I can post some info but I need help connecting it. I can’t find any pictures to connect that it is the same person. I saw a comment on social media that lead me to this dig.
Social media comment says former priest who was molester
PITTSBURGH — A 77-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for filming a 13-year-old boy who was in a bathroom stall at the Target in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, police said.
The boy’s father reported the incident to security at the store on Penn Avenue, and Pittsburgh police were called to further investigate.
According to a criminal complaint, the boy told investigators he noticed someone filming him from a bathroom stall next to the one he was using. He said a cellphone was held near a crack in the stall.
Paul Spisak initially told store security that he was “just playing solitaire” on his phone, the complaint said. However, he later admitted to police that he photographed and filmed the boy in the bathroom.
Spisak is facing charges related to the sexual abuse of children, including possession of child pornography. He is also charged with invasion of privacy.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/man-arrested-filming-13-year-old-boy-inside-bathroom-stall-pittsburgh-target/6C32YX5NHZAZTNKXL3E5LS3WME/
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Paul Spisak:
Father Paul Spisak was ordained a priest in 1973 who served in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. According to media reports, in October 1998, parish staff from St. Dominic reported they had found pornographic magazines, tapes and internet material in Spisak’s room that depicted homosexual and sadomasochistic activity. There were also several pictures of Spisak with two different underage boys including pictures of the boys showing their buttocks and pictures of Spisak pulling down his swim trunks and pulling down the boy’s pants. According to the staff, Spisak allegedly destroyed these pictures of the boys, who were estimated to be 15 years old.
Spisak wrote staff a note that month indicating that he would be going to St. Luke Institute for evaluation but wanted to reassure her that he “hadn’t done anything wrong in the past or in the present.” The secretary advised that Spisak had always shown a particular interest in her son and had taken him on vacation many years earlier. She stated that she felt uncomfortable about the attention he gave her son and that her son would often leave their house when Spisak was expected to arrive.
Father Paul Spisak was interviewed by the Diocese of Pittsburgh with respect to the pornography and pictures that were found. The records indicated that Spisak denied ever having any sexual contact with minors or adults but did admit that he had been struggling with the problem of viewing pornography for several years.
Further, he did admit to taking several young men of high school age on vacation with him during his time in Donora sometime between 1981 and 1990. When asked about the photographs that were seen by the parish housekeeper, Spisak stated they were taken years ago during these vacations and that the photographs were very innocent and “just for fun.”
The Diocese of Pittsburgh Expresses Concerns Over Spisak
In a letter from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to Wuerl pertaining to Spisak’ s evaluation the findings were recounted as follows:
Spisak has both sexual and interpersonal issues that are significant enough to warrant residential treatment.
Spisak was diagnosed as having a sexual disorder that is compulsive in nature and is currently manifested in his use of porn.
Spisak shows a significant interest in grade school age males and his interest in one of the boys pictured in a photo found in the rectory began when the boy was in 7th or 8th grade.
In a letter from April 1999, a priest wrote to a Diocesan employee’s son and requested to meet with him to discuss disturbing information that his mother had provided to the church concerning a priest of the Diocese.
The priest stated in the letter, “I am sure revisiting these painful memories is not easy for you…I can only imagine how difficult it must have been to discuss this with your mother.”
After the meeting with the victim, a letter was sent to Wuerl regarding a meeting with Spisak at St. Luke:
“While Spisak has been vague about the extent of his past involvement with [the victim], he has been able to acknowledge the sexual motivation in this relationship. Spisak has also acknowledged a sexual attraction to minors as well as to adult men. Spisak will need to continue to develop both internal and external resources to control his emotional impulsivity and his tendency to isolate himself. Without such control, Spisak is at risk to act out his problematic behavior again(i.e. use of pornography, compulsive masturbation and possible sexual activity either with minors or adults).”
In July 1999, Spisak was assigned to the residence at St. Mary of Mercy to assist with certain duties in the care of the parish.
In July 2002, Spisak requested to withdraw from active priestly ministry for personal reasons.
On May 9, 2003, Wuerl sent a letter to Spisak prohibiting him from performing any public celebration of the sacraments or sacramental, from wearing clerical attire, presenting himself as a priest in good standing or as a representative of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
https://adamhorowitzlaw.com/fr-paul-g-spisak-diocese-of-pittsburgh/
Survivors speak out on abuse and cover-up by the Catholic Church
Some of the thousands of victims of hundreds of Pennsylvania priests named in a bombshell report on Tuesday have told their stories in a powerful video where they reveal how the sexual abuse ruined their lives.
The video was released by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office on Tuesday along with the 886-page report which details the abhorrent abuse which took place across six different dioceses over 60 years.
Three-hundred priests and clergymen were named. Twenty-four had their names redacted after complaining about being included.
The video features three victims; Robert Corby, now 83, Shaun Dougherty, 48, and Carolyn Fortney, 37.
The report details horrifying abuse which included children being drugged, raped, whipped and forced into prostitution.
Despite the lengthy allegations, only two men have been charged as a result of it because the other alleged abusers are either dead or their crimes fall outside Pennsylvania's statute of limitations.
The grand jury however said it was determined to go into detail about the injustices which took place to shame the church and give a platform to the long suffering victims.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6063183/Victims-Pennsylvania-priests-share-stories-emotional-video.html
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the wake of scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse, mass attendance is down in the Pittsburgh Diocese and those still left in the pews are contributing less.
KDKA’s Andy Sheehan: “They don’t want to give donations to pay for the sins of the fathers.”
Fr. Lou Vallone: “And it’s understandable.”
Parishioners are concerned that their donations will be going to lawyers and lawsuit settlements related to decades of clergy sex abuse. Many were surprised to learn that the diocese continues to financially support the accused.
Now, KDKA has confirmed that at least six priests named in the grand jury report are living on the grounds of St. Paul Seminary, at St. John Vianney Manor, a newly-renovated retirement home for priests. The diocese won’t comment except to say that it is obligated to provide for them in retirement.
Named in the grand jury and living at St. John Vianney are fathers John Fitzgerald, Edward Kryston, David Scharf, Paul Spisak and Richard Terdine. Richard Lelonis, whose name is redacted in the report, is also living at the manor house.
“They’re human beings. They’ve got to be somewhere. We don’t have capital punishment for abusers,” said Fr. Vallone.
The diocese says while these priests have been accused of sexual crimes and removed from ministry, none have been determined guilty by the Vatican. Until that happens, Fr. Vallone, recently retired priest, says under canon — or church — law, the diocese is required to care for them.
Fr. Vallone: “The church will not allow the priesthood to live and die in a dumpster, and even though this individual person may not be deserving of support, you got to give support to that person because you got to preserve the dignity of the priesthood.”
Sheehan: “What if people don’t agree with that?”
Fr. Vallone: “People don’t agree with a lot of our teaching. This happens to be one of them.”
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/11/28/kdka-investigates-6-accused-priests-living-in-pittsburgh-diocese-retirement-home/