Fr. Richard T. Craig
Named publicly as accused by the Diocese on its list 12/13/2019. Permanently removed from ministry in 9/1993. Per the MI Attorney General’s Report in 10/2022, in 1991 a boy, age 12, told his counselor that he had been sleeping in bed with Fr. Craig. When informed, Bishop Schmitt asked the counselor to meet with Craig, who provided “damaging information” which led to a report to CPS. Craig was sent to St. Luke’s Institute and a few months later to Rogers Memorial Hospital for treatment. He attended aftercare treatment at St. Barnabas Center in WI. In 9/1993 Craig was asked to resign after the diocese’s review board learned that the boy stated that the priest touched his [the boy’s] penis during a camping trip. Bishop Garland also asked him to seek laicization. In 5/2018 Bishop Doerfler invited Craig to seek laicization and told him that he had a substantiated claim against him of sexual misconduct with a minor. In 10/2022 Craig’s status is leave of absence from the diocese.
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