Fr. Michael E. Nowak
Pastor at St. Theresa of Liseiux Parish in Kenosha when removed in 5/11 after a 14-year-old girl’s parents complained to police that he had recently made inappropriate telephone call(s) (containing sexually-explicit language) to the girl. No physical contact took place per the archdiocese. A second girl, age 17, also filed a complaint saying she received the same type of calls from him. Charged. Pleaded guilty in 7/11. Sentenced to 30 days in jail and one year probation. A former nurse, Nowak was granted a partial registered nurse license in 2012 and a full license in 2013. Voluntarily laicized in 2015.
- BA.org Assignment Record
- Archdiocese of Milwaukee Assignment Record
- Archdiocese of Milwaukee Timeline
- Statement by SNAP 05.07.11
- WISN 05.07.11
- Statement by Archbishop Listecki of Milwaukee 05.07.11
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 05.07.11
- WTMJ 05.08.11
- Greenfield Reporter (AP) 05.08.11
- Fox6 05.09.11
- Today’s TMJ 05.09.11
- Catholic Herald 05.10.11
- WTMJ 05.11.11
- SNAP Statement 05.12.11
- WISN 05.24.11
- TMJ4 05.24.11
- WLS 05.25.11
- CHNonline 05.25.11
- WTMJ 07.21.11
- Channel 3000 07.22.11
- WISN 07.22.11
- SNAP Wisconsin Statement 03.17.12
- SNAP Wisconsin 01.27.13
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 11.02.18
- Archdiocese of Milwaukee accessed 01.19.22
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