Fr. Raymond Henry Bornbach

Ordained: 1941
Status: Sued

Died: 01/3/2006
Diocese: Diocese of La Crosse WI

A woman told the diocese in 1/03 that Bornbach molested her for over a year and a half in 1971, beginning when she was age 8. Another person complained about Bornbach in 3/01 and the fact that he still visited sick patients at a hospital in Marshfield. He allegedly would grope and kiss women in the psychiatric unit. Board substantiated the 2003 claim in 2004 and his privileges as a priest were removed. Died 1/3/06. Accuser filed a civil suit 12/31/08 against the diocese. Dismissed by court in 2/12.

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