Diocese of Davenport IA - BishopAccountability.org

42 Accused in This Diocese

Fr. Francis E. Bass

Ordained: 1948
Status: Settled

Died: 09/18/2014
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused of abusing many boys and sharing his victims with Revs. Janssen, Geerts, and James W. Murphy. All were trained at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. Bass was Director of Vocations and on Personnel Board for 15 years. Dean of Grinnell deanery for a year. Chaplain at Ottumwa Heights College. Bishop Hayes first learned Bass was connected with Janssen's abuse of children in 1958. The earliest known alleged abuse by Bass that is the late 1950s. Set to retire in 1992 when the Diocese received an allegation preserved in a file. A 1974 allegation was not included in the released file. Accused by two alleged victims of taking them to the Cook County Morgue; alleged to have brought victims to his family farm in NE. First suit filed in 2003. Settlements in 2004 and 2006. As of 7/14/2008, the Diocese stated Bass was accused of abusing 18 male minors. It requested that Bass be laicized but announced on 1/18/2005 that the Vatican had ordered him to live a life of prayer and penance. Died 9/18/2014. In 2018 a man stated publicly that he was abused as a child by Bass and three other priests.

Fr. David C. Bayne

Order: SJ
Ordained: 1952
Status: Accused

Died: 04/8/2009
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Named publicly as accused by the Jesuits Midwest Province on its list 12/17/2018. Noted to be the subject of a single allegation of abuse, occurring while assigned to the University of Iowa Law School in Iowa City in 1992. The allegation was reported after his death. Bayne died 4/8/2009.

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Jesuits Midwest Province Assignment Record 12.21.18

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Fr. Herman Bongers

Ordained: 1939
Status: Settled

Died: 12/29/1971
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused in 2005 of sexually abusing five boys at St. Vincent's orphanage in 1966. Case settled 2/17/2006. Earliest known abuse was 1948. Included on the diocese's list of credibly accused 7/14/2008. Died 12/29/1971.

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Fr. John L. Bonn

Order: SJ
Ordained: 1936
Status: Settled

Died: 01/17/1975
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused in 2011 of fondling a girl, age 4, in her bedroom in 1969 and once again in the next 5 years. Revs. Michael Broderick and William Dawson also accused. Settlement in the Davenport bankruptcy. Review board reportedly considered allegations credible. Diocese refused to list the names of these 3 and 15 other priests on their site. Bankruptcy Court ruled in the alleged victim's favor in 8/2012; 3 names were posted separately from main list. Bonn taught at Boston College; was WWII Navy chaplain in Ottumwa IA. Died 1/17/1975.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Michael J. Broderick

Ordained: 1942
Status: Settled

Died: 09/24/1984
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused of abusing a girl, ages 4-9, in 1969-1974 while pastor at St. Joseph in Hill, IA. Revs. John Bonn, SJ and William Dawson were also accused. Settlement in the Davenport bankruptcy. Review board reportedly considered allegations credible. Diocese refused to list the names of these 3 and 15 other priests on their site. Bankruptcy Court ruled in the alleged victim's favor in 8/2012; the 3 names were posted separately from the main list. Died 9/24/1984.

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Fr. Bernard Brugman

Ordained: 1943
Status: Accused

Died: 08/24/1965
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Included on the diocese's 7/2008 list of those credibly accused of sexual abuse. One man alleged abuse in 1963 when he was a minor. Brugman died in 1965.

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Fr. Sylvester A. Conrad

Ordained: 1952
Status: Accused

Died: 10/29/2003
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Included on the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused. Allegations involved abuse of a minor female in the early 1960s. Conrad died in 10/2003.

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Fr. William F. Dawson

Ordained: 1954
Status: Settled

Died: 12/13/2011
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

As part of the Davenport diocese bankruptcy, a woman alleged sexual abuse as a child by Dawson and two other priests. She said the priests were her dad's friends and that the it occurred in separate incidents when she was ages 4-7, beginning in 1969. The review board reportedly told her the allegations were credible and she received a settlement. The Diocese refused to list the names of these 3 and 15 other priests on their website, saying the allegations were not proven. The woman filed a motion in Bankruptcy Court 7/19/2012 to force addition of the 3 names to Diocese's public list; in 8/2012 the Court ruled in her favor. Dawson died 12/13/2011.

