Father Allen Tarlton aka “Father Gilbert” and “Huggy Bear”
Formal Complaints: Nine
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Chronology
Father Allen “Gilbert” Tarlton
Born December 4, 1927
Professed July 11, 1949
Ordained June 4, 1955
Education:
Elementary Cincinnati Public (Cincinnati, OH)
Elementary Holy Trinity Catholic (Cincinnati, OH)
High School Woodward Public High School (Cincinnati, OH)
High School Saint John’s Prep (Class of 1948)
College BA Philosophy (SJU – 1952)
College MA Divinity (SJU – 1955)
1953-1958 Saint John’s Prep English Teacher
1955 “Repeated Sexual Contact” with Prep Student
1958 Two students (Victims 1 & 2) complain about sexual contact with Tarlton
Abbot Baldwin Dworschak removes Tarlton from the Prep School
1958-1962 Saint John’s University English Professor
1960 Treatment at St. Mary’s in Rochester, MN (Sexuality Issues)
1963 Living in Minneapolis
Claims to be studying at University of Minnesota
1964-1965 St. Augustine’s College (Nassau) English Professor
1965 Removed from Bahamas
1965 Letter: Tarlton admits that he lied about classes at U of M
1965 Treatment at Seton Psychological Institute in Baltimore, MD
1966 Discussions regarding laicization
July, 1967 Still in Treatment (Baltimore)
1967-1968 St. Augustine’s College (Nassau) English Professor
Early, 1968 Drunken incident (with Scotch bottle) in Bahamas
Early, 1968 Removed from Bahamas. Supervisor: “This is a sick, dangerous man”
March, 1968 Letter re leaving Bahamas
1968 Hamilton County Welfare Department (Archdiocese of Cincinnati)
1969 St. Mark’s Church (Cincinnati, Ohio) Associate Pastor
1972 Lead Pastor: Tarlton doesn’t work, he “justs sits and smokes”
1972 Holy Cross School in Louisville, KY
1973-1990 Saint John’s Prep English Teacher; Prefect
1977 Changes his name from Allen Berry to Allen Tarlton
1979 Fr. Otto Weber reports Tarlton to Abbot Theisen (“sexual contact with students”)
1979 Hazelden (12/7/79 – 1/7/1980) “Sexuality Issues”
1980 Paracletes (1/7/80 – )
1982-1983 Treatment at St. Luke Institute
1983 Father John Klassen (now Abbot) assigned as Tarlton’s spiritual director
Sep, 1985 Mother (Ruth Smith) Dies
Sum, 1986 Conducts Oblate Retreat
Sum, 1988 Celebrates Mass for Summer Leadership Camp
June, 1990 Victim #3 comes forward to Abbey (Abuse in 19??)
Sum, 1991 Guest at Tokyo Priory
July, 1992 Summer Retreat: “The Steadfast Hope That Does Not Disappoint”
July, 1992 Attended National Black Catholic Congress VII in New Orleans
Oct, 1992 Victim #4 Complaint Filed (Abuse in 1982) (Video)
1994 Administers Spiritual Life Program
Sum, 1995 Conducts Oblate Retreat
Sum, 1996 Group Leader: Benedictine Days of Prayer
1996-1997 Treatment at St. Luke’s Institute
1994-2002 Saint John’s Abbey Assistant Guestmaster
1995-1997 Saint John’s Abbey Ass’t Director of Oblates
1996-1997 Treatment at St. Luke’s Institute
1997-2002 Saint John’s Abbey Director of Oblates
Sum, 2000 Travels to Rome
June, 2002 Victim #5 Complaint (Abused in 1985)
June, 2002 Victim #6 Complaint (Abused in 1981)
July, 2002 Victim #7 Complaint (Abused in 1975)
2011 or 2012 Victim #8 Complaint (Abused in 1981 & 82)
Jun, 2013 Victim #9 Complaint (Abused in 1977) (Article)
