MISSOURI
KMOV
10:55 PM CDT on Saturday, July 16, 2005
An accused pedophile priest that recently moved to University City from Iowa remains a threat to the area, the victim's group Survivors' Network of Those Abused by Priests said Saturday.
William Wiebler has attempted to bring children into his apartment, luring them with cookies, group members said citing complaints from neighbors. SNAP distributed pamphlets featuring photos of William Wiebler to the area on Saturday.
According to SNAP, the bishop of Davenport sent Wiebler to St. Louis to live in a church-run treatment center in Jefferson County. He walked out without completing his treatment and moved to University City a few months ago.
Wiebler lives in an apartment on the 800 block of Leland near a school and a daycare center.
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has made numerous calls to the Archdiocese of Davenport, Iowa, urging it to bring Wiebler back to his home state, a spokesperson said. The St. Louis archdiocese said it is not responsible for Wiebler since he is from a different diocese.