Fr. David E. LeBlanc
LeBlanc resigned from his parish in 1/2007 after admitting to Bishop Hurley that he had sexually abused a boy, age 10 or 11, in 1971 during a sleepover at the rectory. The allegation was brought to the Diocese in 1993 and LeBlanc admitted it then. Apparently then-Bishop Rose did nothing. The matter was brought to light in 1/2007 when the bishop reviewed personnel files. The victim filed a claim against the Diocese in 9/2007. In 4/2019 a man stated publicly that LeBlanc molested him at a Caledonia parish in 1999, when he was age 12. No prosecution due to the statute of limitations. LeBlanc died 8/20/2019. Included in the MI Attorney General’s 12/15/2025 Diocese of Grand Rapids Report.
- WOOD 01.08.07
- Grand Rapids Press 01.08.07
- Mlive (AP) 01.09.07
- Grand Haven Tribune 01.09.07
- Muskegon Chronicle 01.09.07
- Grand Rapids Press 01.10.07
- Grand Rapids Press 01.10.07
- LeBlanc Letter as Printed in Grand Rapids Press 01.10.07
- Grand Rapids Press 01.10.07
- Grand Rapids Press 01.19.07
- WOOD TV 04.25.19
- Diocese of Grand Rapids Obituary 08.20.19
- Findagrave 08.20.19
- MI A.G. Diocese of Grand Rapids Report 12.15.25
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