LAFAYETTE (LA)
Lafayette Journal & Courier
October 1, 2018
By Ron Wilkins
Twelve priests in the Diocese of Lafayette’s 74-year history likely sexually abused minors, according to a special edition of “The Catholic Moment” published online on Friday.
The publication of the priests’ names, date of ordination, action taken and current status comes eight days after a man using the pseudonym John Doe filed a civil lawsuit, claiming that Father James Grear sexually abused him in 1982 at a Catholic youth rally at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Carmel, Indiana.
Grear is one of the 12 named in the list, which Bishop Timothy L. Doherty, in the Sept. 16 edition of “The Catholic Moment,” said was committed to releasing.
Grear was ordained on May 30, 1970. He was removed from public ministry and his priestly faculties removed in October 2001, according to Friday’s publication. However, lawsuits filed last month and in 2011 accused Grear of sexual misconduct in 1982 and 1975, respectively.
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