Fr. James A. Funke
Assigned to Bishop DuBourg High 1979-86. Funke and a lay teacher, Jerome Robben, were arrested 10/86 and charged with sexual assault of a youth. Funke pled guilty in 1987 to ten counts of second-degree deviate sexual assault of two boys. Police found child porn in his possession. Received ten years prison; released in 1992. First victim to report Funke died by suicide at age 21. Laicization announced 11/03/06. One of six priests included in 7/08 settlement. On MO sex offender registry as of 5/15/11. On archdiocese’s list 7/26/19.
- United Press International 10.31.86
- St Louis Post Dispatch 10.31.86
- South Side (MO) Journal 11.05.86
- St Louis Post Dispatch 11.07.86
- St Louis Review 11.07.86
- St Louis Post Dispatch 04.24.87
- St Louis Post Dispatch 07.24.87
- St Louis Post Dispatch 11.21.87
- St Louis Review 11.27.87
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 03.10.02
- Archdiocese of St Louis Press Release 11.03.06
- St Louis Review 11.03.06
- MyFox (AP) 11.03.06
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 11.03.06
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 11.04.06
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 07.08.08
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 04.18.10
- Archdiocese of St Louis List 07.26.19
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 08.05.19
- Associated Press 11.27.19
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