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 Detroit, Michigan

James Roth

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Cases involving priests of religious orders, eparchies, or other dioceses, who lived in the Archdiocese of Detroit and/or were assigned by the Archbishop of Detroit to ministry.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

teacher, guidance counselor, and administrator at St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Monroe, Michigan
Other assignments included schools in Utah and Ontario, Canada.

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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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