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 Fort Worth, Texas

Russell William Detwiler

Status: Retired from active ministry in 2015. Suspended from ministry in 2017. In 2018, plead guilty to indecency with a child and aggravated sexual assault of a minor and has been sentenced to state prison

Appeared under the heading: “Deacons”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1995

Reported assignment history:

Prison Ministry (Wichita Falls)
Volunteered at Allred: 1995-2001
Chaplain at Allred: 2011-
2017.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Wichita Falls): 1995-2001, 2010-2015.
Out of the Diocese (Saginaw Michigan): 2001-2006.
Assigned to 4 parishes April 2006 – left December 2008
St. William Catholic Church
(Montague)
St. Mary Catholic Church (Henrietta)
St. Jerome Catholic Church (Bowie)
St.
Joseph Catholic Church (Nocona)

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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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