Fr. James William Lee, Jr.
Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 9/27/2019. Multiple allegations. Retired in 1984. Died 1/25/1992. According to the MI Attorney General’s Diocese of Lansing Report there are three known allegations against Lee. In 4/1993 the Diocese received a report that Lee sexually abused a 13-year-old boy at the priest’s vacation cabin in Cadillac MI. (Timeframe unclear – likely a number of years prior.) The alleged victim received a settlement of $60K from the Diocese in 1994. In 6/2002 a man told the Diocese that Lee sexually abused his son when the boy was age 8. In 9/2012 a man alleged that Lake sexually abused him at age 13 or 14 at St. Joseph Parish in Ypsilanti multiple times. The man said Lake may also have abused another boy.
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