Publication: Michigan Live
Michigan Priest Accused of Sexually Assaulting Parishioner While Spraying Him With Holy Water
Fr. Thomas King is the subject of a sexual abuse report produced at the request of the University of Notre Dame. In 2007, Fr. Thomas King joined St. Mark Catholic ...
Former Michigan Priest Sentenced to Prison for Raping 7-Year-Old Boy
A former Michigan priest has been sentenced to three to 15 years in state prison for raping a 7-year-old boy in 2004. Joseph Baker, 60, will also be required to ...
Trial To Be Scheduled For Former Michigan Priest Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Boys
A trial may finally be looming for a former Flint-area priest accused of sexually assaulting two men in the mid-1990s, when the alleged victims were under 13 years old. Vincent ...
Saginaw Priest Removed From Ministry Due To Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The Catholic Diocese of Saginaw has permanently removed one of its priests from duty, years after the priest was accused of sexual misconduct. On Friday, July 23, Bishop Robert Gruss ...
WATCH: Michigan’s Clergy Abuse Probe Identifies 454 Accused Priests, 811 Victims
A two-year investigation into sexual abuse in Michigan’s Catholic churches has, so far, identified 454 accused priests and 811 victims, and led to charges against 11 clergymen. Of the 11 ...
Former Michigan Priest Pleads No Contest to Indecent Exposure
A former Catholic priest has pleaded no contest to a criminal charge stemming from him exposing himself in public. Lawrence M. Ventline, 70, on Jan. 15 appeared in Huron County ...
Saginaw Diocese Adds 8 More Clergy to List of Abusers
The Catholic Diocese of Saginaw has added the names of eight religious-order clergy to its website naming those who, according to the church, have at least one credible allegation of ...
Former Ann Arbor Priest Charged with 8 Sex Assault Felonies
A former Ann Arbor and Jackson priest accused of sexually assaulting an altar boy nearly 30 years ago has been formally charged. Timothy M. Crowley, 70, was arraigned Saturday, June ...
Michigan Priest Resigns Amid Allegations Of Sexual Harassment
A Catholic priest in Ypsilanti has resigned amid claims he sexually harassed a female colleague, the Catholic Diocese of Lansing says. Rev. Robert Robbenbuck was placed on medical leave in ...
Saginaw Catholic Diocese ‘Stonewalled’ Investigators in Alleged Sex Abuse Case
When a beloved priest known as “Father Bob” was charged with sex crimes a year ago, the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw vowed to help investigators. Bishop Joseph Cistone said he ...