Fr. Bruce O. Ewing

Ordained: 1974
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Archdiocese of Louisville KY

Left priesthood in 1977. Civil suit filed 4/02; charged in 2003 with abuse of plaintiff in early 1970s, beginning when she was age 14. He denied the allegation. Civil suit settled through mediation in 3/03. Criminal trial ended in mistrial in 2004. New criminal trial held in 3/07; found guilty of one count on 3/22/07. Sentenced to 5 years probation in 5/07. Laicized in 2004. Led parish council in 2010; terminated in 2/11. On Sex Offender Registry. On Louisville’s list of accused in 2019.


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