Fr. Gary Allen Jacobs
Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 9/26/2016. Removed from ministry in 12/1988. Laicized in 2010. Arrested in 1/17/2020 in NM on charges in three separate cases of abuse in MI of a child ages 13-16 between 1/1/1981 and 12/31/1984, and abuse of a child under age 13 between 3/1/1984 and 4/30/1984. Two more accusers soon came forward leading to new charges of abuse of children between ages 13 and 15, occurring between 1/1/1982 and 12/31/1984. Returned to MI in 3/2020 to face charges. The MI Attorney General announced on 5/21/2020 that Jacobs would face trial. Pleaded guilty 4/22/2021 to charges in 4 separate cases in Ontonagon County. Sentenced to 8-15 years in prison. Pleaded guilty in 5/2021 to a charge in Dickinson County. Sentenced in 7/2021 to 8-15 years in prison, to be served concurrently with his Ontonagon County sentence. Ordered to register as a sex offender.
- Diocese of Marquette List 12.13.19
- Associated Press 01.18.20
- Daily Press 01.18.20
- WZZM 03.11.20
- WLUC 03.11.20
- WWJ News 03.14.20
- White Lake Beacon 03.16.20
- Mining Gazette 04.01.20
- WZZM 05.21.20
- Daily Mining Gazette 05.22.20
- Mining Journal 10.22.20
- MLive 12.08.20
- MLive 04.22.21
- Associated Press 04.22.21
- Dept of Attorney General – Michigan 04.22.21
- Associated Press 05.16.21
- WJBK 05.16.21
- MLive 05.26.21
- Iron Mountain Daily News 05.29.21
- WLUC 07.13.21
- Iron Mountain Daily News 07.15.21
- MI A.G. Diocese of Marquette Final Report 10.27.22
- MI Attorney General 11.09.23
- MI Attorney General 01.08.24
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