Database of Publicly Accused

Named publicly as the subject of substantiated allegations by the Archdiocese on its list in 10/2023, received in 12/2022. Aiduk allegedly sexually abused two minors while assigned to Sacred Heart in Mound City, KS 1963-1967. He left the priesthood in 9/1967 and went on to marry and raise a child. He had a long career as a doctor of clinical psychology. He was voluntarily laicized in 2016. Aiduk died in 2019.

Named publicly as accused on the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations. It notes that Alderman's ministry ended in 1990 and that he was permanently removed from ministry.

Named publicly as accused by the Salina diocese on its list 3/29/19. A single allegation of abuse in the late 1950s-early 1960s reported in 2011. Bachand died in 1991.

Named publicly as accused by the Capuchin Province of Mid-America on its list 3/1/19. One known credible allegation of abuse occurring in the 1970s. Died in 12/10.

Ordained for the Diocese of Wichita. Incardinated in 1969 into the Diocese of Pueblo. Lawsuit in 1995 by a man claiming Blanpied abused him at ages 10-13 in Wichita; dismissed due to the statute of limitations. In a 1994 meeting with the Pueblo bishop, the man, and the man's family, Blanpied admitted improper touch 30 years prior, and to abuse of two other Wichita boys in about 1967-1969. Removed in 1994. Sent to treatment. Moved to Utah, Salt Lake bishop was warned not to give him faculties. Honored in 1998 for 50 years priesthood. Released from treatment in 1999; granted faculties by the Salt Lake bishop. Removed in 2002 after the Dallas Bishops' conference. Died 10/5/2003. Included on the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations. Referred to as "Fr. H." in the CO Attorney General's report 10/22/2019.

Appears on the Archdiocese of Kansas City KS list in 3/20 as the subject of substantiated allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor. Noted to have been a priest of the Archdiocese of Montreal visiting friends in Roeland Park KS in 1980, when the abuse is estimated to have occurred. Appears to be the Fr. John Brayley who founded the Christophers, a movement for which he recruited youth in Canada and the U.S. to live and work among the poor "without chaperone." Brayley died in 1990.

Ordained at age 40 for the Diocese of Wichita. Assigned as as a parish pastor, teacher and chaplain at Bishop Carroll High School, diocesan director of the office of Respect Life and Social Justice, moderator of the office of Hispanic ministry, and chancellor. Elevated to Bishop of Dodge City in 2/11. The Dodge City diocese announced on 2/8/21 that Brungardt had been notified by the KS Bureau of Investigation that he was the subject of an allegation sexual abuse of a minor. Brungardt denied the allegation, and stepped aside during the investigation. In 3/22 the diocese announced that the allegation "is not supported by the evidence" and that Brungardt would be returned to his role as Dodge City bishop.

Suspended in 6/15 after an allegation from a woman in her early thirties that Bruning sexually abused her as a girl when she attended Most Pure Heart of Mary School in Topeka. The Review Board determined that it could not substantiate the claims and he was returned to ministry. His accuser again contacted the archdiocese in 10/18 with new information and the case was reopened. The Review Board found the allegations not credible. Allegation not made public until 2/19, when Bruning announced it at mass. He denied the allegation. Bruning had resigned from an Olathe parish in 6/13 for an allegation that did not involve minors of "behaviors in violation of his promise of celibate chastity."

Spent 16 yrs in Hong Kong and next 15 in Rome. Working in Kansas City KS when man recognized him and came forward 8/04 with allegation that he had been molested by Cawley for 2 years in 1979 in Hong Kong. Cawley placed on leave and the Order began an investigation. Civil suit filed 8/05 in St. Louis, the home of the Order. Assigned to Vincentian Parish Mission Center in Independence MO 6/07.

