David G. Bentley

Ordained: 1975

David Bentley was ordained in 1975. As the New York Times reported, Father Bentley had been removed from priestly duties in 1986, after an abuse allegation, given treatment and returned to the ministry under supervision. In 1994, a man reported the abuse he suffered at the hands of Bentley as a child. Bentley was not removed from ministry until 2002.

Articles about Father Bentley

• New York Times - Albany Diocese Quietly Paid Man Who Pressed Abuse Claim (19/01/2003)
• New York Times - Confronting His Abuser, on Tape; Voice of Anguish Demands Remorse of Priest and Bishop (23/02/2003)
• Bishop Accountability - Man Seeks Data on Priests from Catholic Bishop ()
• Bishop Accountability - Lawyer Rebuts Church Motion ()
• Bishop Accountability - Alleged Abuse Victim Sues Diocese ()
• Bishop Accountability - Abuse by N.Y. Priest Alleged ()
• Bishop Accountability - Sexual Abuse Victim Wants Names, Not Silence ()
• Bishop Accountability - Hospital Ousted Priest with History of Abuse ()
• Bishop Accountability - Diocese Paid Abuse Claimant ()
• Bishop Accountability - Bishop Removes Priest from Ministry ()
• Bishop Accountability - Special Reports: Catholic Bishops and Sex Abuse ()
• Bishop Accountability - Abuses Cost Diocese Millions ()
• Bishop Accountability - Diocese Removes Six Priests Sexual Abuse Histories Cited ()
• Bishop Accountability - 'Emotional Distress' Cited in Diocese Suit ()
• Bishop Accountability - Court Throws out Suit against Diocese ()
• Bishop Accountability - Albany Diocese Paid out $225,000 to Victim ()
• Bishop Accountability - Church Calls Money Aid, Not Hush Funds ()
• Bishop Accountability - Confrontation with Priest on Tape ()
• Bishop Accountability - Albany Diocese's Offer to Help Had Condition ()
• Bishop Accountability - Diocese Files for Copies of Tapes ()