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Fr. Orville DeCoursey

Ordained: 1931
Status: Accused

Died: 11/7/1964
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Included on the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused. Worked at one time with accused priest James M.Janssen. Allegations against DeCoursey involved the sexual abuse of four minor males. The earliest claimed abuse was in 1945. He died in 1964.

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Fr. Paul A. Deyo

Ordained: 1976
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Placed on leave in 2003 after accusation of abuse of a boy in Johnson County in 1998. Allegation not made public until 2004. Diocese considered allegations credible. Voluntarily laicized 5/2006. Name appeared on Diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused clergy. Three known accusers. Earliest claimed abuse 1983.

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Fr. Martin J. Diamond

Ordained: 1930
Status: Sued

Died: 06/11/1989
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Diamond spent his first two years of ministry at St. Peter's in Keokuk, then was a hospital chaplain for most of the 1930s. Army Reserve chaplain 1942-1946 then again a hospital chaplain. Pastor of St. Elizabeth's in Harper 1949-1963, returned to pastor St. Peter's 1963-1978. Retired in 1978. Died 6/11/1989. Accused in a 1/2003 lawsuit of abusing a boy 1967-1970 at St. Peter's, starting when the boy was age 8. The suit was dismissed because of Diamond's death and lack of evidence, per the Diocese. The Diocese's review board deemed the allegations not credible in 11/2003.

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Br. Daniel K. Embrich

Order: OSF
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Embrich (or Emrich) was a teaching brother at Holy Family, an elementary school. Criminally charged in 1988 with touching the inner thigh of girl on mulitlple occasions in 1985-1986. Allegedly would place the girl on his lap and touch her under her underwear. Complaints were also received from other children at the school. Suspended by his order. Found not guilty by jury trial in 1989. Included in 7/2013 on the diocese's list of credibly accused. The diocese's list in 2/2022 notes that Emrich was "accused by one male minor."

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BA.org Concise Assignment Record

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Fr. Thomas J. Feeney

Ordained: 1937
Status: Settled

Died: 07/26/1981
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Monsignor. Sued at least twice. Accused of abuse in 1950s-1960s. Former vicar general of diocese. Died in 1981. The Diocese admitted in 5/2006 that allegations against Feeney were credible. Four additional suits were filed in 5/2006. A civil trial began in 9/2006 in a suit filed in 2005 regarding claims that Feeney sexually abused a boy for 6 years, beginning when the boy was age 7. The plaintiff was awarded $1.5M. A man testified at the same trial that Feeney abused him as a boy in the late 1940s. Included on the Diocese's list of credibly accused 7/15/2008. It notes allegations of abuse of 15 male minors, the earliest known abuse in 1957.

Fr. John C. Forrester

Order: OSB
Ordained: 1954
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

"Fidelis." Included on the on the Davenport diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused, noting allegations against him involving three minor males beginning in 1955. Several 2002 and 2003 suits in Seattle claimed Forrester abused boys in the mid-1970s on church outings and overnight trips. Worked in the Seattle archdiocese from 1971 until he was removed in 1979. Died in 2002. Seven plaintiffs participated in a $2.6M settlement in 2005 involving St. Benedict's Abbey, Kansas City KS archdiocese. Settlement in 11/2006 of Seattle claims. New suit in 12/2010. Name included on the Seattle archdiocese's list 1/15/2016. Another settlement announced by Seattle archdiocese 11/2018. Settlement of a case in 6/2019 for $225K with the Seattle archdiocese, St. Benedict Abbey and the American Cassinese Congregation. Claim settled by the Seattle archdiocese in 7/2023.

