Rev. Carl Wernet
Summary of Case: At least 22 women have come forward with accusations that Wernet sexually abused them when they were elementary school students at St. Joseph's in Avon Lake, OH. Wernet typically called girls between the ages of 8 and 10 out of class to molest them in his office. He would reward them with gifts, such as holy cards and prayer books. He would also tell them they would go to hell if they told.
Ordained: 1953
Start | Stop | Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1953 Cleveland bishop was Edward Francis Hoban (1945-1966) |
1966 | St. Joseph's | Avon Lake • In 1991, a woman went told diocesan officials that Wernet had sexually abused her 30 years previously, when she was a young girl and he was a priest at St. Joseph's. The woman placed ads in newspapers seeking other victims. Five more women came forward with similar allegations. (Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio] |
OH | 1/1 ,1/2
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St. Joseph's had a school with 188-647 students. |
1966 Hoban was replaced by Clarence George Issenmann (1966-1974) |
1969 | Blessed Sacrament | Cleveland | OH | 1//3, 1/2 | Blessed Sacrament had a school with 451-405 students. |
1969 Following Issenmann as bishop was James Aloysius Hickey (1974-1980) |
1975
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St. Francis | Cleveland | OH | 1/3, 2/4, 2/5 | St. Francis had a school with 242-149 students. |
1975 Michael Anthony Pilla succeeded Hickey (1980-2006) |
1981 | Retired | Cleveland | OH | Wernet died April 27, 1980 |
Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1953-1980)
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This assignment record was last updated on Oct. 23, 2009