Br. Francis P. Chapman
“Chappy.” Reportedly in 2003, Chapman was accused of fondling at least one student at St. Francis Indian School on the Rosebud Reservation. The school principal said he remembered seeing Chapman with a boy on his lap, and said “I didn’t like the possibilities. We asked him to leave.” Documents show that in 1968 another priest stated “Chappy….[was] fooling around with little girls – he had them down the basement of our building in the dark, where we found a pair of panties torn.” Chapman died 11/30/1990 and was buried at St. Francis. A 2011 article links him to abuse of multiple girls. By mid-2010, 6 plaintiffs were participating in litigation regarding Chapman. Cases dismissed by court in 1/2014. Included on the Rapid City diocese’s list in 3/2019. On the Jesuits Midwest Province list 12/17/2018.
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