Morrier
LORETTO A Franciscan priest working in Loretto has been charged with rape and sexual assault against an individual with mental illness that had been under his care.
Third Order Franciscan Father David R. Morrier, 59, was charged with one count of rape and two counts of sexual battery Wednesday in Jefferson County, Ohio, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
Morrier, who according to LinkedIn is currently employed as an “assistant to local minister at TOR Franciscans” in Loretto, allegedly assaulted an individual with mental illness under his care from November 2010 through Spring 2013.
According to the indictment, obtained by the NCR, the alleged victim’s ability “to resist or consent was substantially impaired because of a mental or physical condition.”