Fr. Henry B. Groover
Assigned in GA, FL, LA. Arrested in 2003 for exposing himself to a police officer. Accused in a 1/2017 lawsuit of luring a young boy into sex acts 1983-1986, when Groover was a tugboat captain in GA, prior to ordination. The plaintiff’s lawyer said Groover raped, molested and drugged his client, destroying his childhood. He also said Groover bought a house near the now-adult victim and his family and that he observes and approaches his client’s children. Groover died by suicide 1/17/2017, days after he was served the lawsuit. Included in the 3/24/2023 GA PAC Report.
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