Fr. Louis Charvet
Monk of Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon. Worked at some point in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Accused by at least 15 people, women and men, of sexually abusing them as children in the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Accused in a 2002 lawsuit of abuse of a 7-year-old girl nearly 30 years prior. Sued also by a man claiming Charvet masturbated in front of him and used sexually explicit language when the man was age 14 in 1958. By 2006 the archdiocese had settled 13 cases. Charvet was recalled to the Abbey when the first allegation surfaced in 2002. Died in 10/2007. One case was to go to trial 2010.
- The Oregonian 04.14.02
- The Oregonian 04.15.02
- The Oregonian 04.26.02
- Associated Press 05.06.02
- The Oregonian 05.07.02
- Sunday Oregonian 07.07.02
- Statesman Journal 11.19.02
- The Oregonian 11.19.02
- Spokesman Review 11.20.02
- The Oregonian 10.12.04
- Table: The Oregonian 11.12.06
- OregonLive 03.19.08
- The Oregonian 03.20.08
- Woodburn Independent 01.09.10
- MyCentralOregon 06.09.10
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