Fr. Theodore Anthony Geerts

Ordained: 1946
Status: Sued

Died: 09/10/2024
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused of sexually abusing boys with Revs. Janssen, Bass, and James W. Murphy in the early 1960s. Pornography was allegedly used. Left active priesthood in 1969. Sued in 2003. Accused of abuse. Default judgment granted against Geerts in 12/2003. Died in 2004. At least three known accusers. Included on the diocese's list of credibly accused in 7/2008. In 2018 a man stated publicly that he was abused as a child by Geerts and three other priests.

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Fr. Thomas E. Hackett

Ordained: 1943
Status: Accused

Died: 05/30/1951
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

From Ireland, attended seminary in St. Paul MN. Ordained for the Diocese of Davenport. Shown on the Davenport diocese's Creditors Committee website in 2007 as having credible allegations against him. Name also appears on diocese's list of credibly accused in 7/2008. Alleged to have abused three minor males beginning in the 1940s. Died in 1951 at age 44, his body found in the Mississippi River. Reportedly had been on leave of absence from the Diocese of Davenport for six years, working in other dioceses. His last assignment was at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

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Fr. H. Robert Harness

Ordained: 1982
Status: Reinstated

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Temporarily removed from ministry 4/22/2013, pending an investigation by the County Attorney and Diocese. Allegedly had inappropriately touched a minor in about 1990, while at St. Mary's in Keota, Sts. Peter and Paul in Clear Creek, and St. Elizabeth in Harper. Pastor of Holy Family in Davenport when removed. Allegation was received approximately 4-5 days before his removal. Reinstated by the Diocese 5/23/2013 after the investigator did not substantiate the allegation.

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Fr. Joseph P. Hines

Ordained: 1945
Status: Accused

Died: 05/5/1992
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Shown on the Davenport diocese's Creditors Committee website in 2007 as having credible allegations against him. Dean of Keokuk 1970-1980. Died in 5/1992. In 11/2008, the Diocesan Review Board found Hines guilty of the sexual abuse of children, male and female. Included on the diocese's list of credibly accused 5/21/09.

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Fr. James M. Janssen

Ordained: 1948
Status: Settled

Died: 06/10/2015
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Ordained for the Diocese of Davenport, despite warnings about his behavior. Accused of assaulting at least 36 boys over three decades ages 5-18, beginning in 1953. Often interacted with other abusers. Used pornography. Accused in 1955 of abusing two boys at a Newton, IA YMCA. Placed on leave. Sent to a Hinsdale IL parish in the Joliet diocese 11/1956-6/1958 while in treatment in Chicago. Allowed to work at the parish with the Boy Scouts and teenagers. Abused. Sent back to Davenport, admitted to abusing. Kept in ministry. Placed on leave in 1990, retired from active ministry in 1991, laicized in 2004. Sued in 2003. Settlement of $9M involving 37 allegations. Ordered to spend 6 months in jail for contempt of court 1/2008. Charged in 7/2008 with three counts of perjury. On the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused. Received two years probation for perjury 6/2009. Personnel files released 4/30/2014 show allegation of abuse of a boy while working in Hinsdale, IL, in the Joliet diocese. Living at motel in Bettendorf, IA as of 5/2014. Said he was dying of lung cancer at age 90. Died 6/10/2015. In 3/2018 a man stated publicly that Janssen abused him at age 12 and that he coordinated abuse by Frs. Francis Bass, Anthony Geers and James W. Murphy. Added to the Joliet diocese's list in 12/2019. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. Raymond C. Kalter

Order: CSsR
Ordained: 1930
Status: Settled

Died: 07/6/1977
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused in 2005 of abuse in 1959 at St. Alphonsus Parish in Davenport. Died in 1977. One claim settled by the Diocese in 2/2006 as part of a settlement involving four priests. Name appeared on the Diocese's 7/10/2008 list of credibly accused, noting allegations of abuse of three boys. Earliest claimed abuse was in the 1950s. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. John T. Kennedy

Ordained: 1936
Status: Accused

Died: 10/18/1989
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Included on the diocese's 7/2008 list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse. Accused of abuse of two minor males and a minor female. Earliest claimed date of abuse was 1960. Died in 1989.

