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Summary of Case: A native of France, Convert was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1940. After a year of studies at Alma College in CA, followed by two years in Port Townsend WA, Convert spent the better part of four decades living and working in small Alaskan villages along the Yukon River. According to Fairbanks diocesan officials in 2003, ill health prompted Convert in 1980 to return to France, where he worked in a small parish in the French Alps. He died in 1995. In 2003 accusations began to emerge that Convert sexually abused altar boys throughout his time in Alaska. Their stories were very similar. Convert’s modus operandi was reportedly to invite a boy to sleep over with him at his residence, as a special privilege. Most said he would sexually abuse them after they fell asleep. At least one said Convert molested him while they were watching a movie. The boys’ ages ranged from 6 to 15. Per the Fairbanks diocesan website in July 2013, there have been 37 reports of abuse by Convert.
Ordained: 1940
Died: July 28,1995
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