Fr. John Donald Slowey
Monsignor. First director of Catholic Social Services in Lansing; director of St. Vincent Children’s Home; director of the Cuban Refugee Program; founder of MI Big Brothers, Inc.; parish priest. Died 1/13/1983. On 8/24/2010 an attorney announced that he had settled a claim of sexual abuse of a boy against Slowey and the Diocese for $225K. The abuse allegedly took place when plaintiff was age 5-6 and lived at St. Vincent Children’s Home in the mid-1950s. The Diocese said this was the only allegation against Slowey. It also said it could not verify the allegations but settled to cover “healing expenses.” In 11/2011 another man told the Diocese Slowey sexually abused him multiple times when he was about age 4 at St. Vincent Home. He said Slowey also abused other children. Slowey’s name is included on the Diocese’s list of credibly accused 9/27/2019, which notes multiple allegations. Included in the MI Attorney General’s 12/16/2024 Diocese of Lansing report.
- Battle Creek Enquirer 03.28.46
- Lansing State Journal 12.12.56
- Lansing State Journal 05.22.74
- Lansing State Journal Obituary 01.14.83
- Detroit Free Press 08.25.10
- Lansing State Journal 08.25.10
- Lansing State Journal 08.26.10
- Detroit Free Press 08.26.10
- South Bend Tribune 08.27.10
- Injury Board Blog 08.31.10
- Lansing State Journal 08.31.10
- WILX 08.31.10
- WINS 08.31.10
- Reading Eagle 08.31.10
- Detroit Free Press 09.01.10
- WLNS 02.12.13
- Diocese of Lansing List 09.27.19
- MI Attorney General Diocese of Lansing Report 12.16.24
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