Fr. Joseph D. Cernich
Assigned to parishes, active in Teens Encounter Christ, taught summer school at Griffin High, and was a Christian Family Camps staff member. Faculties removed in 4/1995. Worked in Catholic Charities administration offices until 2002. Laicized in 6/2003. Went on to work for the city of Springfield. First named publicly as accused on the diocese’s list released 11/29/2018. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report, which notes 4 “reported survivors.”
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