Entered the Cincinnati-based Province of St. John the Baptist Franciscans in 1931. Named publicly as accused by the Kansas City KS archdiocese on its list 1/25/2019. Multiple allegations of abuse around 1989. Died 10/30/2006. Added to Las Cruces diocese's list in 2020, where he was assigned to St. Peter's in Roswell 1962-1968. Included on the Gallup diocese's list of credibly accused in 11/2021. On the Cincinnati archdiocese's list in 2/2022. Included in 6/2022 on the St. John the Baptist Province Franciscans list; noted to have been removed from ministry.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/2/9/19. Allegatons of abuse 1960s-1970s reported to the diocese in 2002. Dion died in 2004.

Named publicly as accused on the Diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations. Parish priest, assigned 1974-1984 to Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School. Per the list, Duke's ministry ended in 1987. Died in 1990.

Ordained for the Diocese of Wichita. Became a Dodge City diocesan priest in 8/1964, where he worked 1/1961- 1/1988. Worked in the Diocese of Tucson 1989-2000. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Dodge City diocese on its list 10/1/2019. Noted to not have been permitted to function as a priest since 2007. Allegations of abuse occurring in the mid-1980s were substantiated. Included on the Diocese of Tucson's list of credibly accused. Deceased.

Graduate of Conception Abbey. Accused at some point of abusing a girl more than 30 years prior. Archdiocese recommended that he remain at a care facility due to his poor health, with restrictions. Died in  10/09 at age 82. On the archdiocese's list 1/35/19. It notes multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in the early- to mid-1960s.

Pled guilty 12/89 to having "sexual relations" with a teenage boy over a 2-year period. Sentenced to 1-5 years in jail; served 3-4 months, then released on probation. Sent to treatment in NM for 7 months. Victim received settlement from archdiocese. On leave per 1990 Directory. Reportedly left the priesthood that year. Became minister for a protestant sect in SD until forced to resign in 2002 after community learned of past. Moved to FL. Hired in 2005 at an alternative Catholic church in Wilton Manors. Living in FL and Costa Rica as of 2009, per FL Sex Offender Registry. On the Kansas City KS archdiocese's list 1/25/19. It notes multiple allegations, and that Forsythe was laicized in 2005.

Arrested and charged in 2000 with 14 counts of indecent solicitation of a child and other crimes, including sodomy, of a 14-year-old boy at Thomas More Prep-Marian High School 1993-94. Pled guilty in 2001 to 3 counts; sentenced to at least 32 months in treatment at Vianney Center in MO and 5 years probation. Suit filed in 2001 in TX. Dismissed and refiled in KS. Settlement announced 12/01. School paid $30K. Family also settled with insurance co. and Diocese in confidential settlement. Living with Order in St. Louis 12/06. Registered as MO sex offender. Last known address per 11/17 internet search is RECON/Wounded Brothers Project in Robertsville, MO. On Capuchin Province of Mid-America list 3/1/19.

The Archdiocese and St. Benedict's Abbey announced on 5/31/2024 that Giller was the subject of substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse, occurring while assigned to Sts. Peter and Paul in Seneca. Allegations were first received in 7/2004 and treated as "boundary violations." Retired in 2013. Per the announcement, there was further investigation recently due to new information. Added to the Archdiocese's list of those with substantiated allegations.

Named publicly as accused by the archdiocese on its list 1/25/19. It notes multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in 1985. Laicized in 2005.

Named publicly as accused by the Kansas City archdiocese on its list 1/25/19. On the Capuchin Province of Mid-America list 3/1/19. More than one credible allegation of abuse, occurring in the 1970s. Removed from ministry/under supervision.

Named publicly as accused by the Capuchin Province of Mid-America on its list 3/1/19. Removed from ministry/under supervision, per Salina diocese. More than one credible allegation of abuse, alleged to have occurred 1970s-80s.

The Dodge City diocese, where Haberthier worked 8/1950-12/1973, announced credible allegations against him in 12/2006. Worked in the Pueblo CO diocese 11/1973-7/1977. Included on the San Bernardino CA diocese's list 10/9/2018, where he worked 1979-1980 and 1982-1987. The list noted abuse occurring in 1973 in Whittier, and that the diocese was made aware in 10/2006. Died 12/28/2009 at age 87, in Great Bend KS. On the Wichita diocese's list 9/20/2019. On the Dodge City diocese's list 10/1/2019. Substantiated allegations of abuse noted to have occurred in the late 1960s-mid-1970s in the Dodge City and the Pueblo dioceses. Per the CO Attorney General's report 10/22/2019, abused at least four boys there, and the Pueblo bishop knew in at least 1977. Haberthier fled to CA; CO bishop did not inform CA.

