Wauwatosa Priest Had Prior Allegations of Inappropriate Touching

WISN
April 19, 2013

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Our news partners at the Wauwatosa Patch report that a former Wauwatosa priest who was relieved of his duties in March after a complaint had prior complaints filed against him.

Fr. Robert Marsicek, 71, was a priest at Pius X parish before becoming the subject of an investigation last month. A Wauwatosa Catholic Schools teacher reported seeing Marsicek touching a student while holding her in his lap.

Marsicek denied the allegations, saying he "had never intentionally touched a child in a sexual manner."

The District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges in this case, but the Wauwatosa Patch reports that the school had also dealt with an incident with Marsicek as far back as 2004. The archdiocese removed Marsicek from all duties at the parish and assigned him to take up residence under supervision at the Provinciate of the Society of the Divine Savior in Milwaukee.