When Tony Cutcher learned that I was investigating why he resigned from active ministry following a scandal in 2021, he did what few priests accused of improper behavior have ever done: An interview.

When Tony Cutcher learned that I was investigating why he resigned from active ministry following a scandal in 2021, he did what few priests accused of improper behavior have ever done: He sat down for an interview.

“My reputation is gone. The best I’m going to be able to do for the rest of my life is going to be some sort of low-level menial job — which I find frustrating, and I also think is sad,” Cutcher said during a June 7 interview. “Someone with my background, training and talents not being able to use them for the greater good because of these allegations.”

Cutcher asked the Archdiocese of Cincinnati if he could return to active…