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 Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia

John R. Butler

Status: Removed from ministry in Diocese of Metuchen - 2002

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy Who Served In Dwc For Whom No Complaints Were Received But Were Credibly Accused Elsewhere”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Keyser - Assumption - Associate 1968-1969
Petersburg - St. Mary - Assistant 1968-1969
Romney - Our Lady of Grace - Assistant 1968-1969 (Diocese of Richmond during that timeframe).

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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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