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 Owensboro, Kentucky

Walter Hancock

Status: Removed from public ministry (2002), Deceased (2012)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1920

Ordination year: 1947

Reported assignment history:

1947-49: St. Anthony, Browns Valley
1949-1952: Immaculate Conception, Hawesville
1952-1959: St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville
1959-1965: St. Anthony, Peonia
1965-72: St. Alphonsus
1972-1983: St. Jerome, Fancy Farm
1983-1989: St. Sebastian, Calhoun
1989-1992
Sacred Heart, Russellville
1992-1995: St. Rose, Cloverport and Holy Guardian Angels, Irvington
1995: Allowed to retire
1998: Administrator at Holy Guardian Angels Parish in Irvington

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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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