in the Province of St. Barbara Priest Files, Deposition Transcripts and Exhibits Note: On August 13, 2012, we added to this archive the personnel file of Bro. Tom Thing. See the entire Thing file as released, and selections from the file. This page provides the entire archive – over 8,500 pages of priest files and other documents – obtained by survivors of sexual abuse committed by Franciscan priests and brothers, as stipulated in nonmonetary provisions of a May 25, 2006 settlement. This is by far the largest release of religious order documents in the history of the sexual abuse crisis. Objections by the accused friars to release of their personnel and confidential files were rejected in a June 18, 2007 opinion by Judge Peter D. Lichtman, and he ruled on specific objections from the accused perpetrators and Franciscan officials in his April 2, 2009 order with detailed exhibits on the objections of the Franciscans, alleged perpetrators, and "bystanders," including Franciscan managers. His decisions were affirmed on September 10, 2010 by the California Court of Appeals, and on January 19, 2011, the California Supreme Court declined to review the appeals court decision, allowing the release of the documents to proceed. Although the attempt to prevent the release of documents ultimately failed, the defendants did succeed in aggressively redacting the documents. The names of the provincial ministers and other managers on whose watch the abuse occurred have been redacted from the record. Moreover, redactions and claims of privilege have turned the priest files into a patchwork: complaints documented in the depositions of survivors are frequently not represented in the priest files as released. While names of managers have been redacted, their titles have not. We have compiled a staff list for the provincial office, schools, and houses that readers might find useful. See also our list of provincial ministers. Despite these issues, the Franciscan Sex Abuse Archive is a major new source of information on the abuse of children by Franciscan priests and brothers, on the enabling of abuse by Franciscan provincial ministers and managers, and on the Franciscan culture within which the abuse of children has thrived for decades. Below we provide: 1) the Archive of Franciscan Sex Abuse, with links to over 8,500 pages of priest files, depositions, and exhibits; and 2) Selected Documents. NOTE: We are continuing to update the selected documents portion of this page. Refresh the page to be sure you are viewing the latest version. Please email us if you have redaction concerns or suggestions for the selected documents section.
THE ARCHIVE OF FRANCISCAN SEX ABUSE The archive contains the files of nine priests and brothers: Cimmarrusti, Van Handel, Johnson, and Krumm; Cabot, Carriere, Connolly, McKeon, and Pacheco. Information about the first four priests was also contained in the depositions of survivors and managers. Those depositions and exhibits were bundled with the relevant priest file. In a final section, we provide links to all the depositions. They offer important information on the culture of St. Anthony's Seminary and the managerial practices of the Franciscans. BishopAccountability.org obtained these files from Timothy Hale, Esq., who had redacted the files to comply with all agreements. We optimized the files using Adobe Acrobat to make them smaller and easier to download, and if the resulting file was still larger than 5 megabytes, we split it up, and offered it both as a single file and as a number of smaller files. These are still large files and will take time to download on some connections. We are adding server capacity to ensure good download performance. In order to provide context for the documents, we offer links to Mr. Hale's useful narrative history of abuse in Santa Barbara. We will also provide links to assignment histories and other biographical sources.
• Personnel [6.4M] – OFM CIMM 1 0001-0212 – Split for Easier Download: 1 2 • Psychological – OFM CIMM 1 0213-0324 – With Blanks • Confidential – OFM CIMM 1 0325-0470 – With Blanks • Deposition of Witness 6 (Cimmarrusti) • Depositions of Cimmarrusti Survivors • Depositions of Colleagues with Particular Connections to Cimmarrusti
Fr. Robert Van Handel OFM • Priest Files• Personnel [6.1M] – OFM VANH 1 0001-0209 – Split for Easier Download: 1 2 • Confidential [19.2M] – OFM VANH 1 0210-0765 – With Blanks [19.8M]; Split for Easier Download: 1 2 3 4 5 • Psychological – OFM VANH 1 0766-0801 • Laicization – OFM VANH 1 0802-0872 – With Blanks • Depositions of Van Handel Survivors • Van Handel's Sexual Autobiography
