Pastor accused of improper conduct

Rev. Perry Robinson, 69, A pastor was removed from a Nebraska church after a letter surfaced about improper conduct and a collection of photographs he had decades ago that led to his dismissal from a Jesuit high school in Wisconsin, the Omaha archdiocese announced. He's now back with the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus in Milwaukee, according to the archdiocese.

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Neb. pastor accused of improper conduct in Wis.

By TIMBERLY ROSS

Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb.— A pastor was removed from a Nebraska church after a letter surfaced about improper conduct and a collection of photographs he had decades ago that led to his dismissal from a Jesuit high school in Wisconsin, the Omaha archdiocese announced. Rev. Perry Robinson, 69, had been an associate pastor at St. Gerald parish in Ralston until a few weeks ago. He's now back with the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus in Milwaukee, according to the archdiocese. A message left Saturday at the society's office wasn't immediately returned. The Omaha archdiocese explained Robinson's departure Friday after a victims' advocacy group made details of his dismissal public. The archdiocese said it wasn't forthcoming about Robinson's departure earlier because the allegations were under investigation. A listed phone number for Robinson couldn't be found.

Archbishop George Lucas received a letter in mid-February from a California man who claimed he was a student at Marquette High School in Milwaukee in the 1980s, when Robinson was a teacher there. According to a statement from the archdiocese, the letter said Robinson gave the student "an inappropriate back rub" and had nude photos of boys and men. He was dismissed from the school in 1988. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests sent a letter Thursday to the Society of Jesus calling for the release of information about Robinson so he could face criminal prosecution. The letter said Robinson was twice sent to a treatment center for sexual disorders the church runs in Maryland before his initial assignment to St. Gerald's in 1989. The Omaha archdiocese said the society is investigating the allegations against Robinson. Society spokesman Rory Gillespie told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the order takes allegations of abuse seriously. He declined to comment on the allegations against Robinson. The Omaha archdiocese said anyone who felt Robinson displayed inappropriate behavior while assigned to St. Gerald should contact its office. Read more at www.chicagotribune.com

 

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