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Ex-N.J. priest accused of sex abuse found shot to death in Nevada home
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-priest-accused-sex-abuse-found-shot-death-nevada-n98 ^ | March 12, 2019 | Minyvonne Burke

Posted on 03/13/2019 7:47:00 AM PDT by buffyt

A former New Jersey priest who had been "credibly accused" of sexually abusing minors was found dead in his Nevada home, and police are treating it as a homicide.

The body of John Capparelli was found Saturday morning by police conducting a welfare check at his home in Henderson, about 15 miles south of Las Vegas.

The Clark County Coroner's Office said Capparelli, 70, died from a single gunshot wound to the neck. His body was found in the kitchen, a spokesperson said.

Police said they did not have a suspect at this time.

Capparelli's name appeared on a list in February with 187 other clergy the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark said had been "credibly accused" of abusing minors.

He was never convicted of a crime, but he was laicized and permanently removed from ministry, according to the archdiocese.

According to NJ.com, Capparelli allegedly groped teenage boys and made them wrestle in swimwear while he snapped pictures of them. He was also accused of allegedly running a fetish website from his home, the outlet reports.

He denied the allegations to NJ.com in an interview in 2011, saying: "Everything is not true."

Capparelli moved to Nevada in 2016, the outlet reports.

The archdiocese said he worked at a number of churches and schools in New Jersey, including Our Lady of Fatima Church in North Bergen; Oratory Prep School in Summit; Holy Trinity in Westfield; and The Church of Saint Theresa in Kenilworth. He was also a temporary chaplain at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: abuse; death; johncapparelli; pederasts; priest
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Capparelli's name appeared on a list in February with 187 other clergy the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark said had been "credibly accused" of abusing minors.
1 posted on 03/13/2019 7:47:00 AM PDT by buffyt
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It is all so sad. Has been going on for way too long. I first heard about the priests abusing children, women, nuns several decades ago. Our church which is a branch of Lutheran church, gets most of the new members who are converting away from Catholic church. They are confused, hungry for the truth, and very bewildered families.


2 posted on 03/13/2019 7:50:59 AM PDT by buffyt (Pokie Haunt Us Warrior and Alexandria Pistachio Kotex....)
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“Everything is not true” is an interestingly weaselly “denial”.

And Nevada doesn’t seem like the safest of communities for such a gent to hide out in.


3 posted on 03/13/2019 7:54:19 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: buffyt

Vigilante justice is still better than no justice at all.


4 posted on 03/13/2019 7:59:04 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: buffyt

“He was never convicted of a crime”, so we can’t judge. But it seems there’s a lot of priests who’ve joined the priesthood for only one reason, and it’s not to bring people to God.


5 posted on 03/13/2019 7:59:16 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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No loss. Now he can rot in Hell for all eternity.


6 posted on 03/13/2019 7:59:26 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: buffyt

One down.


7 posted on 03/13/2019 8:06:50 AM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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Henderson. Nice part of the Vegas overflow.


8 posted on 03/13/2019 8:08:54 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: buffyt

In his younger days

9 posted on 03/13/2019 8:12:19 AM PDT by gaijin
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“he worked at a number of churches and schools in New Jersey, including Our Lady of Fatima Church in North Bergen; Oratory Prep School in Summit; Holy Trinity in Westfield; and The Church of Saint Theresa in Kenilworth”

...and Our Lady of the Wandering Hands in Hoboken...


10 posted on 03/13/2019 8:13:15 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Trump is Making the Media Grate Again)
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“He denied the allegations to NJ.com in an interview in 2011, saying: “Everything is not true.”

So, a huge amount of it could be true...


11 posted on 03/13/2019 8:25:18 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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The definition of “homicide” is broad enough to include “suicide.” I wonder if this story will have the legs to be revived after the official medical examiner’s report.


12 posted on 03/13/2019 8:30:26 AM PDT by oldplayer
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To: buffyt

Some justice is extrajudicial.


13 posted on 03/13/2019 8:31:48 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: buffyt

Things that make you go Huh!


14 posted on 03/13/2019 8:48:55 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: buffyt

We can hope he suffered before his death...


15 posted on 03/13/2019 8:55:21 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats are attacking Ivanka & Jared ostensibly on security clearances - reality is antisemitism)
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Was Ray Donovan spotted in the area?


16 posted on 03/13/2019 8:57:24 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: OrangeHoof

Roman collar and roamin’ hands.


17 posted on 03/13/2019 10:19:00 AM PDT by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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To: gaijin

The creep factor is huge with that photo.

Faith can sure blind people. Bet he knew that well.


18 posted on 03/13/2019 10:22:34 AM PDT by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.r)
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To: buffyt

I am very surprised that I have not read of more of this already. The clergy has closed ranks against the laity, and some folks unfortunately feel that vigilantism is their only resort.

I am also surprised that the rank and file hasn’t choked off the extensive infrastructure and multiple layers of bureaucracy of the Catholic Church at the collection basket.

Just sayin’


19 posted on 03/13/2019 10:22:53 AM PDT by North Coast Conservative (MAGA It's time to start playing cowboys,muslims, and leftists.)
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To: VTenigma

“Things that make you go Huh!”

Things that make you say - Great Start! !


20 posted on 03/13/2019 10:34:11 AM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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