Cannot handle, She almayo oes ets "outstanding" on getting upset:with her. She consistently believes not bee Use her report cards for conduct. Mrs. being yelled'ap par of out but she wants to be so good4 AS fat as I ')shWi.he ObOtoS were takeh. the even. thinks that -this may have been Mrs for th state withdrawn more into an even that drove past seVera "Mon- S, told he began t tell he story after a picture at, saw sister that she MotheK naked, (Actually it was:41. ace of FAthet up without in younger year ttom the -waist photo of said that Mrs. on. suit swimming a the top of was: little.) a habit of dein this when she !!!!!had riven another sister, Who, while tr in turn told Was very Withdr Wn that not noticedagain day one to do wi her what was wrong and if 1t`had anything had been what her and told' the photo. 1111111.111began to -cry Siena, Father happening with would need led to the realization that -and the contacted) has been the services gf: a counselor (who: - r Ms DOI-10000671 164 to the Child and Youth subsccident reporting of the incidents is scheduled to SerVices Office. A person from that office home on Wednesday evening to interview outone is certain of the purpOee or possible come of that visit: that the I once again -assured Mr, and Mrs. as we can to .diocese wants to be as supportive r al:111 e. May they said, Other members of the family since of the other daughters) -and some to adyancee made other .been that we would offer our aesistance, come t.o the ( Father t. also told them that I would be contacting he is that him instruct to and pretientJttheir report to hiM to conhe is nor wedding family 1st not to attend:the August is to cease. ta0t the family again. All communication I :Tnly 30 1992 at his home in Yesterday I visited with Father .piella received regardrg of the report I him apprise Whitingg:N.3.!to report,.at least Father-was concerned when he heard the for what it on the face of it, not so much for himselfg but affectionate were they that said He hag done as well as physiand grew.emot-17771-177clOSe to one another he had become lilt -that mentioned (Mre. cally close. that his ac a .grandfather to the fermi-;)lie was bewildered: Ile said t at now. trouble ;Inch so tivity should cause of. members when ago weeks 3 or he had just seen her about a birthday party f the -family came. to his place to Celebrate seemed fine their.. formed.. Land. relationsh.p 1asked, that he. recount the history of -his girls u ed the of two that. Pe mentioned with Sundays an on collection the count to come to the rectory to One' day betwee eventually began to tag along. that into the ba went a break had the Massee:when the girls to use the. in Went and room to put on some. make,-up called him into the bathroom and said with he toilet, the toilet 11111wanto a'hug. Shell.... was on: he This was a hug. him give to sllewed-ber he and arms.raised ha ening and even frequent a became on later It beginning: to hug one -an tually was not unusual for Father and e e sters. t all of fayorite, his !SbebbecaMe other:. and they became more Fathertsaid that as time went on became more intense embraces the Comfortable with each other also said:the and involved'. some fohdling on his paxt.IFather 00(51H 165 0120672 ' -7- but has since destroyed 7-f -410'00kt.UPAx#Eti4them, I ' apAl the family again and that I 4,Sked wedding this weekend. he was not:t417-0,A 64itgen4104- the family anyway due to to able been ile h01044.440Vta*e to him that go saWaigi has begun, hishealth, I 4.100:00.44ed that the and -TueS.evening counse114.(4±..fivstisgssitmtvas A easean4toutits%,4010 has been ilotirl:e4. Offisen-# 'to talk- with evening1,4At visit w4A,to office fiat, w.ohlc04-#0131her #E--vd-or-t*,-liscer--4,41;---e4Actily',*-tart-toopenpa-etw'een SaIF told .iratheg-'-that i inforted. bishop that he would probably tareil.i.inNekark of the situation andfrets his retreat. be hearing Troia him after' lie returns i for F40.ez is very- remorseful' that his affection, Vey.-:and6,$414 that. he woulPl had dfogtod,...hei: in the 4):P in any way that he can. Se expects that wii-ing refrain to agreed: readily and family ,.will he;.-747Ore;71V*411.-hillI from qpixt*t.ti4,4106.. . . . DOHO' The July 1992 Helwig Memorandums 166 00673 The family also reported Giella' s abuse to police in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Police in Pennsylvania contacted the Office of the Prosecutor in New Jersey and law enforcement began an investigation. Upon serving a search warrant at Giella' s residence in New Jersey, New Jersey police confiscated the following: young girl's panties; plastic containers containing pubic hairs identified by initials; twelve vials of urine; soiled panties; sex books; feminine sanitary products (used); numerous photographs of girls in sexually explicit positions; and some photos depicting children in the act of urination. Giella was arrested in August 1992. Diocesan records do not indicate if Overbaugh, Helwig, Dattilo, or any Diocesan personnel ever reported the prior complaints against Giella or his confession to the police. The victims told the Grand Jury that this