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Anglican Watch
June 9, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9, 2025 /Standard Newswire/ — Anglican Watch, the unofficial watchdog organization for the Episcopal Church, is urging additional possible victims of sexual abuse to contact law enforcement after two employees of St. Thomas Episcopal, located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, were allegedly arrested for sex crimes. The church is among the most prominent Episcopal parishes in the United States.
A Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint against the priest allegedly involved was rejected by the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Both the priest and the other accused individual remain active employees of the parish.
In response to the alleged victim’s complaints, St. Thomas barred the alleged plaintiff from the property.
The alleged victim has retained legal counsel and stated that he intends to sue the parish and the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
One of the purported offenders reportedly lives in the same building as the church choir school, home to numerous child singers.
Anglican Watch has received credible information suggesting there may be additional victims of sexual abuse at St. Thomas.
Those who want to come forward or have information that may be helpful to the police are urged to contact contact NYPD Detective Caraballo at (212) 694-3000 or via email at Angel.Caraballo@nypd.org.
”It is shocking and appalling that an individual allegedly arrested for sex crimes not only remains employed by St. Thomas’, but resides in close proximity to the children involved in the St. Thomas Choir School,” says Anglican Watch official Eric Bonetti. “While all persons enjoy the presumption of innocence in our legal system, this situation seems a remarkably bad idea under any circumstances.”
St. Thomas is famous as one of the only Episcopal churches in the United States to maintain an English-style youth choir. Its location on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and numerous prominent members, including the late Brooke Astor, provide the parish with significant visibility.
Additional details on the St. Thomas situation are available here.
As a reminder, these are all allegations, and those involved are innocent as a matter of law unless found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The St. Thomas’ vestry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Founded in 2015, Anglican Watch addresses sexual and other abuse in communities of faith, with an emphasis on the Episcopal Church
SOURCE Anglican Watch
CONTACT: Eric Bonetti, 240 744-7524, eric@anglicanwatch.com
