Fr. Robert Chlopecki
Suspended from active ministry in 3/1993 due to allegations that he sexually abused multiple boys in the early 1980s. Accused of being part of a sex ring involving Fr. James Calhoun and other priests. In original petition, name was spelled “Kolpecki.” On 1/24/2009 the diocesan website gave his status as “Administrative Leave.” Included on the diocese’s list 12/19/2018. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 04.27.93
- Belleville News-Democrat 06.22.93
- Belleville News-Democrat 06.27.93
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 07.24.93
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 07.29.93
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 03.03.02
- News-Democrat 07.14.02
- News-Democrat 03.07.03
- News-Democrat 04.24.07
- Diocese of Belleville List 12.19.18
- IL Attorney General’s Report 05.23.23
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