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Records show one of Walker's agencies — the state Department of Safety and Professional Services — either gave licenses to or renewed the licenses of four ex-priests who were defrocked for sexually abusing children.

The four former pedophile priests from the Milwaukee Archdiocese were given state approval to practice such professions as social work, nursing, alcohol and drug counseling and funeral work. All four appear on the archdiocese's list of former Milwaukee priests with a "substantiated case of sexual abuse of a minor."

After learning of the issue this week, Walker moved to strip the four of their state credentials.

"The governor believes they should lose their licenses," said Walker spokesman Tom Evenson.

In 2012, two of the ex-priests had complaints lodged against them over the accusations that forced them from their ministry. But state officials dismissed both complaints.

One of the pedophile ex-priests was hired by the state Department of Corrections more than a decade ago under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle and continued to work there as a $50,000-per-year substance abuse counselor until last year. That former associate pastor, who served five Milwaukee-area parishes over 22 years, was found to have molested two girls, ages 9 and 12, while binding the hands and feet of one of them. He claimed they were engaged in a "form of play."

He said officials at the state licensing agency have initiated complaints against the four pedophile ex-priests. They were sent letters this week informing them of this action and stating that they can voluntarily surrender their licenses to avoid investigation by state regulators

Ultimately, that decision is left up to the boards that are legally charged with overseeing them," Evenson said. The governor appoints the members of those boards as well as the top officials at the Safety and Professional Services Department.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/daniel-bice/2018/11/02/four-defrocked-priests-had-professional-licenses-renewed-awarded-under-walker/1856197002/

since the Catholic Church doesnt work with Police in regards to warped Priests, How is anyone to know the complaints against the Priests?

do you have the list of these defrocked priests? would like to look more into this

Veridic

Records show one of Walker’s agencies — the state Department of Safety and Professional Services — either gave licenses to or renewed the licenses of four ex-priests

Hard to blame Walker specifically on this. It's the dept that issues the licenses.

fogdryer

I said wi is corrupt and it is ( previous posts)

walker being the governor is that agency.