Credibly Accused

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

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Diocese of Richmond, Virginia

Donald Scales

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Religious and Priests of Other Dioceses with allegations of abuse elsewhere, who worked in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond”

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1955

Assignment history not reported

Other results for “Donald Scales” in released lists

Donald Scales - Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina

Donald Francis Scales - Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina

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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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