And my hunch, this could be happening just about anywhere. Our (thankfully) ex-bishop O'Brien here in Phoenix was nearly prosecuted with such a charge.
Do we know if he violates his parole (and/or caught lying again about how many hours he really puts into his "community service") if the charges will be thrown at him? I can't recall if that was a condition for penalty of parole violation.
I know of at least three diocesan abuser priests who fled or tried to flee the country. One is down in Mexico,acting as a priest.
Aother was apprehended in Miami at the airport on his way to the Bahamas. He was out on bond prior to sentencing and is now in jail. Should be getting out pretty soon after serving 10 years I think. The third fled to Ireland where he is still in hiding. The media found the one in Mexico as well as the one in Ireland but no one seems to be able to do anything aboout it.
Two others that he seemed to protect and enable are a little different but still quite related. One was a priest from another Rite. He served as principal of one of our Catholic high schools,since closed. The complaints about him were numerous,but our ex,like Pilate washed his hands of the matter,as did the other Rites bishop.
Finally there was the "order" priest,pastor of a large parish in Mesa,that was carrying on a long relatiionship with a teen while the ex was having pastors read letters to the Faithful assuring us that there were no comlaints in the diocese for many,many years. That was always the sign that the s--t was going to hit the fan shortly. Sure enough the letter was read on Sunday and I think Tuesday,we learned via the media that the pastor had been charged.
Later in that same year the hit and run fatality occurred,God works in mysterious ways.
Regards a later post of yours. Yes,things have been very silent regards the comings and goings of the ex and his community service. I thought nothing could shame him,but I guess his latest complaint about the judge not letting him go to his "summons" from the Pope to attend his ad limina visit may have caused his puppet string puller to snip those strings. It may be that the ex has outlasted his usefulness to the cause.
From the beginning of this sordid chapter,i have believed that some of these bishops that played officer for the "enemy" were going to find that they were no longer useful and they would be tossed out in the cold. I predict this is going to be happening to many of our very favorite bishops soon.(sarc,on the "our very favorite)