Removed in 9/02 after a man accused Haegelin of inappropriate sexual relations with him as a minor in the 1980s. Haegelin denied the allegation. He later admitted to having a sexual relationship with the man, but only when the man was an adult. In 11/02 the archdiocesan review board cleared him of allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor. No criminal investigation because Haegelin's accuser did not want one. Review board recommended he return to ministry after spiritual counseling. On the archdiocese's list 1/25/19. It notes that it could not determine if the "sexual relationship" began while Haegelin's accuser was still a minor. Laicized in 2004. In 6/21 the archdiocese announced that allegation that the victim was a minor during the time in question was substantiated.

Named publicly as accused by the Diocese of Dodge City on its list 10/1/19. It notes recent allegations of abuse occurring in the 1960s. Substantiated. Worked in the diocese 8/63-8/65. Died 11/20/01. Included in 11/22 on the Diocese of Superior's list, where he worked 1966-68 and 1976-84. Multiple allegations.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. An allegation of abuse 2001-02 reported to the diocese in 2002. Removed from ministry in 2005, ordered to a life of prayer and penance. Died in 2018.

Accused in a lawsuit filed in 8/2017 of sexually abusing an altar boy at St. Matthew's in Topeka over a three-year period, beginning when the boy was age 9 in the early 1980s. Juarez's accuser said the abuse occurred multiple times in various places, including the parish rectory, and it included fondling, oral and forced anal sex. Per the archdiocese, Juarez left priestly ministry there in 1994 and was laicized in 2005. On the archdiocese's list 1/25/2019. It notes multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in the early- to mid-1980s.

Member of the Apostles of the Interior Life. Assistant at Holy Spirit in Overland Park when suspended 7/17 after two people complained of inappropriate conduct by Kallal, one toward an 11-year-old girl. Per the girl's father, the priest tickled her and touched her breast at a St. Patrick's gathering in the summer of 2015. Kallal denied "moral misconduct or malicious intent." Arrested in MD 7/24/17, where he had been sent for treatment. Charged with two felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Pled not guilty. Judge ordered trial. On archdiocese's list 1/25/19. Trial in 9/19 ended in a hung jury. To remain on leave of absence. In 9/21 the District Attorney's Office dismissed the case after determining that a retrial was not in the best interest of the alleged victim. Kallal was to remain on leave pending an investigation by the archdiocese.

Priest of the Order of St. Francis, Province of St. John the Baptist. Named publicly as accused by the Kansas City KS archdiocese on its list 1/25/2019. It notes multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in the 1950s. Retired in 1973. Died 12/7/1995. (Twin of accused Franciscan Fr. Severin Lamping). Added to the Jefferson City diocese's list in 10/2020. Included on the Cincinnati archdiocese's list in 2/2022. Noted to have left the order and been secularized. Included in 6/2022 on the Franciscans' St. John the Baptist Province list.

Former Director of Catholic Charities. Removed/retired from active ministry in 1988 for "stress-related problems." Accused of abusing more than 17 boys. Pleaded guilty in 2001 to abusing 4, including 1 felony count. Sentenced to 3-10 years prison; 5 others, whom Larson denied abusing, later died by suicide. Abuse included sodomy. Moved to St. John Vianney Renewal Center in MO after 3/2006 release from prison. Listed on MO sex offender registry. Died 08/27/2014; death not announced until 9/2014, after his burial. On the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations.

Also known as Peter Lickteig. Named publicly as accused by the Kansas City KS archdiocese on its list 1/25/2019. It notes one allegation of abuse, occurring in 1959. He died in 1968, at age 68. Name included in 10/2022 on the Chicago archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Included in the 4/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Allegations of abuse in the mid 1960s and early 1980s reported to the diocese in 2005 and 2007. Only the 2007 allegation was substantiated. Ordered by the Vatican to a life of prayer and penance. Died in 2011.

Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list 10/1/19. Dismissed as a seminarian in 8/15 due to law enforcement investigation. Pled guilty in federal court in 3/16 to transportation of child pornography.

Worked in Dioceses of Salina and Archdiocese of Kansas City KS. Allegations made in 2003 to Review Board. A woman said he abused her when she was 18 and he was part of the Salina diocese. Also, a man alleged abuse as a boy in the 1970s at Church of the Good Shepherd in Shawnee. Three claims settled alleging abuse of one girl and two boys. Meis was "dismissed from the church" in 1986 and later laicized. He died in 1997. In 2013 a man claimed abuse at age 11 in 1972 by Meis during counseling sessions. The Review Board determined that the man's claims could not be validated. He was barred from suing due to the statute of limitations. Meis was named as credibly accused on the KCK diocese's list in 1/2019. Included on the Capuchin Province of Mid-America list 3/1/2019. Per the Salina diocese, abuse occurred in the 1960s-1970s.

Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list in 3/19. It notes abuse 1960s-1970s, reported 1968, 1999, 2000-2004. Merchant died in 1975. Superintendet of Seven Dolors Grade School and Luckey High School in the 1950s and 1960s. Allegedly abused boys there.

Accused in a 1996 civil suit of repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy who was a resident of St. Joseph's Home. The same suit alleges several of the boy's siblings were abused by priests at the home. Metzinger died 6/18/1978.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/2919. An allegation of abuse in the late 1970s was reported to the diocese in 2018. Moeder died in 2012.

From Ireland. Ordained for the Diocese of Wichita. Named in a 1996 civil suit filed by four brothers. The men said that they were abused at St. Joseph's Children Home in KS and that they believed that another priest (Mulvihill) had molested their sister and that she had borne the priest's child. They say they found her diary after her death with a picture of her and the priest with a baby boy. The Diocese investigated and said that Mulvihill denied that he was the father of the child, and that the diary was the dreaming of a lonely young woman about a kid and handsome priest. Mulvihill died 12/16/2006.

Named publicly as accused on the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations against them of child sexual abuse. It notes "ministry ended" in 1993. Permanently removed from ministry.

Pastor of Mater Dei in Topeka when suspended in 9/2021 due to an allegation that he had sexually abused a boy. Pilcher denied the allegation. In 4/2022 the Shawnee Co. District Attorney announced that he would not file charges. The Archdiocese announced on 4/29/2022 that Pilcher would be returned to ministry. Sent to Rome for a sabbatical. Assigned in 1/2024 to a parish in Lenexa, resulting in an outcry from parishioners who demanded Pilcher's resignation.

Priest of the Diocese of Guntur, India. Worked in the archdiocese for several years while pursuing graduate studies in theology. Left his assignments at St. Gregory's in Marysville and St. Malachy 's in Beattie in 2010 and returned to India, after admitting to sexual relations with an adult. On 4/2/13 the archdiocese received an allegation that Putti had abused a minor. He denied the allegation. On the archdiocese's list 1/25/19.

In 1986, 2002 and 2005 Diocese received reports of abuse. Accused of abusing two brothers 1975-86. Sent to treatment 1986-87. He denied claims but wrote apologetic letter to boys' parents in 1988. Left priesthood in 1989. Suit filed in 1995. Dismissed on SOL. Appealed to KS Supreme Court which reversed 7/96 and sent back down for trial. Case settled in mid-1990s. Laicized in 2006. On diocese's list 3/29/19.

The archdiocese announced in 9/15 that it had recently received credible allegations of abuse of minors against Roberts. Assigned to St. Peter Cathedral in KC, St Teresa in Westphalia, Sacred Heart in Baileville, St. Gregory in Marysville, St. Joseph in Nortonville, Holy Name in Topeka. Died in 9/18/97. On the archdiocese's list 1/25/19. It notes allegations of abuse occurring 1949 to the early 1990s.

