Here Are 4 Manasquan, Belmar Priests On The 'Accused' List

MANASQUAN — The journalism site ProPublica, a Patch partner, recently released the most comprehensive list so far of Catholic clergy "credibly accused" of sexual abuse. The list includes four accused abusers with ties to Manasquan and Belmar.

The searchable database — which includes nearly 200 priests accused from the dioceses of Metuchen, Newark, Trenton, Camden and Paterson — comes on the heels of various reports identifying hundreds of "predator" priests across the state.

Related: Full List Released Of NJ Catholic Clergy Accused Of Sex Assault

Here are the priests on the ProPublic list with Manasquan and Belmar ties:

Richard C. Brietske
Born 1936, ordained 1962
One victim; removed from ministry
Assignments

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade
• St. Rose, Belmar
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Edison (Principal)
• St. George, Titusville
• St. Mary, South Amboy
• Monmouth College, Chaplain
• St. Dominic, Bricktown
• Director, Office of Evangelization, Chancery, Lawrenceville
• Nativity, Fair Haven
• St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square
• Corpus Christi, Willingboro
• Director, Office of Parish Life, Chancery, Lawrenceville
• Chancellor of the Diocese of Trenton, Chancery, Lawrenceville

Frank J. Iazzetta
Born 1942; ordained 1967
Multiple victims; deceased
Assignments

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade
• St. Paul, Princeton
• St. Rose High School, Belmar (Faculty)
• St. Elizabeth, Avon
• St. Joseph High School, Metuchen (Faculty)
• Sacred Heart, New Brunswick
• Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville (Faculty)
• Holy Trinity, Long Branch
• St. Ann, Browns Mills, Pemberton
• Holy Angels, Trenton
• St. Veronica, Howell
• Holy Angels, Trenton

William J. McKeone
Born 1947; ordained 1969.
Multiple victims; removed from ministry
Assignments

• St. Dominic, Brick
• St. Denis, Manasquan
• St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford
• Our Lady Queen of Peace, Hainesport
• Morris Hall, Lawrenceville (Chaplain)
• Voluntas Dei Institute, Canada

Robert J. Parenti
Born 1939; ordained 1972.
Multiple victims; removed from ministry
Assignments

• St. Veronica, Howell Township
• St. Denis, Manasquan
• Assumption, New Egypt
• Our Lady of Peace, Normandy Beach

Related: Trenton Diocese Lists Parishes For Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse

Along with the list, ProPublica outlined the challenges of identifying offenders long after such widespread abuse became known. The database is a collection of 178 lists released by U.S. dioceses and religious orders as of Jan. 20. There are still more than 40 dioceses and religious orders that have not released information, including five out of seven Florida dioceses.

New Jersey enacted a law last month that extends the statute of limitations in civil actions on sexual abuse claims, creating a two-year window to file cases for which the statute of limitations had previously expired. A number of law firms have announced they were filing lawsuits. Attorneys from Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, LLP and Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC (PCVA) said they planned to file 38 lawsuits on behalf of dozens of abuse survivors.

The ProPublica project was prompted by a massive grand jury investigation in Pennsylvania that was described by Associated Press as the "biggest and most exhaustive ever" into priest sex abuse by an individual state. The investigation revealed many priests admitted to their actions and were allowed to continue in the ministry for years despite having confessed to molesting children.