Diocese of Covington, KY Release List of Accused Clergy

Posted on: November 9, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse

Diocese of Covington KY List of Accused ClergyThe Diocese of Covington, Kentucky has released a list of priests who have served in its diocese and have been credibly accused of sexual abuse. The list comes after two former FBI agents spent almost a full year reviewing diocese records dating back to 1950. The comprehensive list contains the names of 59 priests and 31 others affiliated with the diocese dating back almost 70 years.

For a name to be considered, the priest, religious leader, deacon, or lay employee(s) must have served within the diocese and had one or more substantiated allegations of sexual abuse against a minor. Inclusion on the list, however, does not mean the accused was found guilty of a crime or liable for any civil claim.

The Diocese used the following to consider evidence of probable cause:

  • admission of guilt by the accused;
  • guilty finding rendered by a court;
  • finding rendered by an investigative process shows cause for believing the allegation is true on an objective basis;
  • the accused, when presented with the allegation and afforded a reasonable opportunity to respond, declined to address the allegation; or
  • the Special Masters appointed by the Court in the class action litigation against the Diocese made a monetary award from the class settlement fund based on a sworn claim form alleging one or more incidents of sexual abuse of a minor by the accused, and any other evidence that was submitted on behalf of the claimant.

List of Individuals with Substantiated Claims of Abuse of a Minor

  • Arbogast, Paul Marion – Served in Kentucky 1955-2003; deceased
  • Bamberger, Frederick Gervais – Served in Kentucky 1934-1971; deceased
  • Berberich, Robert Alan – Served in Kentucky 1985-1987; living
  • Bierman, Earl Charles – Served in Kentucky 1957-1987; deceased
  • Bradley, Joseph L. – Served in Kentucky 1964-1966; unknown
  • Broering, Raymond Leo – Served in Kentucky 1953-1986; deceased
  • Browne, Joseph Aloysius – Served in Kentucky 1956-1963; deceased
  • Campbell, Stuart B. – Served in Kentucky 1949; deceased
  • Chappa, Raymond – Served in Kentucky 1986; living
  • Ciangetti, Paul Peter – Served in Kentucky 1942-1988; deceased
  • Dickmann, Louis Henry – Served in Kentucky 1959-1999; living (Cold Springs, KY)
  • Donovan, Charles Anthony – Served in Kentucky 1938-1966; deceased
  • Fedders, William Joseph – Served in Kentucky 1968-1987; living (Frankfort, KY)
  • Fitzgerald, Gerald M. – Served in Kentucky 1960-1979; deceased
  • Fortner, Douglas Franklin – Served in Kentucky 1970-2002; deceased
  • Fritsch, James Edward – Served in Kentucky 1965-1966; unknown
  • Gallenstein, Stephen Francis – Served in Kentucky 1976-1986; living (Maysville, KY)
  • Gieske, Bernard John – Served in Kentucky 1960-1971; unknown
  • Goeke, John Wiley – Served in Kentucky 1959-1991; living (Covington, KY)
  • Gruber, Robert Louis – Served in Kentucky 1953-1982; deceased
  • Hartman, Ralph Clarence – Served in Kentucky 1959-2000; deceased
  • Hils, Henry Charles – Served in Kentucky 1965-1979; deceased
  • Holtz, Raymond Charles – Served in Kentucky 1958-1996; deceased
  • Holtz, Louis Joseph – Served in Kentucky 1958-1990; deceased
  • Jablonowski, Anthony Thomas – Served in Kentucky 1970-1971; Unknown
  • Kamlage, Herman Bernard – Served in Kentucky 1957-1994; deceased
  • Klein, Robert Paul – Served in Kentucky 1953-1979; deceased
  • Kleman, James Edward – Served in Kentucky 1954-1973; deceased
  • Lally, Daniel Michael – Served in Kentucky 1948-1979; deceased
  • Leslie, Larry Bruce – Served in Kentucky 1980-1988; living (California)
  • Lloyd, Thomas Victor – Served in Kentucky 1981-1992; living (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Macpherson, David Mark – Served in Kentucky 1967-1975; living
  • Mcclanahan, Raymond Anthony – Served in Kentucky 1947-1966; deceased
  • Mertes, William Henry – Served in Kentucky 1960-1981; deceased
  • Middendorf, Norbert Henry – Served in Kentucky 1945-1964; deceased
  • Miller, Gary Albert – Served in Kentucky 1970-2000; deceased
  • Modica, Balthasar John – Served in Kentucky 1946-1985; deceased
  • Moscowitz, Reuben Thomas – Served in Kentucky 1948-1953; deceased
  • Muench, Joseph Nicholas – Served in Kentucky 1981-1986; living (Independence, KY)
  • Neuroth, William Charles – Served in Kentucky 1965-1970; deceased
  • Nieman, Raymond Lawrence – Served in Kentucky 1954-1981; deceased
  • Nienaber, Leonard Bernard Francis – Served in Kentucky 1934-1979; deceased
  • Osterhage, John Albert – Served in Kentucky 1958-1970; deceased
  • Ott, Michael David – Served in Kentucky 1977-1987; living
  • Pilger, Joseph J. – Served in Kentucky 1955-1982; deceased
  • Poole, William George – Served in Kentucky 1963-1981; deceased
  • Rettger, OSB, Emmeran – Served in Kentucky 1966; unknown
  • Schaffer, Carl Casper – Served in Kentucky 1953-1983; deceased
  • Schumacher, George Joseph – Served in Kentucky 1965-1995; living (Covington, KY)
  • Schutzman, John Stanley – Served in Kentucky 1952-1988; deceased
  • Steidle, Mark Alan – Served in Kentucky 1993-2003; deceased
  • Trimbur, Leo Francis – Served in Kentucky 1954-1984; deceased
  • Walsh, Patrick J. – Served in Kentucky 1971; unknown
  • Wendeln, Robert Anthony – Served in Kentucky 1947-1967; deceased
  • Wethington, Paul Volk – Served in Kentucky 1947-1979; deceased
  • Witt, George Robert – Served in Kentucky 1950-1955; deceased
  • Wolfzorn, Paul Aloysius – Served in Kentucky 1958-1987; deceased
  • Wolke, Irwin Charles – Served in Kentucky 1960-1975; deceased
  • Zaumeyer, David Harry – Served in Kentucky 1949-1969; deceased