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Fr. William J. Kerrigan

Ordained: 1941
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused of abusing a female minor beginning in 1954, while chaplain and instructor at Ottumwa Heights College. Kerrigan was also pastor of St. Mary's in Eddyville. Laicized in 1975. Died in 1988. Included on the diocese's list in 5/2009 of credibly accused.

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Diocese of Davenport List 05.21.09

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Fr. Placidus Kieffer

Order: OSB
Ordained: 1932
Status: Accused

Died: 02/15/1990
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused in 2002 of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy in 1963 at St. John's in Burlington. Also worked in the Kansas City, KS archdiocese. Died in 1990. Allegations deemed credible. Included on diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused. Allegedly abused two boys.

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Fr. James T. Lawrence

Ordained: 1961
Status: Accused

Died: 09/12/2008
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused of sexually abusing a female minor in the early 1960s, while assigned to St. Anthony's in Knoxville. Retired in 1975. Died in 2008. Included on the diocese's list of credibly accused in 5/2009.

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Fr. James E. Leu

Ordained: 1971
Status: Guilty plea

Died: 02/4/2013
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Criminally charged in 1989 with the sexual abuse abuse of two altar boys 1985-1989. Pleaded guilty, sentenced to two years in prison. Worked with credibly accused priest Francis Bass. Bishop O'Keefe was deposed. Included on the diocese's 7/10/2008 list of credibly accused. Died 2/4/2013.

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Fr. Frank R. Martinez

Ordained: 1982
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused of propositioning a 15-year-old boy in a motel room in 1986. The boy told his parents; civil suit filed. Settlement of about $22K. Placed on leave in 1987. Laicized in 2008. Also worked in the Peoria, Springfield IL and Rochester dioceses. Included on the Davenport diocese's list of credibly accused in 7/2008. On Peoria's list by 1/2020. On the Springfield IL diocese's list 9/23/2022. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. Carl H. Meinberg

Ordained: 1914
Status: Sued

Died: 04/15/1975
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Monsignor. A civil suit filed in 5/22/2006 claimed abuse of a boy at St. Mary's Parish in Iowa City in the 1940s. Meinberg was assigned to the parish 1940-1967. He was also a diocesan consultor 1948-1967 and Iowa City dean 1960-1967. He died in 1975. Included on the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused, which notes allegations of abuse of four male minors.

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Fr. Richard J. Poster

Ordained: 1992
Status: Guilty plea

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Poster pleaded guilty in 2003 to possession of child pornography after images of boys and adolescent males engaged in sex acts were found on his church computer. Sentenced in 2004 to one year in prison. Matter sent to the Vatican. Arrested 9/20/2006 on allegations that he violated his parole by being near children. Sentenced to two months in jail. Laicization announced in 9/2007. Name NOT on the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused priests. Added in 12/2019 after the Associated Press asked why the name was missing from the list. Living in 2019 in Silver Spring, MD. On the MD sex offender registry since 2005. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report, which notes at least one "reported survivor, " of abuse in 2002. (Spent 2001-2002 a the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.)

Br. Mark/Fr. Andrew Quillen

Order: OSF
Ordained: 1990
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Named as credibly accused on the Davenport diocese's Creditors Committee website in 8/2007. A man alleged abuse by Quillen, who was then a brother of the Franciscans of Christ the King, and another religious brother in 1977 when the man was a minor seminary student. He said he told Bishop O'Keefe in 1977, but no action. Quillen was ordained in 1990 for the Benedictines (OSB) and changed his name to Fr. Andrew Quillen. Name (Br. Mark) on Davenport's 7/2008 list, noting one minor accuser and one adult accuser. The Davenport diocese didn't add his new name (Fr. Andrew) until confronted by investigative reporters in 10/2018. Sent to treatment in 2003 by the Benedictines, then put on a "safety plan." Living at Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, MA, without faculties. Included on the Burlington diocese's list 8/22/2019 as Mark L. Quillen; worked as a priest in Burlington 1990-1994.

