site. The ''Meet the Monks'' section of this web site lists 734 different monks at Saint John's Abbey between 1950 & 2012.   To view a list of monks with credible allegations of misconduct, click Here   This monk has been accused of misconduct.   Search | Back   Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth, O.S.B.   Current Monk at St. John's Abbey: Yes     Dates |  Articles & Docs |  Images |  Allegations |  Notes |  Names     Currently under supervision for sexual misconduct.   If you see this monk around children or vulnerable adults, please consider contacting the authorities immediately.     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 All Posts related to 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: Available but not Published Hometown: Available but not Published   Professed: July 11, 1946 Ordained: June 7, 1952   Listed as an Active Monk in 2012: Yes   First Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1950 Last Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 2012*   * Ordo data available not yet available for 2013 or 2014.     Names   Possible names for Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth, O.S.B.:   Fr. Richardus Eckroth, Father Richardus Eckroth Fr. Richard Eckroth, Father Richard Eckroth Fr. Gulielmus Eckroth, Father Gulielmus Eckroth Fr. William Eckroth, Father William Eckroth     Images of Rev. Richard (William) Eckroth, O.S.B.:   Images of this monk are available. Click Here to request.       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. Have a Question? Click on the feedback link (above).   Updated December, 2013