Crime & Safety
Former Mother Seton Regional HS Priest Accused Of Sex Abuse
Church leaders released a list of more than 100 priests "credibly accused" of child sex abuse. Some have ties to Clark.
CLARK, NJ — A reverend who once served at Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark has been named among those "credibly accused" of child sex abuse.
The Leaders of the Catholic Church in New Jersey Wednesday revealed the names of 186 members on Wednesday to help victims heal as more revelations have been made in recent months.Many have ties to New Jersey. Nearly all of them were either sanctioned by the church, charged with a crime or both.
Alan Guglielmo was born in 1942 and ordained in 1968. He served at a number of parishes including:
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- Immaculate Conception, Secaucus
- St. Anthony of Padua, Newark
- Chaplain - Columbus Hospital, Newark
- Chaplain - St. Michael Medical Center, Newark
- St. Valentine, Bloomfield
- Chaplain - Mountainside Hospital, Montclair
- Chaplain - Clara Maas Hospital, Belleville
- Sacred Heart, Lyndhurst
- Chaplain, St. Mary Hospital, Hoboken
- St. Mary, Jersey City
- Spiritual DIrector, CYO Hudson, Jersey City
- Chaplain - Hudson Catholic Regional HS, Jersey City
- St. Aedan's the St. Peter's University Church, Jersey City
- St. Michael, Union
- Roselle Catholic, Roselle
- Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark
- St. Helen, Westfield
- Assumption, Roselle Park
Guglielmo has been accused of abusing one victim during his time as reverend and since been permanently removed from ministry. It is unclear at which church the alleged child sex abuse occurred.
Several other priests who served at Union County churches also made the list of those "credibly accused" of child sex abuse including:
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| Name | Union County Church Served At | Victims | Status |
| Robert Alcamo | Assumption, Roselle Park | 1 | Permanently removed from ministry/Laicized |
| Jorge Batista | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary/St. Michael, Elizabeth | 1 | Deceased |
| James T. Benedetto | St. Michael, Cranford; Our Lady of Lourdes, Mountainside | 1 | Permanently removed from ministry |
| John X. Bergeur | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary/St. Michael, Elizabeth | 1 | Deceased |
| John C. Bouton | St. Aloysius in Caldwell, Our Lady of Peace in New Providence, Holy Rosary in Edgewater and Immaculate Conception in Secaucus | 1 | Deceased |
| John Capparelli | Oratory Prep, Summit; Holy Trinity, Westfield; St. Theresa, Kenilworth | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry/Laicized |
| James A. Carey | Chaplain, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth; Oratory Prep, Summit; Holy Trinity, Westfield | 1 | Deceased |
| Robert Chabak | St. Theresa, Kenilworth; Christ the King, Hillside; St. Mary of the Assumption, Elizabeth | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Dennis Cocozza | Assumption, Roselle Park | 1 | Deceased |
| Arturo Crespo | St. Teresa of Avila, Summit | 1 | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Hadmels R. DeFrias | St. Mary, Elizabeth | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry/Laicized |
| Joseph DiPeri | Oratory Prep, Summit | 1 | Deceased |
| John J. Donohue | Immaculate Heart of Mary/St. Patrick, Elizabeth | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Edward Eilert | Our Lady of Lourdes, Mountainside St. John the Apostle, Linden | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Joseph P. Fagan | Little Flower in Berkeley Heights, St. Charles Borromeo in Newark, Our Lady Of Grace/St. Joseph in Hoboken, and Christ the King in Jersey City. | 1 | Deceased |
| John Flanagan | St. Bernard, Plainfield; Holy Trinity, Westfield | 1 | Deceased |
| Lawrence Gadek | St. Catherine, Hillside | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry/Laicized |
| Manuel GalloEspinoza | St. Mary, Plainfield | 1 | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Alan Guglielmo | St. Michael, Union; Roselle Catholic, Roselle; Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark; St. Helen, Westfield; Assumption, Roselle Park | 1 | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Kevin Gugliotta | Holy Spirit, Union | Multiple (Child Pornography) | Permanently removed from ministry |
| Charles Hartling | Holy Spirit, Union | Multiple | Deceased |
| Charles Hudson | Chaplain - Center for Hope Hospice, Union; Chaplain - St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth | 1 | Deceased |
| Kevin Kortina | Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains | 1 | Deceased |
| Dcn. John R. McAulay | St. Mary of the Assumption, Elizabeth | 1 | Permanently removed from ministry |
| William McCann | Holy Trinity, Westfield | Multiple | Deceased |
| Daniel (Horatio D.) Medina | Blessed Sacrament, Elizabeth | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry/Laicized |
| Richard Mieliwocki | St. Joseph The Carpenter, Roselle; Holy Trinity, Westfield | Multiple | Permanently removed from ministry/Laicized |
| Joseph Rice | St. John the Apostle, Linden | Multiple | Deceased |
| Gerald Ruane | Holy Trinity, Westfield | Multiple | Deceased |
| Edward Stanley | St. Patrick, Elizabeth | 1 | Deceased |
Click here for the full list of the NJ priests accused of child sexual abuse.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, had announced that the Roman Catholic Dioceses in New Jersey was undertaking a complete review of their files so that the names of all priests and deacons who have been credibly accused of the sexual abuse of minors could be made public.
The dioceses are undertaking this action in coordination with the Attorney General of New Jersey's ongoing task force examining the issue of clergy sexual abuse.
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