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

Lawrence D. Brown

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List Of Clergy Who Were Credibly Accused While Serving In Dwc – 1950 To Present”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Weirton - St. Paul 05/1970 - 12/1971
Wheeling - St. Joseph Cathedral 12/1971 - 06/1977
Wheeling - WV Northern Community College - Chaplain 08/1972 - 06/1977
Salem - Sacred Heart 06/1977 - 06/1982
West Union - St. Patrick 06/1977 - 06/1982
Salem - Salem College - Chaplain 06/1977 - 06/1982
St. Albans - St. Francis of Assisi 06/1982 - 05/1984
Leave of absence 05/1984 - 01/1985
Parkersburg - St. Margaret Mary 01/1985 - 04/1985.

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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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