Brother Karl Walczak - O'Dea High School
Due to allegations of abuse, Brother Karl Walczak was forced to step down in October of 2012 as principal at O’Dea High School in Seattle. Brother Walczak was appointed principal at O’Dea in 2011, and worked in various positions at Christian Brother schools in Illinois, California and Hawaii. According to published reports he was the principal of Damien High School in Honolulu for 10 years while he served there in the 1970’s, ’80’s and ’90’s, and more recently was the president of Brother Rice High School in Chicago before moving to O’Dea.
If you were abused by Brother Karl Walczak or someone associated with the Archdiocese of Chicago, we want to help you. If you call our team of experienced, Illinois sexual abuse attorneys, you will have an opportunity to discuss an action for compensation and justice. We also want you to know that if you decide to take action your privacy will be respected and your confidentiality will be a paramount concern throughout the entire process.
Brother Karl Walczak Assignment History
1970-1977: Brother Rice, Chicago, IL
1977-1981: Damien, Honolulu, HI
1987-1999: Damien, Honolulu, HI
1999-2010: Brother Rice High School, Chicago, IL
2011-2012: O’Dea, Seattle, WA
Press
- Kirotv.com: Sex abuse claims spark principal’s resignation
- Voice of San Diego: Seattle principal resigns after abuse accusation
- Sky Valley Chronicle: O’DEA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RESIGNS
- ctpost.com: Seattle principal resigns after abuse accusation
- The Seattle Times: O’Dea High School principal resigns, denies abuse allegations from 1970s
- KOMOnews.com: O’Dea High School principal resigns amid sex abuse allegations
- KING5.com: O’Dea principal resigns amid sexual abuse allegations
- NWCN.com: O’Dea principal resigns amid sexual abuse allegations
- The Worthy Adversary: **Updated** Seattle high school principal removed for abuse – Parents not informed
- SILObreaker: O’Dea High school principal resigns amid sexual abuse allegations
- q13fox.com: Activists accuse Seattle Archdiocese of a cover-up after principal resigned amid sex abuse accusation