Donald J. Pearce

Ordained: 1959

Donald J. Pearce was a reverend, Spanish teacher (1960-1961), assistant to the Principal at the Prefect of Discipline office (1961-1965), and President of Jesuit High School (1965-1968). Pearce was accused of more than one incident of sexual abuse of a minor, and the accusations were labeled as credible. He was accused in 2003 of sexual abuse of a minor that was alleged to have occurred in the late 1960s. Pearce retired in 2003 due to health reasons, with the Jesuit Order being notified of allegations of his abuse in 2010. Pearce died in 2016.

Donald J. Pearce's Assignments

PlacementCity/StateDate(s)
Jesuit High SchoolShreveport, LA
Jesuit High SchoolNew Orleans, LA
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL
Loyola UniversityNew Orleans, LA
Corpus Christi Minor SeminaryCorpus Christi, TX
Gesù ParishMiami, FL
Holy Name of Jesus ParishNew Orleans, LA

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