The Weekly began covering the story of allegations of sexual abuse by Fr. Edward Fitz-Henry in 2011. Links to our archived stories are below.
The beloved pastor of the Old Mission San Juan Bautista church has been removed from his post as Salinas police investigate allegations that h…
I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood so Catholic that I don’t recall knowing anyone who wasn’t until I was well into my te…
Attorneys representing the victim of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest have asked the Salinas Police Department to recuse…
Sometime soon – perhaps by the end of the month – attorneys for a 21-year-old man who says he was sexually assaulted by a Catholic priest as a…
Six months after the Diocese of Monterey launched an internal investigation into claims the pastor of the Old Mission San Juan Bautista church…
The plea on the website is simple, direct and even a little bit biblically poetic. “A thief,” the website states, “has entered our home and ki…
The Diocese of Monterey has made a half-million dollar payment to an alleged victim of child sexual abuse in a settlement agreement the dioces…
In 2005, a 15-year-old boy toting a heavy childhood walked through the doors of Madonna del Sasso church in North Salinas looking for a place …
A Catholic priest removed from leading the Old Mission San Juan following allegations of sexual abuse is preparing to leave the priesthood for…
A priest accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy resigned from the Diocese of Monterey on Tuesday, and is leaving the priesthood for good.
On Sept. 10, the Monterey County Weekly sought to lift the veil of secrecy imposed on a civil suit filed against the Diocese of Monterey; Rich…
A judge has issued a preliminary decision that the Monterey County Weekly can obtain documents and deposition transcripts in the case of Fathe…
Monterey County Superior Court Judge Tom Wills was careful to spell the word “sole” to avoid any confusion with “soul,” the word people might …
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