Emmanuel Pallakunnel: Allegations of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Have Been Admitted, Established or Determined to Be Credible

6/15/66            Letter from Pallkunnel to Archbishop Cody announcing his withdrawal from the Archdiocese of Chicago. (AOC 004445)

Summer 1966  According to a 2007 report, Pallkunnel sexually abused a minor girl. The abuse consisted of fondling and oral sex. (AOC 004490)

2/16/78 – Deceased

8/11/06            Report of sexual abuse by Pallkunnel at St. Mary’s parish in Buffalo Grove. The survivor was about 9 years old in the mid-1960s when she was abused. She recalls that Pallkunnel admitted to the abuse and that he said abuse was accepted in India. (AOC 004442- AOC 004443)

1/14/08            Memo summarizing the archived file of Pallkunnel. (AOC 004491-AOC 004492)

5/14/08            Investigative report from Hillard Heintze on Pallkunnel. (AOC 004472 – AOC 004489)