Fr. David Joseph Clark
Worked in Los Angeles, CA; Prescott, AZ; Ft. Worth, TX; Yuma, AZ; Alexandria, Monroe, Cottonport and Marksville, LA. Accused in a 1994 lawsuit of sexually abusing two brothers in Prescott, AZ in 1959 and 1960. The case was dismissed due to the statute of limitations, affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals in 12/1996. Included on the Gallup diocese’s list of credibly accused. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese list 9/12/2017. On Baton Rouge diocese’s list in early 2019, which notes a report to the Diocese 12/15/2018 of abuse 1964-1965 while assigned to St. Thomas More. Clark left the diocese in 1965. He died in the 2000s. Per a 2019 proof of claim in the Santa Fe archdiocese’s bankruptcy, Clark sexually abused an altar boy who was in second and third grades from 1971 to 1972 or 1973. Clark allegedly would reach into the boys pants and fondle him while they were dressing for mass in the sacristy. This plaintiff also claims similar abuse by Fr. Perrault at another parish in 1975.
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