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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Dominican Province of St. Joseph

Robert Leo Pelkington

Status: Removed from public ministry in 1999; Death: 2015

Appeared under the heading: “Status of Credibly Accused Friars - Friars Permanently Removed from Public Ministry”

Birth Year: 1941

Ordination year: 1968

Assignment history not reported

Other results for “Robert Leo Pelkington” in released lists

Robert Leo Pelkington - Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut

Robert Leo Pelkington - Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut

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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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