Number of Victims: More than one. Lake Charles bishop releases list of credible sexual misconduct accusations. Date Allegations received by the Diocese of Lake Charles: 2002; 2010. The Diocese of Lake Charles has released their list of credibly accused clergy. Three priests on the Lake Charles diocese list — Richard Chachere, Valerie Pullman and Gerard Smit — also are on the Lafayette list. Bishop John Glen Provost, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles, on Thursday released the diocese's list of clergy against whom credible accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor A special thank you to those of you who are volunteer catechists and ministry leaders in our parishes for pursuing these courses in order to better bring a knowledge of the Catholic faith to the youth of our community.

ALBANY — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany was the target Monday of 52 new lawsuits alleging sex abuse of children by priests and nuns as much as 63 years ago. Dear Catechists and Parishioners of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Thank you for your commitment to enriching your knowledge of the Catholic Faith.

Response from the Diocese of Lake Charles: Prohibited from all ministry and presenting himself as a priest in 2002; Since Misconduct took place in the Diocese of Lafayette, investigation turned over to the Diocese of Lafayette in 2002. The list consists of clergy credibly accused in the diocese since its establishment in 1980. I, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, hereby announce the pastoral assignments for the Year Two thousand and Sixteen for the Diocese of Lake Charles… LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - The Diocese of Lake Charles has released a list of clergy against whom they have found credible accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor.