The Rev. Nelson Daniel Rupp was assigned to St. Augustine seminary for part of the time Robert Prevost was a student. Highlighted in a report about alleged abuse in the Catholic church, Rupp says he taught Prevost — who as Pope Leo XIV now is tasked with dealing with the scourge of child sex abuse by clergy.
The Rev. Nelson Daniel Rupp merited a chapter in the Michigan attorney general’s report on Catholic priests accused of child sexual abuse from the Diocese of Marquette, saying that, among other ugly behavior years ago, Rupp allegedly took boys to a cottage, “supplied them with liquor, and then sexually abused them.”
On a “sleepover” with children, he “was walking around with only a t-shirt on, with his genitals exposed,” the report stated, also noting a housekeeper for Rupp found children’s underwear in his residence, including a pair “heavily soiled.”
When sent to a medical center that assesses troubled priests, Rupp wouldn’t follow the treatment recommendations, the report said, drawing a rebuke from his bishop in the northern part of Michigan.
Rupp was one of 44 accused priests in the 2022 report. And Rupp is one of thousands of Catholic priests across the country accused of abusing kids.
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