Fr. William Pitcavage
Missionary in Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa for 20 years. Also worked in SD and WI. Elected vice provincial of the Order in 2010. Placed on leave after allegations in a SD civil suit that he had abused children at a Native American School in the 1970s. No previous allegations. The Order said the charges were “not credible” in 2/011 and returned Pitcavage to ministry. A later statement by the Order said that the allegation was actually “unsubstantiated.” The SD Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could go forward in 1/2012. He died 3/22/2019.
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