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Six priests named in the sexual abuse files worked at three different churches in Waukesha from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Posted by Charles Gorney (Editor), July 3, 2013
Six priests whose names appear on a list of priests removed or restricted from ministry because of substianted allegations of sexual abuse of minors worked in Waukesha, according to records released Monday.
The release, partly motivated by the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, includes about 6,000 pages of documents — from personnel files of priests accused of sexual abuse to depositions of high-ranking archdiocese officials, including former archbishop Timothy Dolan.
Among the names listed are:
David Hanser, faculty at Catholic Memorial High School, 1961-1970
Donald Peters, faculty at Catholic Memorial High School, 1967-1969
George Hopf, assistant at St. Mary Parish, 1962-1966
Ronald Bandle, pastoral team member at St. Mary Parish, 1983-1989
John Wagner, associate pastor at St. William Parish, 1973-1974
Franklyn Becker, associate pastor at St. William Parish, 1974-1975
The documents were selected by the abuse survivor attorneys, archdiocese chief of staff Jerry Topczewski told Patch. Though the records were released as part of a bankruptcy agreement, Topczewski stressed that releasing the files can be part of the healing process for abuse survivors.
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