Father Gilbert Gauthe Diocese of Alexandria Ordained: 1971 Removed: 1983 Conviction: 1985, 1997 Assignment History 1972-1973: Sacred Heart of Jesus (Broussard, LA) 1973-1976: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (New Iberia, LA) 1974-1981: Director Scouting 1976-1977: St. Mary Magdalen (Abbeville, LA) 1977-1983: St. John’s (Henry, LA) 1977-1983: St. James (Esther, LA) 1983: Removed Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Gilbert…
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Jason Berry: A Name That Clergy Abuse Survivors and Advocates Should Know
Two months ago, a Catholic deacon in the Lafayette Louisiana diocese, Shawn Jude Gautreaux, was placed on leave after having been accused of child sexual abuse. https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_bc731cb8-d3b7-11eb-8866-5750519f5db3.html He’s the latest alleged predator in a diocese with the longest chronological list of child molesters in the United States. The Lafayette diocese, as you may know, is where the nation’s first abusive…
Fr. Gilbert Gauthe – Diocese of Lafayette
Father Gilbert Gauthe Diocese of Lafayette Ordained: 1971 Removed from ministry: 1983 Convicted: 1985 Assigned as follows: 1972-1973: Sacred Heart of Jesus (Broussard, LA) 1973-1976: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (New Iberia, LA) 1974: Appointed as diocesan director of scouting 1976-1977: St. Mary Magdalen (Abbeville, LA) 1977-1983: St. John Catholic (Henry, LA) 1977-1983: St. James Mission Chapel (Esther, LA) 1984:…
Attention to Clergy Sexual Abuse Began in Louisiana in 1983
Do you think the Catholic clergy sexual abuse and cover up crisis started in Boston in 2002? Think again. It really started much earlier, in 1983 in fact, down in Louisiana. And now – finally, thankfully – there’s a new Louisiana law that may benefit some of those very first clergy abuse survivors who stepped forward, long before the pubic…
Are Bishops Living Up to Their Repeated Pledges of ‘Transparency’ in Clergy Abuse Cases?
Are you wondering “Are bishops living up to their repeated pledges of ‘transparency’ in clergy abuse cases?” If so, you’ll want to keep reading. After years of pressure, most Bishops in the United States have posted lists of their ‘credibly accused’ predator priests on their diocesan websites. (Those lists should also, of course, be posted on parish websites, which are…