Pastor of Annunciation parish in Baldwin City and St. Francis of Assisi in Lapeer when suspended 9/16 after reports to the archdiocese that he had visited "inappropriate websites, including those depicting minors." Archdiocese said it notified the FBI immediately. On the archdiocese's list 1/25/19. It notes ongoing law enforcement investigation. Charged in federal court in 7/19 with child porn possession. Pled guilty. Per investigators, Rossman's sister tried to destroy his computer by running it over. Archdiocese deemed allegations substantiated and laicization was pending as of 3/6/20. Sentenced in 7/20 to 37 months in federal prison.

Named publicly as accused by the Capuchin Province of Mid-America on its list 3/1/19. Per the Salina diocese, there is one known credible allegation against Scarry, occurring in the 1980s. He left the Order in 2016.

Named publicly as accused by the Capuchin Province of Mid-America on its list 3/1/19. More than one credible allegation, of abuse occurring in the 1970s. Left the order in 1980.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Abuse reported in 2012 by Scheer of a vulnerable adult/person with disabilities. Convicted of abuse. Laicized 2012.

On 11/1/2021 the diocese announced that Schemm was being placed on leave pending an investigation into allegations that he had sexually abused a minor more than 25 years previously. Schemm was pastor at the time of his suspension of Church of the Resurrection in Bel Aire. He allegedly sexually abused a child, ages 12-15, 1992-1995, while assigned to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Wichita. No criminal charges due to the statute of limitations. The diocese's review board determined that there was "insufficient evidence." The bishop stated that Schemm would be returned to public ministry. In 10/2023 the diocesan newspaper noted that Schemm had been placed on "indefinite leave of absence for medical reasons, effective immediately." Died 12/14/2024.

Named publicly as accused by the Salina Diocese on its list 3/29/2019. Allegations of abuse occurring in the 1950s were reported in 1957, 1980 and 2003. The Diocese noted it did not respond to the 1980 allegation, but did so when the alleged victim again came forward in 2003. In 1957 Schleiter was dismissed by Salina after an investigation and moved to the Diocese of Wichita. Included on the Wichita Diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations. It notes "ministry ended" in 1969. Died in 1995.

Placed on leave in 5/2002 and charged in 6/2002 with improperly touching a teenage youth several times 6/1998-5/1999. Pleaded guilty in 2002. Received a 32-month sentence. Also convicted in another county and sentenced in 1/2003 to 32 months probation. Served as vocations director for the Archdiocese 1994-7/2001. A civil suit against the Archdiocese was settled in 2003. Suit against Schmitz was ongoing. Schmitz agreed to seek laicization. Included on the KS sex offender registry 1/3/2010. On the Archdiocese's list 1/25/2019. Noted to have been laicized in 2005. In 7/2024 the Archdiocese announced that there were additional substantiated allegations against Schmitz of the sexual abuse of minors and adults, occurring in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Former Provincial of the Capuchins' St. Conrad Province. Assigned in Colorado and Kansas. Worked most of his priesthood with youth. Named publicly by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in 3/22 as accused of the sexual abuse of a minor. The abuse allegedly occurred during Scully's time outside of the archdiocese. Placed on leave pending investigation. Scully denied the allegation. Allegation deemed unsubstantiated by the diocese in 4/22.

Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 3/29/19. Allegations reported to the diocese in 1994 and 2002 of abuse 1960s-1970s. Senecal died in 1975.

Capuchin brother. Named publicly as accused by the Capuchin Province of Mid-America on its list 3/1/19. Removed from ministry/under supervision, per the Salina diocese. One known credible allegation of abuse, which occurred in 1977.

Named publicly as accused on the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations against them of child sexual abuse.  It notes "ministry ended" in 1991 and that Smithhisler was permanently removed from ministry. Died 9/20/2019.

Named publicly by the Dodge City diocese on its list 10/28/19, with substantiated allegations. It notes that he worked in the diocese 8/67-9/72, 4/75-6/87, in the Denver archdiocese 9/72-7/74 and the Amarillo diocese starting 7/87, where he was incardinated in 1993. No longer a priest.

