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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Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico

Edward Rutowski

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List of Priests, Deacons, Religious, and Seminarians Accused of Sexual Abuse of Children”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

St. Helen, Hobbs, 1950 to 1952
St. Rose of Lima, Santa Rosa, 1952
St. Mary, Vaughn, 1952 to 1954
Nativity of Mary, Alameda, 1954 to 1975
Leave of absence, 1975 to 1977
St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque, 1977 to 1991

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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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