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Woman Says Church Ignored Her Pleas About Priest Accused Of Abusing 4 Boys

August 30, 2020 from Springfield News-Leader by Harrison Keegan

For at least the past 16 years, Elizabeth Mangler has kept a file saved on her computer: “FatherGaryCarr.doc.” Mangler, 59, had a feeling that some day a man would come forward and accuse Father Gary Carr of child sexual abuse. And she wanted people to know that in Monett, they tried to stop him. “We … Read more

Former Springfield Priest Accused of Child Sex Abuse

April 30, 2020 from Springfield News-Leader by Staff

The local Catholic diocese announced this week a former Springfield priest was recently accused of sexually abusing a child in a different jurisdiction. Father Gary Carr, 66, was accused of sexually abusing a boy in southeast Missouri nearly 30 years ago when the boy was between the ages of 10 and 13, according to a … Read more