Assignment Record– Rev. Kenneth A. LeBlanc

Summary of Case: LeBlanc was placed on leave in February 2009 while the archdiocese investigated allegations that he sexually abused a 10-year-old girl approximately 25-30 years previously, while assigned to Most Blessed Sacrament in Wakefield MA. On her personal website, LaBlanc's accuser claimed that there were also other victims. LeBlanc died in January 2010.

Ordained: 1976
Died: January 20, 2010

   

Start Stop Assignment Town/Accusations State Position Notes

1976

Boston archbishop was Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1970-1983).

1982 Blessed Sacrament

Wakefield

• LeBlanc was accused in 2009 of having sexually abused a 10-year-old girl during his time in Wakefield. The accuser stated on a personal website that LeBlanc had abused other girls as well. (Boston Globe
February 23, 2009)

MA

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1978 1982 First District Court Bridgewater MA Juvenile Court Chaplain  

1982

Bernard Francis Law succeeded Medeiros (1984-2002).

1992 St. Michael's Hudson MA 2/3, 2/4 Parish had a grade school with 290-137 students, and a high school with 262-119 students.
1992 1998 Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Waltham MA 2/2 Parish had a school with 180 students.
1998 1999      

 

 

 LeBlanc is not indexed in the 1999 Directory.
1999 2001 Emergency Response Group   MA    
2000 2001 St. Joseph's Medway MA 3/3, 2/2  
Dec. 2001 April 2002 St. Monica's Methuen MA temporary parochial vicar This assignment is per news reports. (The Eagle Tribune
February 24, 2009)

2002

Replacing Law was Sean Patrick O'Malley (2003- ).

2003         Not indexed in the 2003 Directory.
2003 2005 Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Newton MA 1/1  
2005 2009 St. Peter's Plymouth MA 1/2

Parish had a religious education program with 750 students.

LeBlanc was placed on administrative leave February 2009 due to an allegation of having sexually abused a 10 year old girl about 30 years previously. (NECN
February 23, 2009)

LeBlance died January 20, 2010.


Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1977-2009)

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This assignment record was last updated on February 3, 2010.