Here Are 2 Princeton Priests On The 'Credibly Accused' List

PRINCETON, 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 two accused abusers with ties to Princeton.

Both 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 two priests on the ProPublic list with Princeton ties:

Douglas U. Hermansen

Hermansen, who was born in 1952 and ordained in 1979, served at a number of parishes including locally at St. Paul in Princeton and St. Raphael in Hamilton. He also served at Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville (Chaplain), St. Rose of Lima in Freehold, St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel (Chaplain), St. Pius X in Forked River, and Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune (Chaplain).

He was credibly accused of sexually abusing one victim, according to the Trenton Diocese. He has since been removed from the ministry.

Frank J. Iazetta

Iazetta, who was born in 1942 and ordained in 1967, served at a number of parishes including locally at St. Paul in Princeton and Holy Angels in Hamilton. He also served at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Maple Shade, St. Rose High School in Belmar (Faculty), St. Elizabeth in Avon, St. Joseph High School in Metuchen (Faculty), Sacred Heart in New Brunswick, Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville (Faculty), Holy Trinity in Long Branch, St. Ann in Browns Mills, and St. Veronica in Howell.

He was accused of sexually abusing multiple victims and has since died.

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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