Br. Charles Leonard Connor, S.J.

Br. Charles Leonard Connor, S.J.

Notes: Br. Charles Leonard Connor is one of several Jesuits accused of sexually abusing two mentally disabled men at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in the mid- to late 1990s. Br. Connor admitted to his Jesuit superiors that he had inappropriately touched one of the mentally disabled men, but the superiors never notified police and allowed him to continue working. After Jesuit superiors learned that a police investigation was opened in 2000, Br. Connor was removed from the Jesuit center and transferred to Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. Per Fr. Thomas H. Smolich, then-head of the Jesuit Province of California, the Jesuits “had to move quickly” and “it was the best place for [Br. Connor].” Bellarmine College Preparatory was not informed about the allegations against Br. Connor before Br. Connor arrived at the school. Br. Connor was criminally charged in 2001 and pled no contest, resulting in six months of house arrest. The Jesuits have since settled two separate civil cases involving Br. Connor, one of which was a wrongful death lawsuit involving another Jesuit priest who committed suicide after repeatedly telling superiors that Br. Connor had sexually abused him.

Take Action Today (844) 547-9444

PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW LLP 15165 Ventura Blvd. Suite 400 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
BOUCHER LLP 21600 W. Oxnard St., Suite 600 Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Contact us

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Advertisement

The information on this website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.

The information in this Attorney Advertising is provided by Daniel Warshaw of the California-based law firm Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, 15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400, Sherman Oaks, California 91403, Telephone: (818) 788-8300 and Raymond Boucher of the California based firm Boucher LLP, 21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 600, 33rd Floor, Woodland Hills, California 91367, Telephone (818) 340-5400.

Call Now ButtonCALL NOW