Bro. David Johnson OFM • Priest Files• Personnel – OFM JOHN 1 0001-0125 – With Blanks • Confidential – OFM JOHN 1 0126-0272 – With Blanks • Psychological – OFM JOHN 1 0273-0459 • Laicization – OFM JOHN 1 0460-0496 – With Blanks • Deposition of Johnson Survivor
Fr. Gus Krumm OFM • Priest Files• Personnel [5.9M] – OFM KRUM 1 0001-0223 – Split for Easier Download: 1 2 • Psychological – OFM KRUM 1 0224-0279 • Laicization – OFM KRUM 1 0280-0326 • Deposition of Johnson Survivor • Plaintiff's Application to Amend Complaint: Krumm
Bro. Samuel Cabot OFM • Priest Files• Personnel – OFM CABO 1 0001-0117 • Confidential – OFM CABO 1 0118-0129 • Psychological – OFM CABO 1 0130-0219 – With Blanks • Plaintiff's Application to Amend Complaint: Cabot
Fr. David Carriere OFM • Priest Files• Personnel – OFM CARR 1 0001-0224 – With Blanks; Split for Easier Download: 1 2 • Plaintiff's Application to Amend Complaint: Carriere
Bro. Berard Connolly OFM • Priest Files• Personnel [15.8M] – OFM CONN 1 0001-0391 – With Blanks [15.9M]; Split for Easier Download: 1 2 3 4 • Confidential [13.7M] – OFM CONN 1 0392-0707 – With Blanks [13.7M]; Split for Easier Download: 1 2 [6.1M] (2A 2B) 3 • Psychological – OFM CONN 1 0708-0735 • Plaintiff's Application to Amend Complaint: Connolly
Fr. Martin McKeon OFM • Priest Files
Fr. Gary Pacheco OFM • Priest Files
Administrators and Colleagues • Depositions Also Listed Above • Other Depositions
• Priest Files • Coonce Complaint with Description of Alleged Abuse before Las Vegas
• Mother's Letter about Cimmarrusti's Abuse of Her Son and Its Effects on the Family (11/27/92) • Profile Prepared during the Board of Inquiry (8/21/93) • Psychological Assessment of Cimmarrusti Commissioned by Franciscans (11/18/93) – medicine a "guise" for abuse, younger boys • Sexual Deviancy Evaluation of Cimmarrusti (12/9/93) – 250 boys age 13-15 • Report to After-Care Program Director (3/18/2002) – Cimmarrusti admits to abusing minors in Mexico • MacDonald Letter Describing Cimmarrusti at San Damiano Retreat Center (8/8/02) – capable of living within the guidelines? • Follow-Up Letter by MacDonald (8/26/02) – to whom will Fr. Mario be responsible and accountable? • Letter from West to Cimmarrusti (5/31/03) – restrictions at San Damiano Krumm • Interim Guidelines Restricting Actions and Contacts, Signed by Krumm (12/10/02) – misplaced in Cimmarrusti file Refresh your browser to view recent additions to this list. • Negative Vote for Candidacy (5/78); see also all votes, including mention of immaturity • Description of Alleged Abuse before Las Vegas, from the Coonce Complaint (3/14/11); see also the Coonce Settlement (6/12) • Solemn Vow Evaluation Mentioning "Difficulties and Tensions" in Las Vegas (5/1/87) • TARA Assessment of Thing after 1993 Allegation; Thing Refused Polygraph (5/24/93) • Letter from Provincial Office to Thing on Settlement of "Unfair" Allegation (2/8/95) • Partial Summary of Allegations (No Date) • Thing Assessed As Lying about Sexual Relationship with USD Student (2/5/01) • Restrictions Recommended by Clinical Psychologist after Polygraph (2/23/01) • Provincial Tells Psychologist That Thing Was"Crestfallen" to Be Ordered Out of USD in 60 Days (2/23/01) • McGovern Memo Again Recommending No University Position for Thing (5/9/02) • West Memo about Thing's "Unethical and Immoral" USD Misconduct and Prohibited Ministry to Young Adults (3/13/03) • West Email about a Mother Telling the Las Vegas Franciscans That Thing Had Molested Her 12-Year-Old Son (11/25/03) • Letter Describing Thing's Request for Dispensation from Solemn Vows (4/2/04) Van Handel • Parents' Letter to Van Handel, Provincial, and Bishop Ziemann (4/23/92) – led to prosecution of Van Handel • Parents' Letter to Cardinal Mahony (11/9/92) • Van Handel's Sexual Autobiography (mid-1990s) • Profile Prepared during the Board of Inquiry (8/19/93) • Letter by Provincial Minister to Van Handel at Retreat Center on Board of Inquiry Report (11/21/93) – concealing the names • Social Worker's Evaluation of Van Handel for Probation Officer (5/18/94) – the actual and potential damage I've caused to young men • Letter by Provincial Minister to Van Handel in Prison on Abuse Cases, Insurance, Wolfe, and Krumm (12/12/94) • Allegation Summary (No Date) • Letter Describing Thing's Request for Dispensation from Solemn Vows (4/2/04)
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