Fr. Wendelin Shafer
Diocese: Archdiocese of Detroit MI
Ordained: 1946
Status of Accusation: Accused
Leslie spent 52 years of his life to serving as a missionary in Central America. He made the decision to join the Central American Vice Province. After retiring from his work, Leslie returned to his roots in Wisconsin and died on October 9, 2005. Shockingly, in the Report of the Audit and Review of the Files of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph released on June 18, 2013, Leslie was identified as a deceased friar with confirmed reports of sexual abuse of minors.
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