DAVENPORT (IA)
Quad-City Times
By Dustin Lemmon
The Catholic Diocese of Davenport has lost contact with a former Quad-City area priest accused of sexually abusing children.
Montgomery went to Wiebler’s residence and the bakery where he worked, but he was not at either location, Wonio said. Montgomery could not be reached for comment by the Quad-City Times.
The diocese does not have the legal authority to confine Wiebler to any area, but it has been trying to keep track of him, Wonio explained.
“It’s a frustrating situation because we really have no legal power over him,” he said. The diocese is “concerned that he’s running around loose in St. Louis.”
Bishop William Franklin has asked the Vatican to laicize or defrock Wiebler and four other priests over allegations of sexual abuse. Wiebler left the Quad-Cities in 1985 and has been accused of abuse dating to the 1970s and 1980s.
Posted by kshaw at December 17, 2005 10:11 AM