Eduard Perrone

Eduard Perrone (born 1949 ), rarely spelled Edward Perrone , is an American traditionalist Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit .

Life

In 1998, Perrone accepted Sisters of the Angel Work in the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish (also known as the Assumption Grotto ) in Detroit after serving as a pastor there. In 2002 Eduard Perrone was a co-founder of the Opus Bono Sacerdotii relief organization , which served to support priests who were suspected of being abused . In 2017, public prosecution investigations into embezzlement of donations led to the resignation of his entire board of directors, including the platform. The Archdiocese of Detroit asked the Holy See to check whether Perrone, who had motivated the establishment of the work, had himself offended against minors. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith authorized a canonical investigation into the allegations.

In July 2019, he was suspended as a priest after allegations of abuse . In 2019, the archbishopric named him in a list of priests who were "credibly accused of sexual assault". Perrone denied having sexually abused children . Nonetheless, the archbishopric forbade him as a precautionary measure , maintaining the presumption of innocence, from appearing as a priest , from wearing the cassock and from exercising any church office. As a precautionary measure, Monsignor Ronald Browne was given the leadership of the parish. The Archdiocese under Archbishop Allen Vigneron called witnesses, the district attorney from Michigan to contact for further investigation. He took over the criminal investigation in all seven Roman Catholic dioceses of Michigan, Perrone continued to deny the allegations.

In February 2020, 20 Perrones supporters sued the Archdiocese of Detroit for US $ 20 million in damages because the loss of the priest caused them "emotional stress". After Perrone's temporary removal, another person accused him of sexual harassment , which Perrone also denied. In 2020, a witness withdrew his testimony against Perrone of raping him 40 years earlier ; After an out-of-court settlement, Perrone received compensation of US $ 125,000 from the police investigator responsible. Investigations continued on the remaining sexual harassment charges; no charges were brought against the police officer. The Archdiocese transferred the case canonically on to the Vatican, the provisional suspension Perrone was maintained.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Opus Angelorum: About Us and Our Mission. Opus Sanctorum Angelorum , undated, accessed on September 21, 2019
2. ↑ ^{a b} Regarding Reverend Eduard Perrone. Archdiocese of Detroit , July 7, 2019
3. ^ ^{A b} Mike Householder, Martha Mendoza: Prominent Detroit priest removed from pulpit. Associated Press July 7, 2019
4. ^ Dan Valenti: Helping Priests in Need. Opus Bono Sacerdotii, May 1, 2019
5. ↑ Thomas Spang: "No priest is turned away" - criticism of aid organization for accused clergy. Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland from August 2, 2019
6. ↑ Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Garance Burke: Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group. Taiwan News , July 29, 2019
7. ↑ ^{a b} Christine Roussell: Detroit pastor, founder of accused priest support group, under investigation. Catholic News Agency , July 9, 2019
8. ↑ Thomas Spang: Nobody is turned away: A US aid organization for accused priests. kathisch.de of August 3, 2019
9. ↑ Clergy credibly Accused of Abuse. Archdiocese of Detroit, accessed September 17, 2019
10. ↑ Tresa Baldas: Detroit Catholic church parishioners sue to get back ousted priest accused of molestation. Detroit Free Press February 15, 2020
11. ↑ ^{a b} J. D. Flynn: Detroit Catholics say archdiocese fabricated rape charge against pastor. Catholic News Agency , February 25, 2020
12. ↑ Tresa Baldas: Suspended priest wins $ 125K from cop for defamation: She framed me. Detroit Free Press , August 17, 2020, accessed August 26, 2020