MICHIGAN
MLive
By Bob Johnson bob_johnson@mlive.com
SAGINAW TWP., MI — Amid a sex abuse probe, the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw has released the names of five former priest they claim were removed from ministry because of credible claims of alleged sex abuse of minors.
On Friday, April 13, The Most Rev. Bishop Joseph R. Cistone announced that Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Michael J. Talbot will serve as the diocese’s independent delegate to review sexual misconduct.
The announcement of Talbot as an independent delegate comes nearly a month after Cistone’s home, along with two diocese properties, were raided by police….
According to the diocese, since the the adoption of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and Essential Norms by the Bishops of the United States in 2002, the following clerics were permanently removed from ministry due to credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors:
Stanislaus A. Bur (former priest – deceased)
John E. Hammer (former priest)
Richard L Howard (former deacon)
Jack E. Leipert (former priest)
Leonard F. Wilkuski (former priest)
Each priest mentioned has been defrocked.
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