Fr. Franz Robier

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Ordained: 1936
Status: Settled

Died: 04/22/1994
Diocese: Diocese of San Diego CA

From Austria. Missionary priest in Brazil for 18 years prior to arrival in San Diego in 1955; incardinated 1957. In Jemez Springs NM for treatment in 1957, returned to ministry. Several suits filed in 2003. Accused of abuse, including rape, of as many as 24 girls in late 1950s-early 1960s. Area was part of the San Diego diocese at the time, later San Bernardino. Died in 1994. First suit set to go to trial in 3/07 involved allegations by four sisters who were orphans from Germany when allegedly abused in the 1950s. Trial suspended when the San Diego diocese filed bankruptcy in 2/07. Name on list released by San Diego in 3/07. Claims settled 9/07 as part of $198.1M settlement. Personnel file released in 10/10.


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