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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Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky

Robert A. DeWitt

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF FILES PROVIDED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE - CONCLUSION - "In the following cases, there was not enough information to fully investigate and confirm the report."”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1960

Reported assignment history:

June 1960-August 1960, Associate Pastor, Saint William Parish
August 1960, Associate Pastor, Saint Augustine Parish, Lebanon, KY
August 1966, Associate Pastor, Saint Philip Neri Parish
June 1969, Associate Pastor, Saint Vincent dePaul Parish
October 1973, Associate Pastor, Holy Name Parish
June 1976, Resident Administrator/ Associate Pastor, Resident Administrator, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Hodgenville, KY and Associate Pastor, Saint Ann Parish, Howardstown, KY
May 1982-January 1983, Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home
January 1983, Temporary Administrator, Saint Andrew Parish, Harrodsburg, KY and Saint Lawrence Parish, Lawrenceburg, KY
June 1983-1999, Chaplain, Nazareth Motherhouse, Nazareth, KY

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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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