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Fr. Donald Redmond

Order: OSB
Ordained: 1957
Status: Accused

Died: 05/31/2019
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Placed on leave in 2/2002 after allegations that he abused at least one child in IA in the 1960s. At least three more victims from a parish in the Kansas City KS archdiocese came forward after his suspension. Complaints involved inappropriate touching of elementary school children 1961-1964. Sent to live at St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison. Included on the Davenport diocese's list in 7/2008, which notes allegations of the sexual abuse of five male minors. On the Kansas City KS archdiocese's list 1/25/2019. It notes multiple allegations of abuse, occurring 1960-1968. Redmond died 5/31/2019.

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Fr. John V. Ryan

Ordained: 1946
Status: Accused

Died: 05/6/1992
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Named publicly as credibly accused by the diocese on its list updated in 2/2022. Noted to be accused of sexually abusing three male minors, with the earliest claimed abuse in 1946. Ryan died in 1992.

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Diocese of Davenport List 02.01.22

Fr. Drake R. Shafer

Ordained: 1973
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Monsignor. Vicar General. Accused in a lawsuit in 2003 of sexually abusing a male minor in 1973 or 1974. Denied the charge, but wrote an email to the victim in 2002 that was an "admission of serious misconduct." The suit settled in 4/2005. Claims against the diocese were settled in 2004 as part of large settlement. Shafer asked to be reinstated as Vicar General. Name not on the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused priests. The diocese's review board found Shafer not guilty of abuse in 11/2008. Reinstated.

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Br. Francis Skube

Order: OSF
Status: Accused

Died: 09/26/2022
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Founded the Franciscan Brothers of Christ the King, sponsored by Belleville Bishop Zuroweste in 1961. Taught elementary school in diocesan parishes. Per the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report, in 1959 the pastor of St. Francis in Provo UT informed the Diocese of Springfield IL that Skube had "engaged in homosexual acts" with nine junior high school boys. The Belleville diocese wasn't informed until 1/1971. In 1975 Skube moved the Order to the Diocese of Davenport IA after Bishop Zuroweste said it could stay in the diocese only if Skube resigned as its leader and got "psychiatric aid" for his "problems." He later moved through the Diocese of Peoria and dioceses in FL, IN and OH. Retired in 2010, moved to Springfield IL. Name appears on the Davenport diocese Creditors Committee website in 2007 as having credible allegations of abuse against him. Two men say they were students in Skube's small Order, ages 17-18, when he sexually abused one and beat the other. Both personally told Bishop O'Keefe in 1977, but no action. Included on the Davenport's 7/2008 list of credibly accused. It notes allegations of sexual abuse of one male minor and one male adult. The Diocese's updated list in 2/2022 shows that Skube was accused of sexually abusing three male minors. Included on the Belleville Diocese's 9/20/2022 list. Skube died 9/26/2022.

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Fr. Eugene J. Smith

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Ordained: 1958
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Reportedly in 11/2008, Smith was accused of abuse by a female minor in approximately 1963. He was laicized in 1981. The Diocese announced 11/3/2008 that it had added him to its list of credibly accused.

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Bishop Lawrence D. Soens

Ordained: 1950
Status: Settled

Died: 11/1/2021
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused in 2002 of abusing three boys in the 1960s. One claim settled for $20K in 2004. Two suits were pending as of 5/2006. Seven new suits were filed in 5/2006. Apparently a new suit with 13 plaintiffs was filed in 8/2006 alleging abuse 1959-1967. In 2/2006 the diocese investigative panel found behavior may have been inappropriate, but did not appear to be sexual. It found him guilty of sexual abuse 11/3/2008. Included on the diocese's list of credibly accused in 5/2009, noting accusations of abuse of 31 male minors. Twelve cases were dismissed in 5/2009. In 2018 a man stated publicly that he was abused by Soens and another priest while a young seminarian. Soens died in 11/2021, at age 95.

