Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the release of a report by the Department of Attorney General concerning allegations of sexual abuse and other sexual misconduct that took place in the Diocese of Lansing.
“Of the 1,172 tips that we received, 161 of them were related to Lansing, with 44 coming from the diocese itself,” Nessel said. “Their willingness to come forward helped bring attention to an issue that has diocese itself. Their willingness to come forward helped bring attention to an issue that has affected so many in our state and our country, including children.”
The list of priests for which there were allegations of sexual misconduct against either children or adults since January 1, 1950, for the Diocese of Lansing that was established in 1937, is derived from information gleaned from a search warrant that was executed against the Diocese of Lansing on October 3, 2018, and from the tipline operated by the Department of Attorney General since 2018. There are 56 entries on this list, which includes 48 priests, three religious brothers and an apparent former religious brother, and four deacons; 42 were ordained or incardinated by the Diocese of Lansing.
For more information on the Attorney General’s clergy abuse investigation or to submit information, visit the department’s website.
