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 Santa Rosa, California

Edward F. Beutner

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “DIOCESE RESPONDS TO THE REQUEST FOR TRANSPARENCY - Accused priests who had varying degrees of connection with the Diocese of Santa Rosa and who had claims brought against them in other places”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1965

Reported assignment history:

Ordained for the Diocese of Superior 1965
assigned to Mont LaSalle in Napa in 1987

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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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