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 Burlington, Vermont

Forrest W. Rouelle

Status: Deceased (1998), Retired (1998)

Appeared under the heading: “Priests that were assigned in Vermont and abused children here.This would include both those considered Diocesan priests and those from other Religious Orders (i.e. Edmundites, Maryknoll, Paraclete) that accepted assignment in the Vermont Diocese.”

Birth Year: 1927

Ordination year: 1956

Reported assignment history:

Randolph, Our Lady of the Snows home for girls, (Chaplain), 1956
Burlington, Don Bosco Home for Boys, 1956-57
Barton, St. Paul, (Assistant), 1957-62
Windsor, St. Francis of Assisi, (Assistant), and Vermont State Prison (Chaplain), 1962- 65
Winooski, St. Xavier, (Assistant), 1965-68
South Hero, St. Rose of Lima, (Administrator & Pastor), 1968-70
Bethel, St. Anthony, ( Pastor), 1970-75
Windsor, St. Francis of Assisi, (Pastor), 1975-88
Newport, St. Mary Star of the Sea, (Pastor), 1988-98

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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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