4 Former Concord Priests In Sexual Misconduct Allegations Report

BAY AREA — A law firm has released a report listing the names of more than 200 Catholic priests who are accused of sexual misconduct in the dioceses of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, including four who formerly served in Concord.

Some of the clergy named worked in more than one diocese:

• 135 listings from the Archdiocese of San Francisco;
• 95 listings from the Diocese of Oakland;
• 33 listings from the Diocese of San Jose.

"This report is intended to raise awareness about the important issue of clerical sexual abuse, provide the public with vital information including assignment histories, and provide awareness to survivors. Assignment histories are approximations and were compiled from The Official Catholic Directory, bishopaccountability.org and media reports," said law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates, emphasizing that "the allegations should be considered just allegations and should not be considered proved or substantiated in a court of law."

Formerly from the Concord area are:

• Fr. Edward F. Beutner, now deceased, was at St. Francis Assisi Church in Concord in 1999 and at the Christian Brothers retreat from 1983-1986 and 1994.

• Fr. Joseph A. Ferreira, who died in 2014, was at Queen of All Saints in Concord from 1964-1965, according to the report.

"At least two women have alleged child sexual abuse by Fr. Joseph A. Ferreira, from approximately 1970 to 1974, while he worked at Our Lady of Good Counsel in San Leandro, California. Fr. Ferreira has been named in at least two civil lawsuits," the report states.

• Fr. Tarcisio D. Lanuevo was at Queen of All Saints from 1985-1986.

"Fr. Tarcisio Lanuevo was accused of sexually abusing two girls at St. John the Baptist in San Lorenzo in 1979. The two girls filed a civil lawsuit, naming Fr. Lanuevo, in 1993. The victims claimed the reason they dropped the criminal charges in 1979 was because the Diocese promised that Fr. Lanuevo would receive treatment and would never again have access to children," the file states.

"Fr. Lanuevo allegedly sexually abused minors at St. Joachim in Hayward. Fr. Lanuevo remained working in the Oakland diocese until 1991. In 1993, Fr. Lanuevo was working at a VA Domiciliary in Oregon the Portland diocese. Fr. Lanuevo’s current whereabouts, his status as a priest, and whether he has access to children are unknown."

• Fr. Arthur A. (Arturo) Ribeiro, now deceased, served at All Saints from 1962 to 1964.

"In at least five civil lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. Fr. Ribeiro was named publicly as a sex offender by the Diocese of Oakland in July 2004. Fr. Ribeiro went on sick leave in 1982 and was confronted about his sexual misconduct by two priests in 1996. Fr. Ribeiro was removed from ministry shortly after the confrontation. Fr. Ribeiro has been accused by at least four people of child sexual abuse. It is believed that Fr. Ribeiro died in 2000."

View the full report here.

• ALSO SEE: DNA Match Leads To Arrest For Girl's Sex Assault In 2011

--Bea Karnes, Patch, contributed to this report/Shutterstock image