May 5, 2020

Fr. Timothy Seavey, a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix, has been removed from ministry following allegations that he used a social networking app to send inappropriate images of a sexual nature to an individual who identified as an adult in the app, but who was later determined to be a minor.

The Diocese of Phoenix is cooperating with Mesa Police in its investigation and has removed Fr. Seavey’s faculties to minister as a priest. He had served at Queen of Peace Parish since 2017, and as chaplain at Seton Catholic Preparatory since 2018.

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and the Diocese of Phoenix take accusations of sexual misconduct seriously and urge anyone who has been a victim of abuse to call a local law enforcement agency. For information about support services for those who have been abused, please contact the Office of Child and Youth Protection at (602) 354-2396 or dphx.org/youth-protection.

Let us be united in prayer for the victims of abuse and their families, and the healing of our community.

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Robert DeFrancesco
Director of Communications
rdefrancesco@dphx.org
(602) 354-2130