Fr. Michael Zilligen

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Ordained: 1973
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Brownsville TX

A man reported to police in 1/04 that he had been sexually assaulted by Zilligen at age 11 during a 1973 or 1974 sleepover for altar boys at Prince of Peace Parish. He alleged that it developed into a six-year “relationship.” Zilligen is not listed in the 1989 Official Catholic Directory. Shown as absent on leave per 1995 directory.


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