In addition to the accused clergy, the dioceses list included a substantiated list of brothers, sisters, and laypeople which includes:

  • Bryan, Thomas (Christian Brother) – Served in Kentucky 1964-1965; deceased
  • Hartman, Bernie (Marianist) – Served in Kentucky 1963-1965; unknown
  • Hildebrand, Bill (Marianist) – Served in Kentucky 1950-1951; deceased
  • Russell, Frank (Marianist) – Served in Kentucky 1983-1986; deceases
  • Strathern, Richard (Marianist) – Served in Kentucky 1966-1972; unknown
  • Wilhelm, Joseph (Christian Brother) – Served in Kentucky 1963-1977; unknown
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  • Sister Julia, RGS – Served in Kentucky 1950-1951; unknown
  • Sister Mary Eugene, OSB – Served in Kentucky 1955-1958; deceases
  • Sister Mary Justa Birochik, SND – Served in Kentucky 1950-1952; deceases
  • Sister Michael, RGS – Served in Kentucky 1950-1951; unknown
  • Sister Reparata, CDP – Served in Kentucky 1958-1966;
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  • Austin, Vincent – Served in Kentucky 1982-1986; unknown
  • Barry, Martin – Served in Kentucky 1984; unknown
  • Braun, James – Served in Kentucky 1991; deceased
  • Bricking, Charles – Served in Kentucky 1980-1982; unknown
  • Connerman, Pop – Served in Kentucky 1972-1973; unknown
  • Eschenbach, Patricia – Served in Kentucky 1959-1960; unknown
  • Frazier, Richard – Served in Kentucky 1975-1983; deceased
  • Graham, Shirley – Served in Kentucky 1969-1970; unknown
  • Grote, Leo J. – Served in Kentucky 1945-1954; unknown
  • Hansman, Thomas – Served in Kentucky 2013; unknown
  • Jones, Eileen – Served in Kentucky 1958-1959; unknown
  • Meyer, David – Served in Kentucky 1977-1979; unknown
  • Minton, Raymond – Served in Kentucky 1979-1980; unknown
  • Montgomery, Robert – Served in Kentucky 1973; unknown
  • Morton, Mike – Served in Kentucky 1960’s; unknown
  • Norton, Bryan – Served in Kentucky 1995-1996; unknown
  • Rice, Jack – Served in Kentucky 1969; unknown
  • Richter, James D. – Served in Kentucky 1981-1992; unknown
  • Sauer, Albert – Served in Kentucky 1964-1968; unknown
  • Scharge, Edward – Served in Kentucky 1980-1981; unknown

The diocese’s published list can also be viewed here.

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