Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Jesuits Midwest Province

David C. Bayne

Status: Deceased: 4/8/2009

Appeared under the heading: “Section Two - Jesuit with a single established allegation of sexual abuse of a minor received after his death.”

Birth Year: 1918

Ordination year: 1941

Reported assignment history:

1954 - 1960, University of Detroit Law School, Detroit, Michigan
1960 – 1966, St. Louis University Law School, St. Louis, Missouri
1966 - 1967, University of Michigan Law School, Arbor, Michigan
1967 - 1967 , Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Germany
1967 - 1970, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1970 - 1970, University of Koln, Koln, Germany
1971 - 1999, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1999 - 2009, Writer, Iowa City, Iowa
Died 4/8/2009

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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