Tuesday, July 21, 2020

1987 child molestation allegation against former priest, Joplin Area Catholic Schools teacher, forwarded to Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney

(From the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau)

Since the initial April 27, 2020, release outlining an allegation of sexual misconduct involving Fr. Gary Carr, retired, the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau has received three additional allegations involving Fr. Carr. 

The three allegations were reviewed by the Diocesan Safe Environment Review Board at its most recent June meeting, and all three were found to meet the criteria for publication as they satisfy the prevailing standard of Semblance of Truth.

One of the allegations involved a male, now an adult, who reported that Fr. Carr made inappropriate physical/sexual contact with him in 1987. 

This report has been forwarded to the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney, the jurisdiction where the incident is alleged to have occurred. 








Another allegation involved a male, now an adult, who reported that Fr. Carr made inappropriate physical/sexual contact with him in the early 1990s. 

This report has been forwarded to the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, the jurisdiction where the incident is alleged to have occurred. 

A third male, now an adult, reported that Fr. Carr made inappropriate physical/sexual contact with him in the early 1990s. This report has been forwarded to the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, the jurisdiction where the incident is alleged to have occurred.

Fr. Gary Carr was born in 1954 in St. Louis, MO. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in 1982 by then-Bishop Bernard F. Law. Father Carr was placed on Administrative Leave and restricted in his priestly ministry by Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., in 2008. This action was re-affirmed by Bishop Edward M. Rice in 2016 upon his arrivaCarrl to the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. Father Carr is retired and resides in St. Louis.

Carr is also being investigated by Stoddard County officials for alleged sexual abuse with a boy 10 to 13 years old, 30 years ago while he was in St. Joseph.

Carr had the following assignments in the Joplin area:

Aug., 1985—Part-time Associate Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Joplin, MO; Full-time Teacher, Joplin Area Catholic Schools

Feb., 1987—Associate Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Webb City, MO; Full-time Teacher, St. Peter Middle School, Joplin




4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Disgusting.

Anonymous said...

Can you name an organization that sunk to lower depths to protect their brand than the Catholic church?

Anonymous said...

They weren't just protecting their brand.

THEY WERE PROTECTING THEIR PERVs AND PEDOPHILES!!!

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