Louis, the Archdiocese website includes a page for “list release” where there are names but no details about the accusations. The church does not maintain a central list of names, instead separate ones are released by dioceses across the country. “By our estimate, about 10 percent of the known accused priests never face criminal charges even though what they do is a crime.” McKiernan said. So far, the site identified more than 7,400 people.
Terry McKiernan helps run, a website dedicated to compiling names of clergy accused or convicted in church sex scandals. Some people are trying to make getting information easier. At the property in Dittmer, “no trespassing” signs are posted at every entrance. News 4 Investigates called and emailed the Servants of the Paraclete, none of the messages were returned.
“At an absolute bare minimum, be honest about who they are and why they’re there.” “I think the answer is very simple,” Clohessy said. Some of the men show up on recent church lists naming clergy it found to have credible allegations of abuse, but because they were never criminally convicted, there’s no prison time and no requirement to register as a sex offender. The majority of men either admitted or were accused of sexual abuse. It names just over 100 clergy with an address linked to the Servants of the Paraclete Center within the past few years. News 4 Investigates obtained a list complied by private investigators working with survivors of church sex abuse. “More and more problem priests are being sent to these facilities and less and less do we know anything about them.” “It’s a ticking time bomb,” Clohessy said. However on Missouri’s list, Brouillette’s name never shows up. News 4 investigates found Brouillette’s name on the national sex offender registry, with his address as the center in Dittmer. Illinois’ sex offender registry shows show Brouillette is living “out of state.”
Brouillette was convicted in Illinois for child pornography and required to register as a sex offender. Robert Brouillette is accused in civil lawsuits and settlements of abusing dozens of kids while he taught at schools across the country. News 4 Investigates discovered not everyone living at the center is on Missouri’s registry. That means they will be on the registry the rest of their life. The Missouri Sex Offender Registry shows most of the men are ranked at the most dangerous level, a tier three. Some are names that made national headlines, including former priest James Talbot, who was convicted of raping multiple students. The Missouri sex offender registry shows the center in Dittmer is home to 6 former clergy members convicted of abusing kids. “Kids are safest when the public is warned about child molesters.” “Bishops can do a lot more than they claim they can do,” Clohessy said. In an email a spokeswoman wrote, “Since Vianney Renewal Center is independent of the Archdiocese, it’s our practice to refer you directly to the facility itself.”Ĭlohessy says SNAP is pushing for more accountability and transparency. The Archdiocese turned down an interview. The Servants of the Paraclete’s website claims to “provide care for priests and brothers in need.” Nothing mentions sexual abuse. The center is run by the Servants of the Paraclete, a Catholic religious order founded in 1947. “I’m always seeing new people, and I’m seeing younger.” “They drive to shopping centers, I’ve seen them in restaurants, so they can come and go as long as they have a chaperone,” Stenzhorn said.
Turns out some of those men were taken out of churches and sent to Dittmer, a small town outside St. In that time, the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal hit, exposing decades-long cover ups and allegations against thousands of priests. Stenzhorn and his family moved to the neighborhood 23 years ago. “We really didn’t know what was going on, that could have been a retirement home for priests as far as we knew,” Stenzhorn said. Stenzhorn says for years his family was in the dark. “I think it’s only a matter of time before another kid gets hurt.” “I believe there are hundreds if not thousands sex offender clergy who have been through that place,” said David Clohessy, the Missouri Volunteer Director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP). Signs outside the Vianney Renewal Center don’t say who lives there. “There’s some sick people over there,” said Michael Stenzhorn, who lives just across the street. Tucked behind trees in a quiet neighborhood off Eime Road in Dittmer, MO, is a Catholic community shrouded in secrecy. (KMOV) – Catholic priests and clergy accused of sexually abusing children are living under the radar at a Missouri treatment center.