Br. Louis J. Meinhardt
Professed vows in 1923 as a Marianist brother, St. Louis Province. Worked in IL, MO, MI, IA, TX. In 9/2011 a former St. Louis Chaminade College Prep student came forward to the Order, alleging sexual abuse in the 1970s by Br. Meinhardt and Br. John Woulfe. Letters were sent to 1,600 school alumni who graduated 1958-1982. At least 15-16 responded with credible allegations of verbal and sexual abuse by the two men. Meinhardt worked at the school 1958-1982. He died in 1990. Original accuser had come forward in 2003 and 2009; others had also come forward before 2011. Civil suit filed 2/23/2012. Another suit filed in 12/2015. Included on the Marianists’ 6/24/2020 list of accused. On the Diocese of Belleville’s list 9/20/2022. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report.
- The Patch 02.07.12
- KSDK 02.07.12
- St Louis Post-Dispatch 02.07.12
- SNAP Statement 02.07.12
- KSDK 02.07.12
- The Patch 02.07.12
- The Republic 02.07.12
- Fox 2 02.07.12
- KMOX 02.07.12
- KSDK 02.08.12
- KSDK 02.09.12
- KMOX 02.14.12
- SNAP Statement 02.23.12
- Petition in John Doe 116 v Marianist Province of the US, 02.23.12
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 02.24.12
- Courthouse News Service 02.27.12
- SNAP Statement 04.09.14
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12.09.15
- Marianists US Province List 06.24.20
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 06.25.20
- Belleville News-Democrat 07.06.20
- Diocese of Belleville List 09.20.22
- IL Attorney General’s Report 05.23.23
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