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Summary of Case: Richard L. Thomas was ordained for the Diocese of Green Bay WI in 1966. He assisted in a number of parishes throughout the diocese until 1992, then served as Administrator for an Oneida Township parish for a decade. Thomas also held the position of Port Chaplain for the diocese’s Apostleship of the Sea. From 2002-2010 he was on an unspecified “Special Assignment,” residing most of that time at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. He retired in 2010 and went to live at the Grellinger Hall priests’ retirement facility in 2012. In April 2016 Thomas was arrested and charged with four felony counts of exposing himself to a minor. A 16-year-old boy reported that on several occasions in March 2016, as he was walking to school past Grellinger Hall, Thomas stood naked in a window and “flashed him.” Thomas was restricted from public ministry pending a police investigation. He reportedly told police he was “already seeking treatment.”
Ordained: 1966
Retired: 2010
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