Rev. Ronald Borman, ofm.conv.
Summary of Case: Borman was arrested in Oct. 2006 on charges of internet child seduction. Prior to becoming a priest in 1992, he had been employed by the Louisville KY archdiocese as a teacher 1978-85. As a priest he worked in the Lansing MI and Toledo OH dioceses as well as the Indianapolis IN archdiocese. He left the priesthood in 1998 and went on to teach in Louisville archdiocesan schools until 2001, and in Louisville public middle schools until his arrest. He pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in Feb. 2009.
Ordained: 1992
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| Start | Stop | Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
| 1978 | 1985 | Holy Spirit School | Louisville | KY | teacher | This was prior to Borman's entering the Franciscan order. (WHAS [Kentucky] October 13, 2006) |
1992 Lansing bishop was Kenneth Joseph Povish (1975-1995) |
1993 | Holy Cross | Lansing | MI |
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Holy Cross had a school with 214 students. |
| 1993 | 1994 | Borman is not indexed in the 1994 Directory. | ||||
1994 Toledo bishop was James Robert Hoffman (1980-2003) |
1996 | Our Lady of Consolation Basilica-National Shrine | Carey | OH | 5/6, 4/7 | Parish had a school with 227-186 students. |
| 1994 | 1996 | St. Joseph's | Salem Township | OH | 5/6, 4/7 | |
1996 Indianapolis archbishop was Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B. (1992- ) |
1998 | St. Benedict | Terre Haute | IN | 1/1
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Parish had a CCD program with 182-167 students. Borman is last indexed in the 1998 Directory. Per news reports, Borman |
| 1998 | 1999 | St. Polycarp School | Louisville | KY | teacher | |
| 1999 | 2001 | St. Agnes | Louisville | KY | teacher | |
| 2001 | Westport Middle School | Louisville | KY | teacher | ||
| 2006 | Kammerer Middle School | Louisville • Borman was arrested in Oct. 2006 for seducing a child via the internet. He had sent child pornograpy to an undercover officer in Florida, thinking the officer was a child. (The Courier-Journal |
KY | teacher |
In Feb. 2009 Borman pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. (States News Service |
Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1993-1998)
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This assignment record was last updated on Dec. 15, 2009