Fr. David W. Harvey
Ordained for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Became a Lansing diocese priest in 1971 when diocesan boundaries changed. Retired in 2013. Accused in 2016 of sexually abusing a boy, age 9, on one occasion in 1978 in Fenton MI. His accuser said that when he arrived to attend mass at St. John’s with his family, Harvey asked him if he wanted to be an altar boy. The priest allegedly took the boy to “his chambers,” had him try on altar boy garb and told him to leave his pants off. Harvey is then said to have pulled down the boy’s underpants and sucked on his penis. Harvey denied the allegation. Police and the Diocese investigated – the accuser chose not to meet with the Diocesan investigator. The Review Board determined that there was insufficient information to make a determination as to the allegation’s credibility.
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