Publicly identified as the accused individual in the Michigan Attorney General’s report released on October 22nd, this person was named in connection with allegations of misconduct. Back in 2002, a man who was 53 years old at the time came forward to the diocese, claiming that Rocheleau had made inappropriate sexual advances towards him during…

In 1983, he pleaded guilty to the assault and battery of a 13-year-old boy while they were on a tubing trip. As a result, he was placed on two years of probation and received counseling. Shockingly, he confessed in the same year to having molested multiple boys. Fast forward to the early 1990s, when a…

Expelled from the parish on 3/02 following a “credible” accusation of misconduct, this individual staunchly refuted the claims while acknowledging struggles with alcohol dependency. Disturbingly, a minimum of five separate instances of abuse were reported during the 1980s and 1990s. Consequently, the archdiocese deemed it necessary to initiate a church trial in 2004. The official…

In May 2019, Kucharczyk was suspended for “misconduct” involving a minor that occurred “years ago.” The police had notified the diocese in March 2018 about allegations against him. The accuser claimed to have reached out to a nun from the Office of Child and Youth Protection around 2010, but received no response. According to the…

Listed in the archdiocese’s 9/02 Status Report is the fact that he was laicized. The Catholic Directories indicate that he was assigned to Immaculate Conception of the BVM in Lapeer during 1992-93, and was listed as Absent on Leave in 1993-94. However, there is no further mention of him in the Directories after 1994. It…

During the 1990s, the diocese confirmed four instances of misconduct concerning young girls during the 1970s. In order to resolve these matters, the diocese reached settlements outside of court in both 1989 and 1994. Heydens continued to serve as a priest until his removal from his position on the eighth day.

Publicly identified as the accused individual by his religious organization on their official roster on June 12, 2019. The organization acknowledges the reception of numerous accusations in 1999 and 2018 regarding instances of misconduct that occurred during the 1940s and 1950s in the state of Michigan. Szymanksi, who passed away on December 8, 1998, was…

Placed on leave on July 2nd, this individual had previously worked in both Detroit and Livonia parishes. From 1989 to 2001, they were assigned to the Archdiocese of Military Services. Disturbingly, they were accused of abusing five youths over a span of time ranging from 1963 to 1987. It is worth noting that the police…

Accused of engaging in unlawful acts with his foster son from the age of 11, the individual in question faced a jury trial on 12/18/02. Ultimately, the jury found him guilty of indecent liberties with a minor, while declaring him innocent of the sodomy charges. Consequently, he received a probationary sentence on 1/30/03, lasting for…

In the year 2023, the Detroit archdiocese publicly identified Heinlein as an individual who has been deemed credible in their accusations. It is worth noting that Heinlein passed away in 1999.

Publicly identified as accused by the Diocese of Saginaw on its roster in 2019. Allocated to the diocese from 1958 to 1970. Passed away on December 2nd, 1992. Enlisted on the Capuchins St. Joseph Province inventory of individuals with validated allegations against them.

According to the report from the MI A.G. on October 22nd, the diocese was informed in 1997 about Beyer’s sexual abuse of a boy at Holy Family Orphanage between 1944 and 1956, when the boy was 14 years old. Beyer, however, denied these accusations. The brother of the accuser also claimed to have been abused…

Publicly identified as accused in the Michigan Attorney General’s report on October 22nd, Sitko’s name emerged in connection with a disturbing incident reported by a woman in 2020. According to her account, during her time as a third-grade student at St. Ignatius Loyola School in 1963, Sitko would seize her during recess and force her…

Alvesteffer’s name was found on a roster of priests hailing from the diocese of Grand Rapids in May 2002. It seems that during his tenure in Ludington during the 1970s, there was only one accusation against him. According to the 1988 Catholic Directory, he was designated as being “on special assignment.” Alvesteffer passed away on…

In September of 2003, a gentleman came forward and accused Boyer of committing the heinous act of rape against him back in 1961, when the accuser was just a 12-year-old altar boy who assisted with weekday masses. According to the accuser, Boyer cunningly lured him into staying behind for a conversation, only to subject him…

