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

R. James Kurtz

Status: Permanently removed from Public Ministry; Currently incarcerated in federal prison

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

Birth Year: 1945

Ordination year: 1963

Reported assignment history:

1970 - 1973, University of Detroit High School, Detroit, Michigan
1973 - 1978, Theology Studies
1979 - 2001, University of Detroit High School, Detroit, Michigan
10/2001 – 12/2001, Jesuit Community. University Heights, Ohio
1/2002 – 6/2002, Jesuit Community, Oakland, California
7/2002 – 2003, Jesuit Community, University Heights, Ohio
2003 - 2007, Jesuit Community, Chicago, Illinois
2008 - 2011, Jesuit Community, Clarkston, Michigan
2011 - 2012 Vianney Renewal Center [Pled guilty in Colorado Criminal Court, on court supervised probation while at center], Dittmer, Missouri
2014 - present, Federal Detention Facility [Pled guilty in Federal Court]

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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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