Fr. Miles O’Brien Riley: Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Fr. Miles O’Brien Riley

Accused Father Miles Riley
ORDAINED: 1963
Assignments:
  • 1963-1964: Unknown
  • 1964-1968: St. Raphael’s, San Rafael, CA; San Quentin State Prison, San Rafael, CA (chaplain)
  • 1968-1970: St. Paul’s, San Francisco, CA
  • 1970-1982: Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco, CA
  • 1982-1989: St. Gabriel, San Francisco, CA
  • 1989-1991: Special assignment (Catholic Communications, San Francisco, CA)
  • 1991-1995: St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, CA
  • 1992-1994: Special assignment (Pastoral Commission, San Francisco, CA)
  • 1995-2002: Special assignment (Communications, San Francisco, CA)
  • 1995-2002: St. Mark’s, Belmont, CA
  • 2002-2003: Unknown
  • 2003-2017: Retired
  • 2018: Unknown

Fr. Miles O’Brien Riley was accused of sexually assaulting a child beginning when she was 16 years old. The Archdiocese of San Francisco reviewed the accusation in 2002 and permitted Fr. Riley to quietly retire. Fr. Riley’s current whereabouts and whether he has access to children are unknown.