Br. Rene (Bernard) Gawlik

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Order: SVD
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of Milwaukee WI

Professed vows in 1959. Worked in IL, OH, WI. Died in 2019. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Order on its list 4/18/21. Abuse occurred in the 1960s-1970s in East Troy, WI. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report, which notes at least one “reported survivor.”


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