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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Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Tom Garthwaite

Status: Removed from Ministry (2004)

Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1955

Reported assignment history:

St. Joseph Hospital, Arcadia
St. Anthony de Padua, Augusta – St. John the Apostle, Fall Creek
St. Anthony, Drywood
Sacred Heart, Jim Falls
St. Joseph, Kendall – St. Patrick, Elroy – St. John the Baptist, Wilton
Sacred Heart, Marshfield
St. Patrick, Mauston – Madonna High School
St. Patrick, Sparta – St. Mary Hospital
St. Stephen, Stevens Point

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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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