Fr. Sigmund John Harmeski
Retired in 1982. Died 12/14/1991. Named as accused in the MI Attorney General’s 6/25/2026 Diocese of Saginaw Report. The Diocese was made aware in 1955 that Haremski had made inappropriate advances toward a young adult man, and had shown “unusual interest” in another’s confession regarding sex. In 1959 a male college student reported that Haremski had made sexual advances toward him. In 3/1970 the Standish Police Deptartment received a report that Haremski grabbed a 17-year-old boy’s private parts, witnessed by four adults. Haremski’s personnel file shows notes from that time between Vicar General Msgr. Eugene Forges and Fr. Joe Roach referencing complaints regarding another boy, and a female. In 12/1970 Bishop Reh assigned Haremski as pastor of a Bay City parish.
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