Fr. William Mark Haegelin
Haegelin was removed in 9/2002 after a man accused him of inappropriate sexual relations with him as a minor in the 1980s. Haegelin denied the allegation. He later admitted to having a sexual relationship with the man, but only when the man was an adult. In 11/2002 the Archdiocesan Review Board cleared him of allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor. There was no criminal investigation because Haegelin’s accuser did not want one. The review board recommended he return to ministry after spiritual counseling. Included on the Archdiocese’s list 1/25/2019, which notes that it could not determine if the sexual relationship began while Haegelin’s accuser was still a minor. Laicized in 2004. In 6/2021 the Archdiocese announced that allegation that the victim was a minor during the time in question was substantiated.
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