Bishop James S. Rausch
Former Secretary General of the NCCB. Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix from 1977 until his death in 1981. In 11/2001 a man gave a deposition in a case involving the Tucson diocese and Msgr. Robert Trupia, in which he stated that he was 17 when he began a sexual relationship with Rausch and over 18 when he was involved with Trupia and William T. Byrne. Trupia attempted to blackmail the diocese in 1992 by saying that he would release information on Bishop Rausch and the young man.
- Letter from Rausch to Cardinal Medeiros re Paul Shanley 09.07.76
- Washington Post 05.19.81
- Boston Globe 08.20.02
- Arizona Republic 08.22.02
- Arizona Daily Star 08.24.02
- Arizona Republic 11.10.02
- A W Richard Sipe Keynote Address Linkup Conference 02.23.03
- Arizona Republic 05.04.03
- East Valley Tribune 03.17.07
- BAorg list of US Bishops Accused of Abuse 04.14.08
- Examiner 04.14.08
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