Thread by @jennmorson

On 3/11, Father David Morrier, TOR, pled guilty to one count of sexual battery. Franciscan University claimed they had no idea what Morrier was up to. I was provided a copy of the lawsuit by someone (not the victim) involved. dropbox.com/s/20ntkzph1lpo…

University President Father Dave Pivonka, chaplain Father Shawn Roberson, then-Minister Provincial Father Richard Davis, and Father Michael Scanlan, now-deceased former president and chancellor of Franciscan University knew that Morrier was conducting these deliverance sessions.

According to the lawsuit, Father Michael Scanlan was Morrier's mentor and participated in several of these sessions. When the victim told Scanlan that Morrier was raping her, Scanlan told her to practice "emotional chastity."

According to the lawsuit, when the victim told Father Pivonka in 2011 that she was being subjected to violent exorcisms, he merely said, "I'll pray for you."

According to the lawsuit, when the victim begged Father Shawn Roberson to intervene, he stopped her from continuing to tell him about being sexually abused and told her that "gossip is a sin."

According to the lawsuit, the victim became pregnant as a result of one of Morrier's rapes. Morrier forced her to have an abortion. Morrier blamed the pregnancy on a demon he called, "Father Robert."

According to the lawsuit, Father Richard Davis told the victim she should feel guilt for her own participation in her abuse.

According to the lawsuit, Morrier compelled the victim to recite graphic details of her childhood abuse "while participants forcibly restrained....sprayed holy water on her and placed a crucifix up her T-shirt to lay against her bare skin."

Multiple current faculty and staff participated in these deliverance sessions as restrainers. Some used gallon jugs of holy water to soak the victim.

This lawsuit alleges a myriad of serious crimes including sexual battery, insurance fraud, trafficking in persons, money laundering, and kidnapping.

When asked for a comment the victim said “I cannot comment, the case has been settled confidentially out of court."

When asked why the source wanted the information released, they stated, "The truth needs to be known because we planned for her not to live, but she stayed alive. We failed her.”