Br. William Bedard
Named publicly as credibly accused of the sexual abuse of minors by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart USA Province on its list sometime prior to 8/25/2022. The list notes that Bedard was accused in 1963 and 1977. He died in 1996. (Placing him in the Diocese of Joliet, where the Province is based.)
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