SNAP of South Carolina

Wayland Brown to be released Wednesday, April 23

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For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, April 23

For More Information: Contact Ann Brentwood 865 984-7092 or 865 607 6119
David Clohessy 314 566 9790, Barbara Dorris 314 503 0003

Serial pedophile priest gets early release; victims fear for childrens safety

“Brown abused in at least three states and has multiple victims,’ SNAP says

“Keep Brown in jail for the sake of his victims and to keep kids safe,” SNAP says

Church could have protected countless kids, but turned a blind eye and deaf ear

Wayland Brown, a former Catholic priest and serial pedophile with possible multiple young victims across the states of Georgia, South Carolina, and Maryland, is being released from prison today, April 23rd. We want to alert all parents and law enforcement agents to be aware of the potential threat of this predator being released back into society.

We abhor his release and the initial lack of accountability of diocesan officials in protecting our children when given multiple opportunities many years ago. Because the Catholic diocese officials did not take responsibility for this pedophile priest many of his victims suffer outrage at his present release and fear for the safety of children.

Wayland Brown was a serial abuser, and we fear he will continue to perpetrate his crimes upon his release. It is historically known that perpetrators often continue their sexual assaults.

The victims of Wayland Brown are outraged, and we implore any and all victims who have yet to come forward to please contact law enforcement, and, if we can be of assistance, to contact us at SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.

In response to the Pope Benedict XVI's statement for the need of the laity to get involved in reaching out to victims, we are astounded that Pope Benedict would not first have insisted that the hierarchy, who have had many opportunities to protect children, make public the pertinent information about pedophiles, their assignments and their abuse. How could the laity possibly reach out to victims if they are not made aware of the abusers in their parishes. Though compassionate support would help healing of victims and we would welcome that support, it is not only parents responsibility to protect their children from abusive priests. That responsibility and accountability belongs also to the hierarchy of the church. Parents have every right to the expectation that the church will tell them the complete truth about these abusive priests in their midst.

We ask, indeed implore, that all victims of this predator yet to come forward please contact law enforcement andcall SNAP if we can be of assistance. We also ask the people of each parish to demand answers and accountability from the Diocese.

Anyone with pertinent information about this pedophile please contact law enforcement officials.

Ann Brentwood 865 984-7092 or 865 607-6119.

Link to article SNAP Calls for Diocese to Release Clergy Abuser Names

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Assignment record for Wayland Brown

Links to other articles on Wayland Brown.
Material from BishopAccountability.org

Rev. Wayland Y. Brown—Assignment Record

Seminary: Washington Theological College at Catholic University1972-76
Ordained: 1977
Incardinated: Diocese of Savannah GA

Start	Stop	Parish	Town	State	Position	Notes
1969			Savannah	GA	Taught catechism before ordination.	News reports state that a monsignor complained in 1969 about Brown's behavior with boys at a Savannah church where Brown taught catechism. The Savannah churches where a monsignor was listed in 1969 were the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Msgr. T. James McNamara, Senior Vicar General) and Most Blessed Sacrament (Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Vicar General and Comptroller).
mid-1970s		St. Rose of Lima	Gaithersburg	MD	Worked at the church while he was in seminary.	In the Washington archdiocese.
1977	1979	Church of the Most Holy Trinity	Augusta	GA	2/2. Pastor was Rev. William F. Simmons.	School had 307 pupils.
1979	1982	St. Mary's on the Hill	Augusta	GA	3/3, in residence. Pastor was Rev. Michael Delea. Other priest was Rev. Michael Lubinsky, then James Mayo. In 1981, 2/2, still in residence, with Rev. Daniel O'Connell as pastor.	School had 427 pupils. Parish priests also staffed chapels at St. Joseph's Hospital in Augusta and Aquinas High School (230 boys; 260 girls)
1982	1983	Georgia State Prison	Augusta	GA	Listed as prison chaplain in the 1983 Directory index. But in the 1983 Savannah section, the chaplain of the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville is listed as Rev. Raymond J. Kulwicki CSSp; Brown is listed in the prison's Hospital Ministry, based in Augusta. Perhaps the Directory is in error, listing the Hospital Ministry as within the Georgia State Prison system. See next entry.
1983	1984	Hospital Ministry	Augusta	GA	Apparently the director. Other priests are listed as chaplains at the various hospitals.
1984	1985	University Hospital	Augusta	GA	Chaplain.
1985	1986	Immaculate Conception	Moultrie	GA	1/1, pastor.
1985	1986	St. John Vianney	Camilla	GA	1/1, pastor.	Mission of Immaculate Conception in Moultrie. Two nuns are counted in connection with this mission, but no school is listed.
1986	1987	St. Luke's Institute	Silver Spring	MD		Not indexed in the 1987 Directory. News reports place Brown at St. Luke's.
1987	1988	St. James	Savannah	GA	3/3. Pastor was Rev. John A. Kenneally. Other priest was Rev. Michael Roverse.	Parish school had 517 students.
1987	1988	Our Lady of Good Hope	Isle of Hope	GA	3/3.	Mission of St. James in Savannah.
1988	1993	Not indexed in the 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, or 1993 Directory.
1993	2000	Special Assignment	Savannah	GA		Contact info in 1994-2000 Directory: 8920 Old Montgomery Rd., Savannah GA 31406. Tel: 912-355-0541 (tel. only in 1994 Directory).
2000	2003	Unassigned	Savannah	GA		Contact info in 2001-2002 Directory: Old Montgomery Rd., Savannah GA 31406. In the 2003 Directory, Brown's address is given as 601 E. Liberty St., Savannah GA 31401, which is the chancery.
2003		Not indexed in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 Directory.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1978-2006). See also Ga. Priest to Admit to Md. Abuses during '70s, by Phuong Ly, Washington Post (September 26, 2002); Priest Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Sex Abuse, by Stephen Manning, Associated Press (February 6, 2003); and Prosecutors Say Georgia Diocese Was Warned about Abusive Priest, by Phuong Ly, Washington Post (February 7, 2003).
Priests in a Parish: We use the following convention to show a priest's place among the clergy of a parish: 1/2 means that he is the first priest listed in the Official Catholic Directory (usually the pastor) and that there is a total of two priests at the parish. The shorthand 3/4 means that the priest is listed third on a four-priest roster. See our sample page from the Directory.

Note: The Official Catholic Directory aims to report the whereabouts of Catholic priests in the United States on January 1 of the Directory's publication year. Our working assumption is that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year was at the same assignment for part of the previous year as well. However, Kenedy and Sons will sometimes accept updates well into the year of publication. Diocesan clergy records are rarely available to correct this information. The Directory is also sometimes misleading or wrong. We have tried to create an accurate assignment record, given the source materials and their limitations. Assignment records are a work in progress and we are always improving the records that we post. Please email us with new information and corrections.

A Note on Nomenclature: We use the term "assignment record," instead of the more common "service record," because "service" is not an appropriate word for the activities of an abusive priest. Dioceses are often less than forthcoming about the activities of retired priests, but when we can determine those activities, we list them in these assignment records, particularly if they involve ministry. Retired priests remain under obedience to their bishop, and even the activities of laicized priests should be a concern to the diocese.

This assignment record was last updated on 8/6/07.

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