Here Are 3 Hillsborough Priests On The 'Credibly Accused' List

HILLSBOROUGH, 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 three accused abusers with ties to Hillsborough.

All three have either passed away or have been permanently restricted from the priesthood due to the allegations.

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.

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Here are the three priests on the ProPublic list with Hillsborough ties:

John Banko

Banko, who was born on April 5, 1946 and ordained in 1972, served at a number of parishes including locally at Mary Mother of God in Hillsborough and St. Charles Borromeo in Montgomery Township. He also served at St. Pius X High School in Piscataway and St. Edward in Milford.

Banko has been accused of abusing multiple victims and has since died. It is unclear at which church the alleged child sex abuse occurred.

John E. Sullivan

Sullivan, who was born in 1916 and ordained in 1949, served at a number of parishes including locally at Mary Mother of God in Hillsborough. He also served at Our Lady of Victories in Sayreville, St. Agnes in Atlantic Highlands, Holy Spirit in Asbury Park, Incarnation in Ewing, St. Joseph in Beverly, and St. Gabriel in Marlboro

Sullivan has been accused of abusing multiple victims and has since died. It is unclear at which church the alleged child sex abuse occurred.

Liam A. Minogue

Minogue who had served at Mary Mother of God Church in Hillsborough. Minogue was born on Feb. 7, 1943 and ordained in 1968. He has since died.

He also served at Monmouth County Scouts (Chaplain), St. Rose of Lima in Freehold, Incarnation in Ewing, St. Anthony in Hamilton, St. Veronica in Howell, Our Lady of Victories in Baptistown, St. George in Washington Crossing, St. Martha in Point Pleasant, St. Peter in New Brunswick, and St. John the Baptist in New Brunswick.

ProPublica's project was spurred by a 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report, which named hundreds of priests as part of a statewide clergy abuse investigation.

Nationwide, the names of more than 5,800 clergy members have been released so far, representing the most comprehensive step toward transparency yet by a Catholic Church dogged by its long history of denying and burying abuse by priests.

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