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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Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan

Thomas Cain

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Cases involving deceased priests for whom criminal and/or canonical proceedings were not completed.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1945

Reported assignment history:

associate pastor at St. Vincent de Paul, Pontiac
St. Mary, Monroe
St. Louis, Mt. Clemens
St. Patrick, Detroit
Christ the King, Detroit
and as pastor of St. Maurice, Livonia from 1960- 1984

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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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