Title : Opus Dei $977,000 settle sexual misconduct against C. John McCloskey conservative Catholic priest
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Opus Dei $977,000 settle sexual misconduct against C. John McCloskey conservative Catholic priest
Hard line Catholic group Opus Dei paid $977,000 to settle a 2002 sexual misconduct claim against a priest after a woman said he groped her
- The Catholic organization Opus Dei paid $977,000 in a settlement against Rev. C. John McCloskey after a woman said he groped her
- The woman claimed the incidents occurred during her pastoral marriage counseling sessions and that she was already suffering from depression
- A spokesperson for Opus Dei said after they investigated her allegations, McCloskey was removed from his job in 2003
- McCloskey was tasked with converting high profile names such as Newt Gingrich and Larry Kudlow to Catholicism
The Catholic organization Opus Dei paid $977,000 in 2005 to settle a sexual misconduct complaint against a once prominent Washington, D.C. area priest.
In a statement Monday, Opus Dei Vicar Monsignor Thomas Bohlin said they received a complaint of sexual misconduct against Rev. C. John McCloskey in 2002 from a woman who was receiving counseling at the Catholic Information Center in downtown D.C.
McCloskey was the priest tasked with getting big names to prepare for conversion such as Newt Gingrich, Larry Kudlow and Sam Brownback, among others, according to the Washington Post.
The disclosure of the 2005 settlement was not made public by Opus Dei until Monday.
The woman, who was not named, told the Post that McCloskey groped her several times while she was attending pastoral counseling for serious depression and issues in her marriage.
Opus Dei settled a massive sexual misconduct claim from 2002 against Rev. C. John McCloskey
She said she was racked with shame and guilt over her exchanges with McCloskey and that when she told him about her 'misperceived guilt over the interaction' in confession that he absolved her.
'I love Opus Dei but I was caught up in this coverup. I went to confession, thinking I did something to tempt this holy man to cross boundaries,' she told the Post.
She also wasn't the only one who claimed McCloskey made her uncomfortable.
A second woman told told Opus Dei that 'she was made uncomfortable by how he was hugging her,' according to the organization's spokesperson, Brian Finnerty.
Additionally, Finnerty said Opus Dei was investigating a third claim that is yet unsubstantiated made by a third woman that Finnerty called potentially 'serious.'
He only went as far to say that the third woman 'may have also suffered from misconduct by Father McCloskey' at the D.C. center.
In a statement, Opus Dei Vicar Monsignor Thomas Bohlin said McCloskey's actions at the center were 'deeply painful for the woman' who made the initial complaint 'and we are very sorry for all she suffered.'
McCloskey's settlement stems from his interactions with the woman at the DC Center (pictured) where other women have now made similar claims against McCloskey
After the investigation, Bohlin said McCloskey was removed from his job in 2003.
He said McCloskey's actions were 'deeply painful for the woman' and they 'are very sorry for all she suffered.'
Since his removal, Bohlin said McCloskey's priestly activities with women were restricted.
An Opus Dei spokesman said McCloskey was suffering from Alzheimer's and was incapacitated.
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