Fr. Mark C. Ernstmann
Monsignor. Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 11/19/18. Alleged to have had “sexual interactions” with a 17-year-old in the early 1970s. It was first reported to the diocese in 2002, and again in 2018. Ernstmann retired in 2004 and died 8/7/13. Included on the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese’s list 9/5/19.
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