Lynn Caffoe
People of God report: In 1991, three families complained the priest was "overly familiar with their teenage sons." The allegation did not involve "any actual sexual molestation," but the archdiocese immediately sent Caffoe to residential treatment and barred him from ministry.
File summary: Three previous complaints had been lodged against Caffoe during Mahony's tenure: by a nun in 1986 who reported a "boundary violation," by an anonymous caller who complained of "inappropriate behavior" involving two boys in 1989, and by a pastor and school principal in 1991 who told church officials of "various boundary violations." Caffoe lived at a parish after his treatment and was placed on inactive leave in 1992 after priests found a videotape in his room of "improper behavior" with several "fully clothed" high school boys.
Richard Henry
People of God report: The archdiocese removed Henry from ministry in 1991 after he pleaded no contest to four counts of lewd conduct with a child under 14.
File summary: In 1980, a parishioner reported that the priest had a boy "living in his house" every weekend. In 1988, three additional complaints came in, from a pastor, a nun and a parishioner who said Henry "grabs little boys and hugs them." The priest was sent to therapy.
George Miller
People of God report: Miller was accused in 1977 of molesting a 10-year-old. Church leaders treated the accusation as "a warning." They removed Miller from ministry in 1996 after another complaint of decades-old abuse.
File summary: In 1981, Miller was promoted to pastor of his own parish. By 1984, he had been demoted to associate pastor of another parish. In 1989, the pastor at Miller's parish reported the priest had committed "boundary violations" with minors.
Neville Rucker
People of God report: Rucker was one of the few priests in ministry who had "confirmed prior allegations" of child molestation when Mahony arrived in 1985. The priest retired in 1987. The archdiocese received just one more complaint about Rucker, dating from the 1960s, until more alleged victims began coming forward in 2002.
File summary: Retired in 1987, Rucker lived without restrictions at a parish with an elementary school. One person in 1989 and two people in 1990 alleged past "inappropriate conduct" by Rucker. The priest "settled" with one of his accusers. In 1994, a fourth alleged victim filed a suit that was dismissed later that year. In 2002, Rucker was barred from public ministry.
