Joseph Maskell
The Abuser Joseph Maskell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Joseph Maskell April 13, 1939 |
| Died | May 7, 2001 (aged 62) Stella Maris, Timonium, Maryland |
| Resting place | Holy Family Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | A. Joseph Maskell Tony Maskell |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Francis Maskell Susie Helen Jenkins Maskell |
Anthony Joseph Maskell (April 13, 1939 – May 7, 2001) was an American Catholic priest who was removed from the ministry in 1994 for sexually abusing students in several schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore, including Archbishop Keough High School between 1969 and 1975. He served the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a counselor from 1965 to 1994. The Netflix documentary series The Keepers alleges Maskell's involvement in the murder of Catherine Cesnik in 1969, after a former Keough student and abuse victim, Jean Hargadon Wehner, claimed he showed her Cesnik's body to threaten Wehner into silence. Maskell denied all accusations until his death in 2001.