Gerald B. Fessard
Ordained: 1972
Gerald Fessard has been accused of sexually abusing at least 8 victims. After assignments and accusations at numerous parishes, criminal charges were brought in 1987. Fessard pled contest to battery and assault of at least four students at San Fernando Mission minor seminary. He was sentenced to three years probation. Despite his history and criminal conviction, from 1987 to 2002, he worked at Tribunal in Los Angeles. He resigned in 2002 and was laicized in 2007.
Father Fessard's Assignments
| Placement | City/State | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | North Hollywood | 1972 |
| St. Pius X | Santa Fe Springs | 1975 |
| Santa Clara High School | Oxnard | 1977 |
| Santa Clara Parish | Oxnard | 1977 |
| St. Bernard High School | Playa Del Rey | 1980 |
| St. Clement | Ocean Park | 1980 |
| Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools | 1981 | |
| St. Eugene | Los Angeles | 1981 |
| St. Paul | Los Angeles | 1985 |
| St. Martin of Tours | Brentwood | 1986 |
| Dean of Studies at Queen of Angels Seminary | Mission Hills | 1987 |
| Assigned to Tribunal at the Chancery | Los Angeles | 1987 |
| Assigned for residence at St. Timothy's | Los Angeles | 1988 |
| Education Leave | Rome | 1989 |
| Tribunal at Chancery | Los Angeles | 1991..2002 |
| St. Luke | Temple City | 1991..1994 |
| St. Gregory Nazianzen | Los Angeles | 1994 |
| Maryknoll Sisters Convent | Monrovia | 1995 |
