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Priest Indicted for Alleged Rape of Student at Franciscan
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A priest was indicted last week on charges of rape and sexual battery for his conduct between 2010 and 2013 with a vulnerable adult, allegedly telling her she needed to have sexual activity with him for her mental health,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. At the time of the incident, the priest worked at Franciscan University of Steubenville and the woman was a student there.
The priest, the Reverend David Morrier, pleaded not guilty.
Franciscan issued a statement that said the university “has cooperated and will continue to cooperate fully with authorities” in the investigation of Father Morrier’s conduct. “Franciscan University removed him permanently from campus ministry, and he was also prohibited from returning to campus.”
Ohio Priest Accused Of Raping Student, Convinced Her Sex Will Improve Mental Health
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David Morrier was a priest at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio when he allegedly raped the student
He convinced the victim that engaging in sexual acts would help with her mental health issues, officials say
Loretto-based Franciscan Friars said Morrier was dismissed in 2015 for allegations of sexual misconduct
A former priest from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday to allegations that he raped a student from November 2010 to spring 2013.
David Morrier, 59, who was a friar of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance, entered a not guilty plea to one count of rape and two counts of sexual battery before a Jefferson County, Ohio, grand jury, WTRF reported. The charges stemmed from a complaint reported in 2018 to the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville by the alleg