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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Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota

Douglas Schleisman

Status: Laicized

Appeared under the heading: “Disclosures of Names of Priests Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - These men have been identified as having credible accusations of abuse against them related to incidents reported to have occurred within the Diocese of New Ulm.”

Birth Year: 1949

Ordination year: 1975

Reported assignment history:

Associate, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, 1976-1981
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1981-1984
Pastor, St. Adalbert, Silver Lake, 1984-1993
Pastor, St. Joseph, Silver Lake, 1988-1993, while continuing assignment as pastor of St. Adalbert
Leave of absence, 1993

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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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