Named publicly as accused by the Salina diocese on its list 3/29/2019. Multiple allegations. Report to the diocese in 1907 of abuse the same year. Van Speybroeck left the Salina diocese sometime after 1908. On the Diocese of Wichita's list 9/20/2019; worked in the diocese in 1902, "Out of Diocese" 1902-1943. Three Wichita assignments in 1943. Retired in 1943. Died in 1948. Included in the FL Attorney General's report 11/6/2020 (name spelled "Speybroek").

Monsignor. Named publicly as accused on the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations against them of child sexual abuse. Retired in 1998. Died in 2008.

Named publicly as accused by the Salina diocese on its list 3/29/2019, noting a single allegation of abuse occurring 1972-1978, reported to the diocese in 2002. Diocese investigated. Walsh retired in 2002. Died in 2009. On the Wichita diocese's list of clerics with substantiated allegations 9/20/2019. Worked in the diocese 1955-1958.

Priest of the St. John the Baptist Province Franciscans. Named publicly as accused by the the Archdiocese of Kansas City on 6/29/2023, with two substantiated allegations. Assigned in the archdiocese 1978-1983. Also worked in IN, NM, MI, MO, IL, TX, and Juarez, Mexico. Died 10/16/2017. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese's list in 8/2023, which notes he was assigned to the House of Prayer in Jemez Springs in 1977. Included on the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province Franciscans list of credibly accused as of 1/2024.

From Ireland. Worked in the Diocese of Galloway, Scotland until 1940, as a chaplain for the British Army in WWII, later moving to Canada. Arrived in the U.S. in 1955. In a 1996 civil suit, two men alleged that they were fondled by Wheeler several times in the mid-1950s at an El Dorado children's home. (Same suit alleges that another brother was molested by a nun and that a second priest fathered a child with their sister.) The suit was dismissed due to the statute of limitations. Wheeler died in 1994. Name included on the diocese's 9/20/2019 list of clerics with substantiated allegations. It notes that Wheeler's ministry ended in 1985. Also publicly accused in 2/2020 of raping a girl who was a grade school student at Holy Cross in Hutchinson in the 1960s. His accuser said she had first been raped by a priest who preceded Wheeler at the parish.

Suspended 5/12 after a man reported Wisner touched him inappropriately at age 15 in 1982. Wisner denied sexual misconduct but confirmed time, location and circumstances surrounding the allegation. Wisner, a psychiatrist, had been parochial vicar at St. Agnes Parish in Roeland Park, KS since 1985. Also a full-time associate professor. Three claims sent to Vatican 11/12. Suit filed in 12/15 claimed Wisner of sexually abused a boy, ages 15-17, in the mid-1980s. Claimant said WIsner, who was also his doctor, held parties at a lake house, gave minors liquor, and sexually abused them. He said the priest/doctor took him on trips to CA, HI and the Cayman Islands. Laicization affirmed by the Vatican 3/12/18. In 10/18 still held MD licenses in KS and MO. As of 3/19 his medical licenses in MO and KS were no longer active.

"Chuck." Accused in 2005 of abusing a 14-year-old boy while assigned to Church of the Good Shepherd in Shawnee in 1976 and 1977. Order's review board found allegations "believable." Accuser also filed civil suit which was later dismissed on SOL. He later received payment of $25K. On the archdiocese's list 1/25/19. On the Capuchin Province of Mid-America's list 3/1/19. Per Salina diocese, dismissed from Order 1987.

In 2004 a man complained to St. Benedict's Abbey that Wurtz had molested him when the man was a boarding student at Maur Hill-Mount Academy during the 1960s. The abbot kept Wurtz in ministry until 2/04, after the Review Board deemed the allegation credible and recommended Wurtz's removal. Still a priest at St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison as of a 2/06 website post. Died 8/16/13.

Named publicly by the Dodge City diocese on its list 10/1/19, with substantiated allegations of abuse, occurring in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Worked in the diocese until 8/70. Incardinated into the Diocese of Sioux City in 1974. Deceased.