Fr. William D. Virtue
Accused in 2006 of abuse in the Joliet diocese in 1980-1981. Not included on Joliet diocese’s list of confirmed abusers released 4/09/2006. Civil suit filed 5/2006. Worked in Joliet, Rockford and Peoria dioceses. Joliet settled suit as of 9/2007. Left Joliet and incardinated into Peoria in 1988. Peoria diocese removed his privileges in 2006. Canonical process pending 4/2014. Joliet diocese agreed to release of personnel files 3/13 as part of settlement in Rudofski v Joliet & Bennett. Files released 4/30/2014. On Rockford diocese’s list 11/14/2018. Noted to have been removed from ministry by Peoria and Rockford in 2/2006. Per Joliet list updated 12/2018, “on leave,” canonical process still pending. On the Peoria diocese’s list as of 2/2020. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General’s Report.
- Pantagraph 02.24.06
- The Herald News 04.11.06
- CBS2 Chicago 05.24.06
- Chicago Tribune 05.25.06
- Herald News 05.25.06
- Daily Herald 09.25.07
- Daily Southtown (AP) 09.26.07
- Diocese of Joliet List of Priests with Credible Allegations 03.12.13
- My Suburban Life 03.12.13
- Statement by the Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet 03.12.13
- WGN 03.12.13
- Chicago Tribune 04.07.13
- WLS 04.30.14
- SNAP Statement 04.30.14
- Joliet Patch 04.30.14
- Virtue Personnel Files from David Rudofski Archives 04.30.14
- Anderson Advocates Timeline 04.30.14
- Diocese of Joliet List of Priests with Credible Allegations 04.30.14
- Daily Journal 05.01.14
- Diocese of Rockford List 11.14.18
- Diocese of Joliet List Updated 12.06.18
- News Tribune 01.15.19
- Diocese of Peoria List 01.28.20
- MD Attorney General’s Report 04.05.23
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