An advocacy group says the release of a list of 47 priests with substantiated accusations of sexual abuse could be a triggering event for some survivors.
Helen Kobussen is the prevention director for the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of the Fox Cities. She says at the same time it could help others heal. She says it shows the church is acknowledging what happened and taking steps toward helping the victims.
Kobussen says the key to preventing abuse is teaching adults. She says leaders at Catholic schools and the church are working to help adults recognize warning signs in children so they can intervene.
15 of the priests on the list are still alive and they’re not involved in active ministry. An investigative firm found there were 98 substantiated victims.
Link to more information on the 47 priests on the Diocese website
List of the 47 priests with links to more information
Priests with one or more substantiated accusations
Donald Becker
Dennis Bouche
David Boyea
Stanley Browne
Donald Buzanowski
Michael Carroll
John Conrad
August Dusold
William Eberhardy
Simeon Engl
John Feeney
Bernard Geimer
Daniel Gilsdorf
Ralph Hermsen
Richard Heyman
Philip Hoffmann
Leroy Hogan
William Kiernan
Jerome Koerner
John Koprowski
Nicholas Langenfeld
Clarence Leitermann
Norbert Rank
Francis Reinke
Kenneth Rodgers
Donald Rose
Tito Sammut
Eugene Schmidt
Ronald Schneider
Earl Schuh
Thomas Stocker
Richard Thomas
Robert Thompson
Gerald van Nuland
Alphonse Wagner
Jerome Watry
Priests with a single substantiated accusation that was made after the priest’s death.
James Hodik
George Kiefer
Laurence Loerke
Florian Milbauer
Glenn Ochs
Fridolin Olshowski
Elroy Reimer
Francis Rose
Walter Williams
