Fr. Kenneth J. Roberts
Ordained: 1966
- 1967: St. Andrew, Fort Worth, TX; Texas Christian
- 1968: Good Shepherd, Garland, TX (DAL)
- 1969-1973: Absent on Leave (DAL)
- 1974-1979: On Duty Outside the Diocese (DAL) -2055 Huntington, Florissant, MO 63033
- 1980-1984: On Duty Outside the Diocese (DAL) – 2705 Mullanphy Ln, Florissant, MO 63031
- 1985-1986: On Duty Outside the Diocese (DAL) -St. Angela Merici Church, 3860 N Hwy 67, Florissant, MO 63031
- 1987-1998: On Duty Outside the Diocese (DAL) -611 Rosetta, Florissant, MO 63031
- 1989-1992: In Residence, St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO (STL)
- 1999: Retired (DAL) – P.O. Box 153, Florissant, MO 63031
- 2000-2002: Retired (DAL)
- 2003-2016: Unknown
- 2017: On Leave of Absence (DAL)
- 2018: Died
Fr. Kenneth J. Roberts, a native of England, was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Dallas in 1966. Fr. Roberts has been accused by at least seven survivors of child sexual abuse and named in several child sexual abuse lawsuits. Fr. Roberts allegedly sexually abused minors in Missouri, Illinois, and Texas. Fr. Roberts reportedly denied some of the allegations and was unsure of others because of alcohol-related blackouts. In approximately 1968, Fr. Roberts was reportedly forced out of parishes in Fort Worth and Garland and was sent by the Diocese of Dallas to a Missouri treatment center. In 1994, the Diocese of Dallas settled with a survivor of child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by Fr. Roberts. In 1995, Bishop Grahmann granted Fr. Roberts a medical retirement and removed him from all public ministry. In November 1998, Fr. Roberts was found to have disobeyed Bishop Grahmann’s order to end public ministry; he refused to end his Internet ministry for young Catholics contemplating religious careers. His priestly faculties were suspended as a result. In 2003, the Diocese of Dallas settled with additional survivors of child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by Fr. Roberts. Fr. Roberts is included in the Diocese of Dallas’ list of priests with credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors, as well as the Diocese of Peoria’s list of “Priests Removed from Ministry Due to Allegations of Abuse of a Minor.” Fr. Roberts’ whereabouts and whether he had access to children from 2000 until his death in 2018 are unknown.