information was never relayed to them. Giella admitted his actions to the police. According to the police report, after Giella was charged and arrested for child pornography and sexual abuse, numerous calls were received from women reporting that Giella fondled and abused them in Hackensack, New Jersey. These women stated they had been afraid to come forward given Giella' s position in the church. Additionally, the reporting victim's sisters began to disclose Giella' s sexual abuse of them. Having learned that her child had been sexually abused by a priest, the mother of the family of child victims confronted Overbaugh. The family considered Overbaugh a friend and highly respected his role in the church. At the time of the confrontation, the family did not know that Giella' s conduct had ever been reported to Overbaugh or the Diocese. However, further evidence of Diocesan officials' knowledge of the danger Giella posed to children was demonstrated to the Grand Jury when the victim's mother described the confrontation. Overbaugh stated, "I wondered why you were letting them go to the rectory." The victims' mother stated that she later received a phone call from Helwig. Helwig stated, "You can relax. Father said that (REDACTED) just took 167 his intentions towards her wrong," and "that he loved her, and he would never hurt her." This account bears some semblance to Helwig' s July 1993 memorandum, where he wrote, "Father is very remorseful that his affection for (REDACTED) has affected her in this way and that he would be willing to help in any way that he can. He expects that the family will be 'sore' with him and readily agreed to refrain from contacting the family " Lost in this characterization is the reality that child sexual abuse is not affection or care, but the criminal violation of innocent children. On October 12, 1992, an attorney for the family engaged the Diocese of Harrisburg in civil litigation via a letter of notice sent to the Diocese. Prior to reaching settlement terms, aggressive litigation resulted in the release of the victims' psychological and academic records to Diocesan lawyers, the exchange of offers and counter-offers, the execution of confidentiality agreements, and prevention of a Harrisburg newspaper from obtaining information about the case. Letters between attorneys for the family and the Diocese haggled over whether the victim actually had a diagnosed condition as a result of the abuse. Diocesan lawyers argued that the Diocese was not responsible for the conduct of its agents. On October 27, 1992, Dattilo wrote the family, and stated in part, "I share your shock, anger and hurt, and pledge full cooperation by the diocese in this unfortunate situation." However, while Dattilo promised full cooperation, the diocesan lawyers continued to litigate and attempted to negotiate the family down from their approximately $900,000.00 demand to $225,000.00.3 The Grand Jury notes this is a familiar pattern. In October 2017, Chancellor Carol Houghton testified before the Grand Jury. Houghton was the long-time Chancellor for the Diocese; Dattilo appointed her to that position. As Chancellor The final settlement figure was nearly one million dollars. However, it does not appear that the 1987 Overbaugh memorandum uncovered by the Grand Jury was ever disclosed during that 3 litigation. 168 and a canon lawyer, Houghton maintained many Diocesan records. Houghton is not a member of the clergy. Houghton had been tasked with a file review and was extremely knowledgeable as she maintained notes of her work. Houghton was shown the 1987 Overbaugh memorandum and questioned regarding the Diocese of Harrisburg's failure to inform the family or law enforcement of its contents. Houghton testified she had never seen the 1987 Overbaugh memorandum concerning Giella. She had no prior knowledge that the Diocese of Harrisburg had warnings about Giella' s behavior in 1987. Houghton did not have access to the secret archives; only the Bishop had access pursuant to the Canon Law of the Church. The Grand Jury observed this in numerous flawed Diocesan investigations across Pennsylvania. The Dioceses' focus on secrecy often left even the Dioceses' own investigators in the dark. Ultimately, Giella never faced a jury concerning his alleged criminal conduct. He died while awaiting trial. His criminal actions, and the criminal inaction of Keeler, resulted in continued victimization and trauma for the family of girls described earlier. The trauma was so fresh that the youngest sister, the one who finally reported Giella' s criminal conduct, suffered a panic attack while in the Grand Jury suite after seeing an older gentlemen who bore some resemblance to Giella. In explaining why she came forward, she testified: Because it doesn't have to happen to anybody. They don't have to live a life like I have to. I continually have to battle. The man out there is a very nice man He is old like Giella and I can't -- it makes me -- it makes me think about what happened and he is nice and he doesn't deserve me to think that. But I can't -I can't walk through there and see him because it makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't -- I don't know. I believe in God. I don't go to church. My son is the only reason I'm alive. Thank God I had him because, if I didn't have him -- I probably would have killed myself a long time ago. This survivor of sexual assault attempted to take her own life in the months after her testimony before the Grand Jury. In recovery, she requested to speak with the attorney for the Commonwealth and special agent involved in this investigation. Even though she had almost lost 169 her own life, the victim's primary concern was a fear that in the intervening months since her testimony, the Grand Jury's investigation may have stopped and that the truth would never be told to the public. She was assured it was still an active investigation. 170 The Case of Father Arthur Long Known Pennsylvania Assignments 11/1974 09/1975 Appointed Chaplain Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital Chaplain for Sacred Heart Villa and Geisinger Medical Center Father Arthur Long was a Jesuit Priest assigned to ministry within the Diocese of Harrisburg. Long was ordained in 1955 as a member of a Catholic religious order, the Maryland Province Society of Jesus. The Grand Jury highlights Long's case as an example of another common observation in the course of its investigation-misconduct by religious order priests. There are over one hundred Catholic religious orders and related sub -groups throughout the world. Many operate within the United States. In the Roman Catholic Church, these entities are often referred to as "religious institutes." A religious institute is "a society or group which commit to and pronounce public vows which they share in common with the members of their order or group." These organizations are often founded upon the teachings of a particular individual. By way of example, the Franciscan Friars are followers of Saint Francis of Assisi whereas the Ordo Sancti Benedicti, or the Benedictines, follow the teachings of Saint Benedict. There is a lengthy list of similar organizations. The vows of a religious order priest often include things such as a commitment to living a life of poverty, a promise of chastity, or service within the mission of the order. The headquarters of an order may be within the United States or in another location. The head of the religious order is often called the Superior. With the permission of the Superior and the acquiescence of a Diocesan bishop, an order friar or priest is assigned ministry within a particular diocese. In any case, an individual can be removed from ministry by his superior for any reason or a bishop may rescind authorization to minister within his respective diocese. 171 The Grand Jury finds that record -keeping regarding order members was sporadic, often lacked detail, and was inconsistently maintained. Records related to an order's priests are usually maintained by the religious order. However, in some cases a diocese may create their own additional records relative to the order priest's service within their diocese. This was the case of the Diocese of Harrisburg and Arthur Long, where the Diocese maintained some records primarily related to a specific complaint against Long. Long obtained the permission of his superior, as well as the approval of Harrisburg Bishop Joseph T. Daley, to serve within the Diocese at some point prior to November 27, 1974. Diocesan records indicated that Long's service within the Diocese included a November 1974 assignment as chaplain at the Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital. The Diocese recorded complaints against Long in a letter from Overbaugh to Long's superior, Frank A. Nugent, on August 11, 1987. Overbaugh noted that "while this documentation contains numerous complaints, we seldom if ever receive word of all the good which Father Long accomplished during his years at the Geisinger Medical Center and for which we in the Diocese of Harrisburg are grateful." Overbaugh was vague in detailing the complaints but noted that, since Long's time in Danville, he had been doing little more than saying Mass at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Overbaugh' s letter indicated that "Sister Raymund," the General Superior of the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius, was displeased with Long's presence there. Overbaugh wrote, "Sister Raymund wishes Father Long to be out of the home, certainly before the high school girls return to the Academy in the near future." 