DES MOINES (IA)
Sioux City Journal
DES MOINES (AP) -- An inactive Roman Catholic priest from the Davenport Dioecese, who allegedly sexually abused children has been located in University City, Mo.
The Davenport Diocese on Tuesday said it had lost contact with the Rev. William Wiebler, who is facing several sexual abuse lawsuits. He had left a treatment program in St. Louis and had not made contact with church officials.
Diocese officials said they were concerned that he was running around loose in St. Louis, said Rand Wonio, the diocese's attorney.
Wiebler left the Quad-Cities in 1985 and has been accused of abuse dating to the 1970s and 1980s. He moved to St. Louis more than a year ago and was ordered by the diocese to stay in a treatment program and avoid contact with minors, Wonio said.
The diocese recently sent Deacon David Montgomery to St. Louis, but Wiebler has not been found at his residence or the bakery where he worked.