Fr. Aldeo F. Gilbert
Bishop Schexnayder was reportedly notified in 1964 or 1965 of the sexual abuse of girls by Gilbert. A woman sued in 12/1992 saying Gilbert had “choreographed a sexual assault on her” by two women when she was a child in 1965, but that she didn’t remember until late 1991. Judge dismissed the lawsuit due to the statute of limitations. An appeals court affirmed the dismissal 5/3/1995. Another woman filed suit in 11/1993. Several women alleged that Gilbert ran a cult in Acadia Parish in the 1940s-1960s via “vocation clubs” in parishes that he set up to encourage girls to become nuns. Was on sick leave in 1968. Absent on sick leave 1988 and 1990 per the Catholic Directory. Died in 2007. Included on the diocese’s list in 4/2019.
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