Ralph LaBelle: Archdiocesan Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Ralph LaBelle

Accused Priest Ralph Labelle

In 2002, the Archdiocese of New York removed Fr. Ralph Labelle from ministry due to an allegation that he formed an inappropriate relationship with a fifteen-year-old boy in the past. The Putnam County District Attorney’s office conducted an investigation into the relationship. Fr. LaBelle was laicized in 2005.

Fr. Ralph LaBelle was ordained for the Archdiocese of New York in 1978 and worked in parishes in Staten Island, the Bronx, and Manhattan, New York. Fr. LaBelle was laicized in 2005.

The Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program of the Archdiocese of New York has made financial settlement available to at least one survivor of Fr. LaBelle’s abuse.

Fr. Ralph LaBelle worked at the following locations:

1979-1985: St. Clare’s, Staten Island, NY

1986-1989: Visitation, Bronx, NY

1990-1992: St. Roch’s, Staten Island, NY

1993-1998: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, NY

1999-2002: Sacred Heart, Patterson, NY

2003: Unknown

Source: www.bishopaccountability.com