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Priest Indicted for Alleged Rape of Student at Franciscan By   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...

Ohio Priest Accused Of Raping Student, Convinced Her Sex Will Improve Mental Health KEY POINTS 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 ...

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 thro...

Staff writer STEUBENVILLE — The Rev. David Morrier, TOR, under indictment for rape and sexual battery of a woman he counseled a decade ago at Franciscan University of Steubenville, had been banned from campus in 2014, university officials said Thursday. The statement, released Thursday morning in response to a Herald-Star story detailing Morrier’s indictment, did not explain why the university removed him or when administrators were made aware of the allegations against him. It did, however, note that FUS “has cooperated and will continue to cooperate fully” with authorities invest...