Coyle, Charles (Fr.)

Father Charles Coyle was ordained in 1965 and has multiple credible accusations of sexual abuse against him. In 2002, a survivor came forward in Massachusetts, reporting that Charles Coyle, then a guidance counselor at Newton South High School, sexually abused him and another boy in the 1970s. Coyle allegedly befriended the victim and later orally raped him. Coyle’s faculties were suspended by the Archbishop of New Orleans when the allegations emerged. In 2003, two brothers reported being sexually abused by Coyle during counseling sessions at the College of Notre Dame. The abuse included fondling and rape. Coyle was also known to have lived with teenage boys. Charles Coyle died on July 1, 2015.

Assignment History:

Date	*Position (If Available)*	Church/Organization	Location
1958-1962	Teacher	Multiple Jesuit Schools	Dallas, TX/ Shreveport, LA/ New Orleans, LA
1964-1965	Counselor	Catholic Charities	Baltimore, MD
1964-1965	Director	Mental Health Institute	Woodstock, MD
1966	—	Spring Hill College	Mobile, AL
1967	Student	Boston College	Boston, MA
1969-1972	Guidance and Drug Counselor	Newton High School	Newton, MA
1977-1978	Asst. Principal	Strake Jesuit College Preparatory	Houston, TX
1978-1979	—	Spring Hill College	Mobile, AL
1982-1983	—	St. Andrew the Apostolic	Algiers, LA
1980s	Chaplain	Holy Cross High School	New Orleans, LA
1980s	Chaplain	Tulane University	New Orleans, LA
1991-1995	—	Ignatius House Retreat Center	Atlanta, GA
1995-1998	Associate Director	Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House	Lake Dallas, TX
~1998-2002	—	Pastoral Ministry	New Orleans, LA