

Dean Johnson, arrested this year on child sex charges.Marys Police Department.Ĭhurch Militant followed up by asking probing questions written by a current staff member and former Texas sheriff's deputy, including whether Cid is affiliated in any way with the SSPX, and whether he's held other positions at the police department before becoming police chief.Īfter several days, Cid has yet to respond to a single query.ĭisturbingly, Church Militant has since become aware of multiple pedophilia cases among SSPX parishioners in St. Cid went on to claim Church Militant "inaccurately" portrayed the St. He "strongly disagree" that "there has been any negligence in our investigations or mishandling of any criminal cases" under his tenure. Three years after Angele was made aware of Palmeri's incest and pedophilia, he welcomed Peter Palmeri and two of Palmeri's brothers to serve as acolytes at his 25th anniversary ordination Mass.Ĭhurch Militant has since become aware of multiple pedophilia cases among SSPX parishioners. Mary's Academy in Kansas.Ī 2015 photo shores up Angele's close relationship to the Palmeri family. In fact, the two are longtime friends, both growing up together and attending St. Angele Longtime Friends With PalmeriĮven so, Angele allowed Palmeri to continue to be an altar server at Mass. Bernard Fellay, demanding that Palmeri be removed as an employee that he was finally fired three weeks later. Nicholas Pfluger in Europe, First General Assistant to then-Superior General Bp. It was only after an SSPX parishioner scandalized by the priests' failure to act sent a letter to Fr. Mary's Academy - allowed Palmeri to stay on as an employee working maintenance. Angele - pastor of Assumption Chapel at the time and involved in the running of St. In spite of learning about Palmeri's abuse, Fr. For 7 years I endured this! No child should ever have to go through something like this!" "I was told by my dad and priests to keep quiet and forgive and forget," she explained. His OWN daughter and some of my sisters," she wrote. Pete Palmeri," wrote the victim (whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy) in a recent Facebook comment confirming the account in our Spotlight investigation. Pedophile Peter Palmeri, who molested her from age 8–15Īnd whom SSPX clergy and local police protected Marys Police to fail to launch an investigation.įacebook comment by daughter and victim of convicted White rejected their advice, going to local police - only for St.

Novak met White under cover of night, agreeing that Palmeri was a predator who needed to be exposed, yet refusing to extend any help - this in spite of the fact that White had deep concerns Palmeri was abusing his other children (concerns that ultimately proved true).

In fact, both Angele (pastor of Assumption Chapel at the time) and de la Tour told her and her then-fiancé Kyle White, who spoke with Church Militant, that it would be a "mortal sin" to report Palmeri, as it would ruin his reputation. Todd Angele, currently assigned to an SSPX chapel in Michigan

Palmeri engaged in oral sex as well as sexual intercourse with her. Kenneth Novak - refused to help one of Palmeri's abuse victims, who was molested from age 8–15. An hour and a half away is the headquarters of the U.S. Saint Marys is the headquarters of Angelus Press, run by Editor-in-Chief James Vogel, communications director for the SSPX. Marys, while the local SSPX chapel inserts the apostrophe). Marys, Kansas (the city leaves out the apostrophe in St. Mary's Academy, run by the SSPX, in the city of St. Palmeri is currently serving time for his crimes. He cut a plea deal with the prosecutor, who agreed to drop several charges in exchange for his guilty plea, leading to a 10-year prison sentence. Pius X (SSPX), longtime SSPX parishioner and employee Peter Palmeri was arrested and charged last year on two counts of rape, six counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and multiple charges of aggravated criminal sodomy and kidnapping. Of rape and child sex, after years of abusing his own children.Īs revealed in Church Militant's Spotlight investigation exposing years of sex abuse and cover-up in the Society of St. Peter Palmeri was arrested and charged in 2019 on multiple counts Pius X (SSPX), and reveals not only horrific abuse tolerated by the Society, but also evidence of cover-up by local police. The case of Peter Palmeri is one of the most damning indictments against the Society of St. You are not signed in as a Premium user we rely on Premium users to support our news reporting.
