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 Owensboro, Kentucky

Gerald Baker

Status: Removed from public ministry (2016)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1957

Ordination year: 1983

Reported assignment history:

83-85: St. Stephen Cathedral, Owensboro
85-87: St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville with responsibilities at Trinity High School
87-89: Immaculate Conception, Earlington
Holy Cross, Providence
Resurrection, Dawson Springs
89-03: Sts. Peter & Paul, Hopkinsville
03-12: St. Ann, Morganfield
12-16: St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville
13-16: St. John, Fordsville

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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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