Carlton County priest listed as ‘credibly accused’ of sexual abuse

DULUTH (MN)
Duluth News-Tribune

January 14, 2021

By Tom Olsen

The allegations were not related to his service in Northeastern Minnesota, a spokesman said.

The Diocese of Duluth has added a former Carlton County priest to its list of clergy deemed “credibly accused” of child sexual abuse.

The Rev. David Tushar had served as a priest in Northeastern Minnesota for nearly 35 years when he was placed on leave in July 2019 pending an investigation into allegations of abuse.

The allegations were related to his earlier service as a Holy Cross Father and Catholic school teacher in Niles, Illinois, from 1978-79.

Deacon Kyle Eller, spokesman for the Diocese of Duluth, said there have not been any allegations against Tushar locally.

“He had not been added to the list as we awaited a report from the Holy Cross Fathers, which we have now received, and which found the accusation credible,” Eller wrote in an email to the News Tribune on Thursday. “The case now goes to the Vatican.”

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