Catholic Priest Placed On Leave
A Roman Catholic priest has been placed on leave after a church review board determined an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a minor was substantive, the Archdiocese of Detroit announced yesterday. Fr. James Wysocki, 62, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Marine City and administrator of St. Mark Parish on Harsens Island, was … [Read more...]
Priest Never Prosecuted
Although the Rev. Francis Hoefgen admitted to police in 1984 that he had sexual encounters with a teen-ager in the St. Cloud area, the Stearns County Attorney's Office did not prosecute the Catholic priest. Hoefgen, 51, is one of 13 monks or priests living under restrictions at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville because of … [Read more...]
Former Catholic Priest Sentenced To More Than 10 Years’ Prison For Child Sex Offenses
A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Friday to more than 10 years in prison for sex offenses against teenage boys, court officials said. Vincent Keirin Kiss pleaded guilty last month to 10 charges of indecent assault and three charges of sexual abuse against four boys between 1966 and 1973. Kiss, 70, was sentenced to 10 … [Read more...]
Catholic Priest In Douglas Suspended By Diocese For Allegedly Violating Church’s Sexual Misconduct Policy
A Catholic priest in Douglas has been suspended for allegedly violating the church's sexual misconduct policy. The priest was suspended by Bishop Manuel Moreno of the Diocese of Tucson. Douglas police are investigating, but no charges have been filed. In an Oct. 11 letter to Douglas parishioners, Moreno said he suspended the … [Read more...]
Priest Is First To Do Jail Time For Abuse
The first priest from the Detroit area to be sentenced The sins of one former Roman Catholic priest have landed him behind bars. Robert Burkholder becomes the first priest from the Detroit area to be sentenced to jail for sexually abusing a child. Prosecutors have called Burkholder the worst sexual predator among priests in this … [Read more...]
Man Sues Priest And The Archdiocese of St. Louis
A Priest And The Archdiocese Were Sued. A former Catholic ‘priest’ and the Archdiocese of St. Louis were sued today by a man who says the priest sexually molested him for two years in the 1970s. The man, Matt Layton, 39, says he recalled the abuse in March after reading Post-Dispatch stories about Father Joseph … [Read more...]
Clarifying Abuse Policy
A church judicial system Any Catholic priest in the United States who ever sexually abused a minor can expect to be removed from public ministry under a church judicial system approved Wednesday by the nation's bishops. The policy amends an earlier set of rules adopted by the bishops in June. Vatican officials had rejected those … [Read more...]
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