Search | Back   Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth, O.S.B.   Member of St. John's Benedictine Monastery in 2010: Yes     Dates |  Articles & Docs |  Ordos |  Photos |  Allegations |  Notes |  Names     RESTRICTED for inappropriate sexual conduct. If you see this monk around children or vulnerable adults, please consider contacting the authorities immediately.   Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth     Allegations of Abuse and/or Misconduct   At least 7, perhaps as many as 25, victims... reports of sodomy, oral sex and rape. Most abuse occurred at the Lake Swenson cabin. The fondling in the cabin sauna, then up in the musty loft. The knife at her throat while the priest from St. Johns Abbey molested her and told her she would die if she ever talked about what he was doing to her. This from the man who taught her father philosophy when he was a student at the St. Johns prep school. (Victim, 2002)   View Related Posts for Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth     Miscellaneous Notes   The Star Tribune is identifying the priest, who has not been charged with any crime, because he has been publicly identified by the abbot at St. John s Abbey, where his activities have been restricted since 1993 because of sex-abuse allegations; he was the focus of sexual-abuse lawsuits, and has been identified by the Stearns County sheriff as a suspect in the 1974 stabbing deaths of Mary Reker, 15, and her sister Susanne, 12, of St. Cloud. (2002)     Dates   Born: June 21, 1926 Birth Place: Mandan, ND   Professed: July 11, 1946 (20.05 years old) Ordained: June 7, 1952 (25.96 years old)     Ordo Information   Listed as an Active Monk in 2010: Yes   First Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1950 Last Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 2010 Listed in 61 Ordos Missing Ordos: 0     Names   Possible names for Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth, O.S.B.:   Rev. Richardus Eckroth, Fr. Richardus Eckroth, Father Richardus Eckroth Rev. Richardus Eckroth, Fr. Richard Eckroth, Father Richard Eckroth Rev. Richardus Eckroth, Fr. Gulielmus Eckroth, Father Gulielmus Eckroth Rev. Richardus Eckroth, Fr. William Eckroth, Father William Eckroth     Pictures of Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth, O.S.B.:            This web site is provided solely for educational purposes. Every effort has been made to verify the information posted on this web site. However, no claim is made regarding the accuracy of the information posted herein. Sources include: Benedictine Ordo (1970-2010) Public Records; Other; Court Documents; Newspaper, Television and other Media; Victim Interviews.