“Poole was a serial sexual predator. He abused at least 20 women and girls, according to court documents. At least one was 6 years old. One Alaska Native woman says he impregnated her when she was 16, then forced her to get an abortion and blame her father for raping her. Her father went to prison. Like so many other Catholic priests around the country, Poole’s inappropriate conduct with young girls was well-known to his superiors.” From Reveal: These priests abused in Native villages for years. They retired on Gonzaga’s campus.

+ “He would always make sure he had a soda in his fridge, and he’d give it to me and say, ‘I want you to drink this and get the taste out of your mouth.’ Then he’d send me back to class.” USA Today: Religious orders kept reports of child sex abuse secret for years.