Here Are 4 Point Pleasant Priests On The 'Credibly Accused' List

POINT PLEASANT — The journalism site ProPublica, a Patch partner, recently released the most comprehensive list so far of Catholic clergy "credibly accused" of sexual abuse. The list includes four accused abusers with ties to Point Pleasant.

The searchable database — which includes nearly 200 priests accused from the dioceses of Metuchen, Newark, Trenton, Camden and Paterson — comes on the heels of various reports identifying hundreds of "predator" priests across the state.

Related: Full List Released Of NJ Catholic Clergy Accused Of Sex Assault

Here are the priests on the ProPublic list with Point Pleasant ties:

Romanilo S. Apura
Born 1947, ordained 1980.
One victim; removed from ministry.
Assignments

• St. Joachim, Trenton
• St. Agnes, Atlantic Highlands
• St. Maximillian Kolbe, Toms River
• Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown
• St. Ann, Keansburg
• St. Mary, Trenton
• St. Martha, Pt. Pleasant

Francis D. Bruno
Born 1948, ordained 1974
Multiple victims; removed from ministry
Assignments

• Our Lady of Good Counsel, W. Trenton
• St. Mary, New Monmouth, Middletown
• St. James, Woodbridge
• St. Martha, Point Pleasant
• St. Joachim, Trenton

Patrick F. Magee
Born 1941; ordained 1970
Multiple victims; removed from ministry
Assignments

• Our Lady of Fatima, Piscataway
• Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown
• Corpus Christi, Willingboro
• St. Martha, Point Pleasant
• Sacred Heart, Bay Head

Liam A. Minogue
Born 1943; ordained 1968.
One victim; deceased
Assignments

• Monmouth County Scouts (Chaplain)
• St. Rose of Lima, Freehold
• Incarnation, Trenton
• St. Anthony, Trenton
• St. Veronica, Howell
• Our Lady of Victories, Baptistown
• St. George, Washington Crossing
• St. Martha, Point Pleasant
• St. Peter, New Brunswick
• St. John the Baptist, New Brunswick
• Mary Mother of God, Hillsborough

Related: Trenton Diocese Lists Parishes For Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse

Along with the list, ProPublica outlined the challenges of identifying offenders long after such widespread abuse became known. The database is a collection of 178 lists released by U.S. dioceses and religious orders as of Jan. 20. There are still more than 40 dioceses and religious orders that have not released information, including five out of seven Florida dioceses.

New Jersey enacted a law last month that extends the statute of limitations in civil actions on sexual abuse claims, creating a two-year window to file cases for which the statute of limitations had previously expired. A number of law firms have announced they were filing lawsuits. Attorneys from Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, LLP and Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC (PCVA) said they planned to file 38 lawsuits on behalf of dozens of abuse survivors.

The ProPublica project was prompted by a massive grand jury investigation in Pennsylvania that was described by Associated Press as the "biggest and most exhaustive ever" into priest sex abuse by an individual state. The investigation revealed many priests admitted to their actions and were allowed to continue in the ministry for years despite having confessed to molesting children.