Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Jesuits Midwest Province

J. Robert Koch

Status: Deceased: 12/6/1996

Appeared under the heading: “Section One - Midwest Province Jesuits with an established allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.”

Birth Year: 1913

Ordination year: 1930

Reported assignment history:

1937-1940, Loyola Academy, Chicago, Illinois
1940-1945, Theology Studies
1945-1953, Our Lady of the Springs, French Lick, Indiana
1953-1959, University of Detroit High School, Detroit, Michigan
1959-1961, Men of Milford Retreat House, Milford, Ohio
1961-1967, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, Illinois
1967-1967, Jesuit Retreat House, Wadsworth, Illinois
1968-1978, St. Ignatius Parish, Chicago, Illinois
1978-1979, Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
1979-1982, MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois
1982-1985, Alcohol Drug Dependency in Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois
1985-1988, Cuneo Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
1988-1996, Loyola University Chicago (LUC), Chicago, Illinois
Died 12/6/1996

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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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