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David Robert Haas (born 1957 in Bridgeport, Michigan) is an American author and composer of contemporary Catholic liturgical music. In 2020, dozens of women accused him of sexual misconduct spanning several decades, and he issued a public apology for harmful behavior.
Aug 10, 2020 · David Haas, a composer known for “Blest Are They,” “We Are Called,” “You Are Mine” and other favorites, has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by multiple women, an advocacy ...
Mar 24, 2021 · Last spring, St. Catherine University received a letter from Into Account, a nonprofit organization that supports survivors of sexual abuse in Christian contexts. The letter contained deeply troubling sexual harassment and sexual misconduct allegations involving composer David Haas.
Aug 4, 2021 · A top publisher of hymns will stop publishing works by David Haas after receiving additional allegations of sexual misconduct against the embattled Catholic composer.
Oct 6, 2020 · This summer while cantoring during Mass, Margaret Hillman was overcome by traumatic flashbacks that caused her to have panic attacks while singing music by Catholic composer David Haas.
Oct 30, 2020 · The report alleges that Haas targeted young women for "grooming" and forced sexual acts, often luring them to isolated locations and then forcing sexual contact. Haas has not been charged in...
Jun 24, 2020 · Ali met Catholic composer David Haas when she was 14 years old, attending his Music Ministry Alive camp for three years starting in 2002. She recalled him being a hands-on mentor, remembering...
Aug 12, 2020 · Ten U.S. dioceses have banned popular hymns by the composer David Haas following accusations of “spiritual manipulation” and “sexual offenses.”
May 5, 2021 · Some sexual assault survivors and advocates are still working to hold Catholic institutions accountable following an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against composer...
Jul 2, 2020 · In late May, allegations surfaced against contemporary Catholic musician and composer David Haas, which claimed that Haas had subjected multiple adult women to serial spiritual manipulation...