Publicly identified as accused by the Saginaw diocese on its roster dated April 10, 2019; appointed to a parish in Essexville from 1954 to 1962. Also mentioned on the Norbertines list at St. Norbert’s Abbey in Wisconsin on July 19, 2019. One accusation was documented. Passed away on September 5, 1998. Name was also listed…

Retired from his position in 2007, this individual’s life took a drastic turn on 4/2/18 when the diocese received a credible allegation of sexual misconduct with a young girl in the 1970s. After denying these accusations, he was placed on administrative leave. The diocese later added his name to their list on 12/13/18, but it…

Bueche’s parish assignment was abruptly terminated on 4/02 due to the shocking revelation that the archdiocese had discreetly reached a financial settlement with a male victim who had accused the priest of sexual abuse during his tenure as a high school chaplain. As a consequence, Bueche was relocated to archdiocesan offices for an extended period…

On 10/29/11, Schulte was stripped of his duties at St. Sylvester’s in Warren after being accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with a 16-year-old boy back in 1991. This incident occurred while Schulte was employed at St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Madison Heights. A review board determined that the allegations held enough credibility to impose…

Listed in the report by the Michigan Attorney General on October 22nd, Harrington is mentioned as the focal point of an accusation of mistreatment. Harrington passed away in the year 1962.

Publicly identified as accused by the Jesuits Midwest Province on their roster dated 12/17/2018, Smola entered the order in 1938. Following his demise, a solitary accusation emerged, detailing misconduct during his tenure at University of Detroit Jesuit High School in the 1950s. Consequently, Smola was expelled on 11/14/1969. Furthermore, his name was featured on the…

Expelled from the priesthood in 1975 due to his despicable acts of child molestation, this individual faced legal consequences in 1979 when he was convicted and given a suspended sentence along with two years of probation. His law license was subsequently suspended in 1980 and ultimately revoked in 1982. Despite these penalties, he found himself…

According to articles from May 2003, Depp made the decision to depart from his parish within the Detroit archdiocese back in 1963 and never made a return. He was placed “on leave” but never officially terminated his role as a priest. It wasn’t until the 1980s that the Archdiocese discovered Depp’s conviction for child sexual…

In 1989, he was dismissed from his position in the ministry following allegations of misconduct involving a 14-year-old boy during late-night gatherings at the rectory and on a trip to Europe, where pizza and beer were involved. The admission of his wrongdoing was disclosed in a resignation letter written in November of the same year,…

Publicly identified by Saginaw bishop Cistone in April 2018, Leipert was named as a former priest who had been permanently removed from ministry due to credible allegations of sexually abusing minors. His faculties were withdrawn in June 2001, and he was laicized in 2006. According to a news source in May 2018, Leipert was investigated…

Father Vellian, a priest from the Archeparchy of Kottayam in India, belonging to the Syro-Malabar Church, temporarily worked in Kalamazoo in 1973-74 as per the advisory of the USCCB. In the fall of 2010, the diocese informed that they had recently received an allegation of sexual abuse involving a female minor, and after a thorough…

Holtz tendered his resignation in August 2002 following an investigation by the diocese into allegations of sexual abuse involving a minor during the early 1980s, during a period when he was under the influence of alcohol. Prior to his resignation, Holtz had served as the adjutant judicial vicar on the Diocesan Tribunal. However, he was…

Publicly identified as accused by the Saginaw diocese on its roster on April 10th, 2019. Served as a missionary in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania for a remarkable four decades, commencing in 1928. According to his obituary, he was actively engaged as a hospital chaplain in Bay City, MI at the age of 65, subsequently relocating to Ferndale…

According to a news article dated 8/24/10, an individual was charged with misconduct and subsequently expelled from their position in the ministry, although no specific dates were provided. This person was later included on the Lansing diocese’s roster of individuals deemed to have credible accusations against them, as of 9/27/19. Numerous allegations were made against…

In 2003, Wysocki was placed on leave by the archdiocese following a thorough review of an old accusation of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Initially, officials lacked sufficient information to take action, but the allegation was eventually deemed to be substantial. This particular incident was said to have taken place shortly after Wysocki’s ordination in…