In 2004, Altoona Catholic officials paid $3.7 million to settle 21
cases of abuse against 11 priests, including Fr. McCaa. Fr. McCaa, now
deceased, was at one time the chancellor of the Altoona diocese.
In 2003, Fr. McCaa reportedly lived in West Virginia. He died in 2007.
According to a Pennsylvania newspaper: The report calls McCaa “a
monster” who groped and “fondled the genitals of numerous children” who
attended or served at Holy Name Church, Ebensburg; “Numerous former
altar boys reported that McCaa would make them take their pants off
under their cassocks” and then “reach under their religious vestments to
touch and squeeze their genitals”; one boy reported the abuse to his
mother, who slapped him and said the priest “was just being friendly”;
the grand jury identified as many as 15 victims, and said McCaa was “a
formidable figure and the boys felt like there was no escape”; the
report accused Bishop Hogan of having full knowledge of McCaa’s action.
The report estimates McCaa has assaulted “hundreds” of kids.
WV--“Monster” predator priest quietly sent to WV - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
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