Rev. John Whiteley-Assignment

Rev. John Whiteley

Ordained: 1967

Accused in 1991 suit of abusing David Clohessy 1969-73 from about age 12. Abuse included touching the boy's genitals and lying on top of him during trips, some of them out-of-state. Allegedly abused others including Clohessy's brother Kevin, later a priest and himself accused of abuse. College chaplain from 1983; Army reserve chaplain by 1990; chancery job 1991; resigned and disappeared 1992. Case dismissed 1992 after MO Supreme Court decision on new SOL law. Reportedly became a flight attendant.

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1967 Bishop of Jefferson City was Joseph Mary Marling (1956-1969)	1968	St. Patrick's	Rolla	MO	2/2	Parish had a school with 242 students.
1968	1969	Missouri University at Rolla-Newman Center	Rolla	MO	1/1
1969 Michael Francis McAuliffe replaced Marling as bishop (1969-1997)	1970	St. Pius X	Moberly • Sued in 1991 bY David Clohessy, who reported that he had been sexually abused as a child by Whiteley, while at this parish. The abuse occurred over a four year period, when the Clohessy was ages 12-16. (Columbia Missourian August 4,1991) The case was thrown out due to the statute of limitations. • Clohessy's brother, Kevin, who was a priest, has been accused of molesting college students. David believes Kevin was also molested by Whiteley as a boy. David Clohessy went on to become a national advocate for victims of clergy sexual abuse as the Director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP). (Post-Dispatch May 12, 2002)	MO	2/3	Parish had a school with 24 students.
1970	1976	Mary Immaculate	Kirksville	MO	2/2	Parish had a school with 62-83 students.
1970	1976	St. Rose's	Novinger	MO		St. Rose's was a mission of Mary Immaculate in Kirksville.
1970	1974	St. Mary's	Adair	MO		St. Mary's was a mission of Mary Immaculate in Kirksville.
1976	1978	St. Joseph's	Rhineland	MO	1/1
1977	1978	St. Martin's	Starkenburg	MO		St. Martin's was a mission of St. Joseph's in Rhineland.
1978	1980	Church of the Risen Savior	Rhineland	MO	1/1
1978	1980	Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows	Starkenburg	MO		This was a mission of Church of the Risen Savior in Rhineland.
1980	1981	On Sick Leave
1981	1983	St. Patrick's	Rolla	MO	2/2	Listed as "in residence" in the 1982 Directory. Parish had a school with 172-159 students.
1983	1991	Columbia Newman Center, University of Missouri	Columbia	MO	Associate Director
1985		U.S. Army	Columbia	MO	Chaplain	Joined the 5503rd reserve unit in 1985. (Columbia Missourian September 7, 1990)
	1991	Fulton State Hospital	Fulton	MO	Chaplain
	1991	University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics	Columbia	MO	Chaplain
1991	1992					Whiteley is not indexed in the 1992 Directory.
1992	1994	Absent on leave				Whiteley is no longer indexed in the Directories after 1994.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1968-1994).

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