EVANSVILLE (IN)
Evansville Courier & Press
February 15, 2019
By Jon Webb
An Indiana man has publicly accused a former Evansville Diocese priest of sexual abuse.
Testifying in front of the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Christopher Compton, 42, said the Rev. Raymond Kuper sexually abused him multiple times when Compton was 9 years old.
He accused of Kuper of “borderline brainwashing” him.
Kuper died in 2012.
The Courier & Press doesn’t usually name accusers of sex crimes, but Compton has testified in a public meeting and has been named in other publications as well. Video of the hearing is available on the state website.
Compton and several others testified in favor of Senate Bill 219, which would give accusers more time to pursue civil cases in incidents that have long exceeded the statute of limitations.
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Compton told legislators the reported abuse occurred when he was a student at Christ the King School. According to his obituary, Kuper was pastor at Christ the King from 1977 to 1987.
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