Here Are 9 Gloucester Township Priests On Credibly Accused List

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The journalism site ProPublica, a Patch Partner, recently released the most comprehensive list so far of Catholic clergy "credibly accused" of sexual abuse. The list includes nine accused abusers with ties to Gloucester Township. The Diocese of Camden didn’t reveal the nature of the allegations against any of the priests.

The searchable database — which includes nearly 200 priests accused from the dioceses of Metuchen, Newark, Trenton, Camden and Paterson — comes on the heels of various reports identifying hundreds of "predator" priests across the state. Read more here: Full List Released Of NJ Catholic Clergy Accused Of Sex Assault

Here are the priests on the ProPublic list with Gloucester Township ties:

John F. Bloh
Bloh served at St. Jude, St. Agnes and the Camden County College Campus Ministry in Blackwood, as well as Sts. Peter and Paul in Turnersville, St. Edward in Pine Hill and multiple other parishes throughout South Jersey. He was born in 1931, ordained in 1964, and has been removed from the ministry, although it is not clear when.

Walter T. Reilly
Reilly served at St. Agnes in Blackwood, St. John Vianney in Blackwood Terrace, St. Lawrence in Laurel Springs and St. Edward in Pine Hill, as well as multiple other parishes across South Jersey.
He was born in 1929 and ordained in 1956. He has since passed away.

William Johnson
Johnson served at St. Agnes in Blackwood and many other parishes across South Jersey. He was born in 1936 and was ordained in 1962. He left the ministry in 1967, and his current whereabouts are unknown.

Joseph Orsini
Orsinis served at St. Agnes in Blackwood and St. Edward in Pine Hill, among many other parishes across South Jersey. He was born in 1937 and ordained in 1964. He has since passed away.

Eldridge T. Evans
Evans served at St. Agnes in Blackwood, among many other parishes across South Jersey. He was born in 1939 and ordained in 1965. He has since passed away.

Charles J. Davis
Davis served at St. Agnes in Blackwood, as well as many other parishes across the country and in Vietnam. He was born in 1932 and ordained in 1962. He has been removed from the ministry, although it is not clear when.

David E. Anderson
Anderson served at St. Dorothy in Glendora twice, first from 1969-72 and again from 1975-79. He also served at parishes in Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Juan. He went on inactive leave from 1992-2013, and has since passed away.

Robert William Spader
Spader served at St. Dorothy in Glendora from 1968-70, as well as multiple other parishes across the country. His last active service year was 1976 when he was at St. Michael in Los Angeles, and he has since passed away.

Francis J. Flemming
Flemming served at St. John Neumann in Sicklerville. He was born in 1935 and ordained in 1961. He has since passed away.

Along with the list, ProPublica outlines the challenges of identifying offenders long after such widespread abuse became known.

Nearly 200 names on a list of sex offenders in the clergy were also named by the Catholic Church last year. Here is the list released by the Catholic Church in February 2019: Here's List Of NJ Priests Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse (UPDATED)

In April 2019, 52 Boy Scout leaders who worked in New Jersey and were accused of sexual abuse were named by attorneys who represent victims. Read more: 52 NJ Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sexual Abuse Named

Then, in May 2019, the names of more than 100 additional priests and members of the clergy were also released in a new disclosure. Read more: Another 100 NJ Priests, Clergy Accused Of Sex Abuse In Disclosure