Deacon Carl H. Beckman
Deacon. Named publicly as accused by the Archdiocese on its list 7/26/2019. Allegations substantiated. Removed from ministry. Admitted to molesting “about four boys” in the mid-1960s when he was an assistant Boy Scout troop leader. News reports in 1964 show he was arrested, having lured about 15 children, boys and girls ages 4-13, into his car, then masturbating and sometimes touching their thighs. Committed to a state hospital 1965-1968. Married in 1970. The Archdiocese became aware at some point when a woman who knew of Beckman’s history spoke up; he was moved to another parish. In 2002 Beckman was asked to “quietly step down.” Died in 10/2023.
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