172 DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG 4800 Union Deposit Road (717) 657.4804/652-3920 - Box 2153 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 171052153 THE CHANCERY August 11, 1987 Rev. Frank A. Nugent, S.J. 5704 Roland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21210 Dear Father Nugent: In keeping with your recent request, am sending herewith certain information which was received at this office concerning Father Arthur Long and his ministry to the Catholic patients at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. I Let me state that, while this documentation contains numerous complaints, we seldom if ever receive word of all the good which Father Long accomplished during his years at the Geisinger Medical Center and for which we in the Diocese of Harrisburg are grateful. When I spoke with Father Long in Danville several weeks ago, he admitted that he was probably "burned -out," which I can readily believe, because he rarely took time off or went away for vacations. It seemed expedient that Father Long be replaced and this happened when Father James Muthuplakal, a priest from India, who has had considerable experience in hospital work, offered his services to the Diocese of Harrisburg. Meanwhile, Father Long remains in Danville, doing little more than saying Mass at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Sister Raymund, the Superior General, telephoned me on Friday to express her concern for Father Long and inquiring when the Society would be reassigning him. The Sisters would like to use the home which Father Long is now occupying and which will need a thorough cleaning, because of the presence in the house these many years of Father Long's two dogs. Sister Raymund wishes Father Long to be out of the home, certainly before the high school girls return to the Academy in the near future. DOH0009622 173 Should you wish any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Begging your kind understanding in this matter and reaffirmimg the gratitude we in the Diocese of Harrisburg bear for all the help afforded us by the Maryland Province of the Jesuits, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, Rev. Msgr. Hugh Vicar General A. Overbaugh Enclosures cc: Sister Raymund, SS.C.M. Rev. Msgr. Walter H. Shaull DOH0009623 Overbaugh's "Complaints" Letter 174 The Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius was associated with an academy for school -aged girls. Father David McAndrew of St. Joseph Church in Danville wrote a statement in November 1987 to Diocesan officials. McAndrew reported that a 21 -year-old female and an 18 -year -old female had approached him with concerns regarding Long. McAndrew wrote, "(REDACTED) said Father Long sought to have sex with her four years ago when she was 17 years old. (REDACTED) refused his advances." McAndrew continued, "In conversation Father Long admitted to (REDACTED) that he has had sexual relationships with 'four or five' girls since he was stationed in Baltimore. Father Long told (REDACTED) 'God wants us to express our love for each other in this [sexual] way.' When, in response, (REDACTED) told him the Bible warns that such conduct will be punished by God, Father Long said, 'there is no hell.'" McAndrew' s letter noted that the victim had been warned when she was six or seven years old to "never play in Father Long's yard." The conclusion of McAndrew' s letter identified another victim who is believed to have come into contact with Long when she was 13 years old. His statement recorded, "they were involved sexually." Attached to McAndrew' s two -page letter is an "assessment" of the women who reported Long's conduct. McAndrew concluded that he had "no doubt" that the victim was telling the truth and believed her companion was "telling the truth" in regards to the additional 13 -year-old victim. He noted that neither victim was in need of professional counseling since he had surmised that the "process of healing" had begun. 175 sT..,d 43,;: 0 DO* AO b 'i' ) *T: :i7.611 . November2r 14r07) LIIImiih'' On 'Saturday evening, Both` and and 21, 14L e day and hadbeen_pereuade& oItil!!!!!td Conftse n:ear by theit :Cionfeasor to meet withme.ottside of the Sacrament and to. inform me about certain _serious moral lailingi: on the: Part:. ,.6A Father Arthur Long,, S.J. ' ti."'-'t! at the es .With het 4randfather. residence is n Danville (Fathet .LOngke 1111111111111" She told me she had' been of Railroad Street). . 0 block "never,to play in Father Warned, even at the age Of 6 or 7, Lung's yatdn in a tone which implied that'something' bad would She later learned'that the reason fOt the happen to her there: warning was Fat enoy to seek sexual contact. with Long's t andare friends and have shated.theix young girls'. knowledge concern ng Fathe - MO said FathetLongtoUght to have sex with her. four,. Yeats ago when she was 17 years old. 1111.1111-refuaed .hie Advanoes. In conversation.. Father L40.001t$tdA6111111111111that he has::-. ix le since he was sexual relationshiPs With1.160'dk: "Opd..