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 Fargo, North Dakota

John Smyth

Status: Imprisoned; deceased (1997)

Appeared under the heading: “Non-Fargo clergy (religious order or extern) with substantiated allegation(s) of sexual abuse of a minor while serving within the Diocese of Fargo”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1951

Assignment history not reported

Other results for “John Smyth” in released lists

John Gerard Brendan Smyth - Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island

John E. Smith - Diocese of Camden, New Jersey

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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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