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 Toledo, Ohio

Herbert M. Richey Jr.

Status: Voluntarily dispensed from the clerical state

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy who have Abandoned Ministry or have been Voluntarily Dispensed from the Clerical State”

Birth Year: 1950

Ordination year: 1978

Reported assignment history:

1978 - Saint Michael's Parish - Findlay, OH - Associate Pastor
1978-1983 - Saints Peter and Paul Parish - Sandusky, OH - Associate Pastor
1983-1987 - Saint Peter's Parish - Mansfield, OH - Associate Pastor
1987-1992 - Saint Mary's Parish - Vermilion, OH - Associate Pastor
1987-1992 - Saint Mary's Parish - Wakeman, OH - Priest Minister
1992 - Placed on administrative leave
1997- Dispensed from the clerical state

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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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