-wants. us to stationed in Baltimore. Father Long told When, in way". a express our love for each other in this Is response, lipmptld him :the Bible, arns that such conduct will be punishe d, Father Long Said, "there is no bell". had ' Father Long Admitted to that he had an affair with a She is a divotcee with two woman from Baltimore named She spent a. week n A10 children. Cha with.Father Long at his home in the summer of 19S5 during the Annual festival the Sisters hold !During the weekend Father .:Introduce0 V at Sacred 'Heart. to the Sisters and staff of the Villa and shelled dinner t'' a Villa. : 141111 OEMboth spoke 1.4 detail of one instance with which very familiar because the situation continues to who liVes in .Michigan. This concerns St. Cyrilit AcadaMY, is 25 years old... They::years of age, When she became friends with Father Lon has ete involved sexually. After'leaving St, .Cyrills, continued to come' to live with Father Long at his res denOe and. th sexual rela491144iPAlas,been. maintained up to the present. is wealthy in4j*dependent so she is free to come tin4 V Ile to spend -long periods of time with Father Long.. sod they are this day: ' SAILITRINPat iiAW' b0H0009626 176 state er."jiW13..dead . FebriiarY'an4 alVe here. 40 tliOrt not tple040,0000p.10340101V:e andilliteut4i0,001 04* 474ir the'. ,hard'Oitft") 'until "every Abuse:10A: -tong,iiiiqMka daily They sai daYiVery They said thfi. he cannot in tiOt.!Of hapPens night". , . asked how this taal...miebOnductand alCohol abuse Could con**over so long a Period without my hearing, about it. "The they stated: and mithoUt the Sistera learning about it, ,Sistere.dO not know what's going on at Father LongiS _house". When told l andel!". I would compote this summary of our that they could review it and ofter any necessary conversatiOn changes at A meeting onSunday,' November 29, at the rectory. This ztateSent was read by them and met with their approval. 41"1":0( /41. nk asaiMAr. Very Rev. David T. McAndrew 1541? DOH0009627 177 I khOtOtilaliallalla have fOr ehbUt: four years. I advised her wle101: ef./was tryinglEP.decide Whether t6-etter. the': U.S. Armed Forces; l'advised her to dO 156 because I consider -her.: The parens, for.their part, overly dependent upon her parente. dOminate theiradult children 'im a way Whioh is not healthy.lier parents ,persuaded ,her tOt.to take my advice I do not I have no doUbt thatilltis telling the truth. think she could bear to 1 ve with the :thought that she falsely naive, and has She is 'a bit accused a priest or religious, suffered sPiritual injury because of the -experience she described However; I do not feel she needs professional counseling.. to me. She has ample opportunity to The process of healing has begun. receive spiritual direCtion within the parish setting; I had trouble min locatingin thittAgu hter of with w om is not known to me. 1 She is our parish,recordS. the divorced daughter of as lived for a number of years,: OEM demeanor during, our cOnVi'r'01On leads tells me that she never been solicited for sex by Father Long. Her knowledge' .0003.,: with Father LO4' from liVingl'inthe neighborhood and visit Much of her knowledge comes from her friendship with" However. she has firsthand..knOWledgp of the I do not think SheJ:. ire'related concerning needs professional counseliM IIIRRMIliving the **merits as .and seems to be able:to accept the !failings of Father tong something she must learn to live with. she , . inslieve is telling the truth. in COnfassitn, I assured her As part of mYcOunsel tb I revealed to Father Long. that her that her name, would n also warned her that there is, every possibility he would figure And so, I feel certain out who it was whp:reported these fadts. she knows that her decision to reveal what she revealed can lead explained these I also to additional inconvenience for her. realities to ,I0146( )714420,44601//- Vpity'RW,i David T. McAndrew Man 3 McAndrew's Statement and Assessment 178 00H0009628 Overbaugh notified Harrisburg Diocesan Bishop William Keeler of the complaints and forwarded McAndrew' s report to the superior-in -charge of Long's religious order in Maryland on December 1, 1987. Overbaugh reported that he and had met with Long. Long admitted he had a "relationship" with the girl, whom he identified by name. He stated the relationship was over. He had gone to confession and was receiving spiritual counseling. Long claimed that, while she may have been a girl, there was no sexual involvement while she was a student at the school. Overbaugh noted, "Thus eliminating the possibility later of a pedophilia suit." Near the conclusion of his letter, Overbaugh wrote that Keeler preferred that Long be "reassigned by his Religious Community," and then memorialized the following: "I told Father Long that the report of his misconduct and the prudent decision concerning his transfer from Danville would have to be given to his Superiors in Baltimore. He understood this." On January 6, 1988, McAndrew wrote a note to Overbaugh that the Grand Jury obtained from Diocesan records through a subpoena. The note stated: Hughie, This is a private communication separate from the foregoing official letter. My real fear is that (victim) may reach the point where she will seek to embarrass all her 'enemies' by one rash step. By exposing Father Long's misdoings she would succeed in hurting him, the Sisters, and (especially) her parents whom she considers hypocrites. This is not so far-fetched. Remember her brother publically lifted the Offertory collection at St. Joseph's to (I think) embarrass his parents. I do not like to play amateur psychiatrist, but these are my fears. Dave 179 REDACTED -- ONGOING APPELLATE LITIGATION Podeid Mad 513 FERRY STREET, DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17821 14A,V.tL /Z4. )n