Bruce Ritter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American priest
Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1927
Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 07-Oct-1999
Profession: Catholic priest
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Bruce Ritter
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- Bruce Ritter (February 25, 1927 – October 7, 1999) was a Catholic priest and one-time Franciscan friar who founded the charity Covenant House in 1972 for homeless teenagers.
- By the 1980s, it had grown to an $87 million agency, operating numerous large centers in New York and six other major United States cities, as well as locations in Toronto, Canada and Latin America. In 1990, Ritter was forced to resign from Covenant House after allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.
- It was one of the most widely publicized cases of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.
- However no charges were filed against him.
- Independent investigation commissioned by the charity found none of the allegations of sexual misconduct can be proved beyond any question, but that cumulative evidence was extensive.
- He also left the Franciscans, but retained his priestly faculties.
- He retired to a small town in upstate New York.
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