pursuant to the terms of the settlement of claims brought  under the Delaware Child Victims Act (CVA), a list of Oblates is published here. Members accused thereafter is also published here. 

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In the spirit of total transparency, it would appear that the following names should be listed somewhere on the web site: (Note – on the Bishop Accountability web site, we find the following phrase associated with these Oblates: “One of the terms was that the Order release names of 12 Oblates with substantiated allegations of abuse.”) 

• Robert Drelich (Chartered)

• Richard Grant (Deceased)

• John X. Harvey (Deceased)

• John Heckel (Deceased)

• Harold Hermley (Deceased)

• Robert J. Hermley (Deceased)

• Dennis Killion (Deceased)

• John McDevitt (Deceased)

• Harold McGovern (Chartered)

• Francis Norris (Deceased)

• James O’Neill (Chartered)

• Henry Paul (Deceased)

Michael Donovan (Chartered - Deceased)

George Martyn (Chartered – Deceased)

James Behan (Convicted - Chartered)

George Brownholtz (Chartered)

William McCandless (Convicted - Chartered)

Patrick Shannon (Chartered)

Charles Engelhardt (Convicted/Deceased)

Taken together, these two cohorts above would total nineteen (19 ) Oblates.

Some of the folks named by Bishop Accountability for WP Oblates is a net cast too wide. Not included in our list would include:

Gerald Dunne (Reinstated)

Albert Gondek (deceased)

David Hagan (deceased)

George Mahoney (deceased)

Mark Plaushin (Accusation not substantiated)

Robert Rutledge (Suit settled: Remains active ministry)

Obviously, this is intended to elicit your perspectives.

Thank you for your consideration(s) around this.