Fr. Alex Crow
Assigned to Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile when placed under restrictions 7/26/2023 after fleeing to Italy with an 18-year-old woman on 7/24/2023. In a Valentine’s Day letter to the girl when she was 17, Crow professed his love to her and said they were married. The girl was a student at a Catholic high school at the time, where Crow reportedly sat in on classes and heard confessions. The girl’s family said that she did not want to go to Italy with Crow and that she relented after pressure from him. Crow told the Archdiocese he would never return to America. Allegedly groomed other young girls. Parents had complained that he was rumored to give teens alcohol at bonfires and perform exorcisms on students; he was nonetheless allowed in 6/2023 to travel with students to Europe. The Archdiocese reported the situation to the District Attorney. Laicization to be initiated. In 11/2023 the girl’s parents’ attorney said that Crow and the girl had returned to AL. The District Attorney closed its investigation. The two married 11/17/2023. Laicization announced on 1/8/2024.
- National Catholic Report 07.28.23
- America 07.31.23
- WKRG 08.14.23
- Daily Mirror 08.14.23
- National Catholic Reporter 08.17.23
- The Guardian 08.18.23
- Associated Press 08.22.23
- The Pillar 08.24.23
- America 09.05.23
- Lagniappe 09.06.23
- Lagniappe 09.10.23
- Lagniappe 09.20.23
- Lagniappe 10.12.23
- WKRG 11.07.23
- WKRG 11.21.23
- National Catholic Reporter 01.08.24
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