Fr. John C. Baskett
Accused in 2007 of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 1952 after using alcohol to incapacitate her. Suit filed 3/08. Abuse included intercourse and continued through 1954. He was then transferred to a parish later located in the Jefferson City, MO diocese. Became Air Force chaplain in 1955, first as part of Kansas City MO, then as Springfield-Cape Girardeau priest. Per Catholic Directories, had a Kitty Hawk, NC address, in the Raleigh diocese 1978-79. Died 6/23/95 in Las Vegas. Civil suit settled 8/08 in $10M settlement involving 12 priests. On Springfield-Cape Giradeau diocese’s list updated 4/1/19. It notes that he left the priesthood in 1975. On KC-St. Joseph diocese’s list 9/5/19.
- Police Report 02.09.07
- Kansas City Star 03.06.08
- Kansas City Star 08.20.08
- Kansas City Star 08.20.08
- Statement by Plaintiff in Voice from the Desert 11.02.08
- KOMU 11.29.18
- Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau List 04.01.19
- Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph List 09.05.19
- Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau List updated 04.13.21
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