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Fr. John J. Stack

Ordained: 1988
Status: Reinstated

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Chaplain at Mercy Medical in Clinton when suspended 4/22/2013. Accused of inappropriately touching minors in the late 1980s while parochial vicar at Holy Family in Davenport. Investigated by County Attorney and diocese. Last parish assignment apparently ended in 6/2006, per diocesan assignment list. Announcement 6/17/2016 that the Vatican determined charges were "not proven," without a finding of innocence or guilt. Returned to ministry. In 5/2023 the Diocese announced a new allegation, of "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a minor in the 1990s. Removed from ministry pending investigation. Reinstated by the Diocese in 3/2024, the outcome of the investigation unclear. Allowed to fill in for ill or vacationing, etc. priests; future assignments to be determined by the next bishop.

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Fr. Gerald E. Stouvenel

Ordained: 1972
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Placed on leave in 7/2007 after allegations by four people that he sexually molested them when they were minors more than 30 years prior. No criminal charges filed due to the statute of limitations. As of 2/2008 the Review Board recommended laicization and the bishop agreed to petition the Vatican. Found guilty by Review Board in 11/2008. Name added to the diocese'd list of credibly accused priests in 5/2009, noting allegations of abuse of three male minors. The Vatican decreed a life of prayer and penance but no laicization. Living at chancery as of 6/2011. In 2018 a man stated publicly that he was abused as a young seminarian by Stouvenel and Bishop Soens, and that he was abused as a child by four other priests. In 4/2024 Stouvenel appears to be living in Pompano Beach, FL.

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BA.org Concise Assignment Record

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Fr. Louis A. Telegdy

Order: CPPS
Ordained: 1942
Status: Settled

Died: 01/21/1995
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accused in a 2004 civil suit of abusing a 13-year-old boy 1957-1959. Case settled in 2005. Name is on the Davenport diocese's in 7/2008 list of credibly accused. It notes accusations of abuse of three boys, earliest known to have occurred in the 1950s. Worked in many other dioceses. Spent time in the Dodge City KS diocese 1966-1968. On the Diocese of Owensboro list 4/12/2019, where he worked 1972-1978. Died in 1995. Added to Stockton diocese's list 11/12/2020, where he worked 1978-1984. The Davenport diocese's updated list in 2/2022 shows that he was accused of abusing four male minors. Included on the Diocese of Superior's list in 11/2022; one allegation of abuse there 1961-1962 in Rib Lake and 1962-1966 in Park Falls.

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Fr. Terrence Thiessen

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Ordained: 1967
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Davenport diocese on its list in 2/2022. Accused of the sexual abuse of two female minors. Earliest claimed abuse in 1963.

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Diocese of Davenport List 02.01.22

Fr. Alphonse W. Wagner

Ordained: 1944
Status: Accused

Died: 12/2/1974
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Included on the diocese's 7/2008 list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse. Accused of abuse of two male minors beginning in 1969. Died in 1974. On the Green Bay diocese's list 1/17/2019. Noted to have multiple substantiated allegations against him of abuse, occurring 1944-1965. Ordained for Green Bay. On sick leave with permission to serve in the Davenport diocese 1966-1974.

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Fr. Richard J. Welsh

Ordained: 1952
Status: Accused

Died: 02/22/1971
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Included on the Davenport diocese's Creditors Committee website in 2007 as having credible allegations against him. On the diocese's 7/2008 list of credibly accused. Accused of abuse of six boys, beginning in 1962. Died in 1971.

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Fr. William F. Wiebler

Ordained: 1955
Status: Settled

Died: 09/29/2006
Diocese: Diocese of Davenport IA

Accusations of abuse reported to church in the 1970s-1980s. Retired 1991. Several suits. Some claims in Davenport's 2004 settlement. One mediated to $180K settlement. Ordered by bishop to Vianney Renewal center in 2002; left 2004, refused to return. Laicized in 5/2006. Suit by 12 more plaintiffs filed 5/2006. Included on the Davenport diocese's list of credibly accused in 7/2008, which notes allegations of abuse of 29 boys. Also worked in the Jackson MS diocese. Died in 9/2006. On the Jackson diocese's list 3/19/2019.

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