When the police came to interview Bishop Olson he complained about alleged drug use within the Arlington monastery of Carmelite nuns. And has publicly released photos from an “informant.”
Police have conducted interviews. And police say the investigation is ongoing.
The inquisition
This is not the first time Bishop Olson has taken a complaint public. In April, Olson launched an investigation after accusing Reverend Mother Teresa Gerlach of violating her vow of chastity with another unnamed priest.
The diocese claims it was calling out “grave” misconduct. And although he has publicly accused Gerlach, he refuses to give the “priest’s name.
On June 1, Olson issued a decree dismissing Gerlach from religious life. Gerlach firmly denies these allegations and is appealing her dismissal.
She uses a wheelchair and feeding tube and had just come out of surgery when the Bishop started his investigation. The nun had been a member of the Order of Discalced Carmelite Nuns for 25 years.
“Bishop Olson forced the Reverend Mother to turn over her computer, iPad, and cellular phone to him personally,” according to legal documents.
