Former Franciscan brother under current criminal investigation in Wisconsin for raping and physically assaulting African American children from Mississippi on trips to St. Francis and Appleton
Over the past nine months, church officials of the Franciscan Friars of the Assumption Province, headquartered in St. Francis, Wisconsin, have been actively soliciting secrecy agreements from African American victims of Paul West, 59, a former Franciscan, in exchange for financial settlements which are among the lowest in the United States.
Aug 27th, 2019
Norbertine Release of Credibly Accused Priest Sex Offenders Raises More Questions than Answers
The release from the Norbertines includes the names of 22 priests that church officials, including the current Abbot and several former Abbots of the religious order, knew had sexually assaulted children in the Green Bay diocese.
Jul 19th, 2019
Waukesha judge orders Pewaukee priest to stand trial for felony child sex abuse
Fr. Charles Hanel was arrested in September for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in the confessional.
Nov 30th, 2018
State of Wisconsin Granted Professional Licenses to Four Priests with Histories of Abuse
All four have been identified by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee as priests with substantiated histories of sexual abuse or misconduct.
Nov 2nd, 2018
US DOJ orders all US bishops not to destroy abuse documents, but in previous post in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania bishop did just that
One Pennsylvania bishop likely at the center of the current federal investigation is Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh.
Oct 27th, 2018
Survivors of Clergy Sex Abuse Call on Sheldon Lubar, District Attorney John Chisholm, and Flynn Donors to Urge Flynn to Drop Out of Wisconsin Governor’s Race
Milwaukee area priest Domenic Roscioli to join SNAP founding member Peter Isely for 11:30am press conference at Archbishop Weakland Center (831 N Van Buren St.)
Jul 24th, 2018
Milwaukee Archdiocese Priest Calls on Matt Flynn to Drop out of Wisconsin Governor’s Race
Father Dominic Roscioli denounces disgraced Archbishop Weakland's letter in support of former archdiocesan lawyer and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, Matt Flynn
Jul 23rd, 2018
