ILLINOIS
Patch
By Charlotte Eriksen
March 21, 2013
In addition to the thousands of pages to be released detailing the abuse by Catholic priests in the Joliet Diocese, the organization Tuesday also released an updated list of credibly accused abusers.
The list includes Lawrence Gibbs, who was ordained in 1973 and served at churches in Glen Ellyn, Downers Grove, Lockport and Lombard before he was removed from ministry in 1992.
New allegations filed in June 2012 accuse Gibbs of molesting several young boys in the 70s. Gibbs’ accuser, who went to catechism school at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, says Gibbs gave several boys alcohol and porn and had the boys play games, swim and perform other activities naked during a retreat at a Wisconsin cabin in 1977, according to a CBS Chicago report.
Gibbs is scheduled to appear in Will County court April 18 for a status hearing.
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