Fr. Richard Boyd
“Rick.” Convicted in 1984 of possession of hundreds of items, including about 20 magazines, plus photos and albums, with images of teenage boys younger than 18 engaged in sex. Completed 2 years of probation and 6 months of treatment at a Catholic facility in MA. Responding to concerns of parishioners in 2003, the Crookston review board found no evidence of abuse. A police investigation found photos of nude young men, not evidently underage, posted by Boyd on the internet. Boyd denied wrongdoing. He took an indefinite leave of absence and resigned from his parish in 2003 saying ‘innuendo and gossip’ destroyed his credibility as a minister. Laicized in 2006. Boyd’s appeal was pending. Added sometime after 9/21/2017 to the Diocese’s list of those with credible allegations against them of the sexual abuse of minors.
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