Re: Happy Easter! How many altar boys will get raped by Priests today?
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Date: April 21, 2019 10:07AM
Here's some interesting history on St. James in Falls Church.
2ND MAN ACCUSES MONSIGNOR
A second man has said he was molested many years ago by Monsignor William T. Reinecke, who shot himself to death last month.
Reinecke, 53, longtime chancellor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, committed suicide Aug. 11, two days after being confronted by a man who accused the monsignor of molesting him 25 years ago. Authorities said there was no evidence that the confrontation led to his death, and diocesan officials said Reinecke never had been suspected of any improprieties.
Yesterday, Joseph T. O'Brien Jr., 36, of Virginia Beach, said Reinecke molested him 23 years ago. O'Brien told his parents and siblings about the alleged incident seven years later. Family members said they made no official complaint at the time because a lawyer told them it would be a painful, losing battle.
O'Brien's accusation is similar to that of Joseph McDonald, 39, a former altar boy who said he confronted Reinecke Aug. 9 after the early Mass at St. James Catholic Church. McDonald, who is executive director of the Mental Health Association of Northern Virginia, said he urged Reinecke to resign and get help, and gave him his business card.
Two days later, Reinecke committed suicide. McDonald's card was found in the monsignor's suitcase at the Virginia monastery where he was on retreat.