Fr. Richard J. Poster
Ordained: 1992
- 1993-1995: St. Mary of the Assumption, Iowa City, IA (DAV)
- 1996: All Saints, Keokuk, IA (DAV)
- 1997: St. John Vianney, Bettendorf, IA (DAV)
- 1997: St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA (DAV)
- 1998-2001: Sacred Heart, Lost Nation, IA (DAV)
- 1998-2001: St. James, Toronto, IA (DAV)
- 2002: On Duty Outside the Diocese (DAV) – Catholic Theological Union, 5401 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago, IL 60615
- 2003: St. Vincent Center, Davenport, IA (DAV)
- 2004-2019: Unknown
Fr. Richard J. Poster was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Davenport on December 5, 1992. In August 2003, Fr. Poster pled guilty to child pornography charges after images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct were found on his church computer. Prior to sentencing Fr. Poster was sent to The St. Luke’s Institute in Silver Springs, Maryland, an institution known for treating priests accused of child sexual abuse. In 2004, Fr. Poster was sentenced to
one year in prison and was required to register as a sex offender. In 2006, Fr. Poster was arrested for a parole violation after he was found to be in contact with children. Fr. Poster was sentenced to two months in prison, 120 days at a halfway house upon release, and was ordered to finish 31 months of treatment while monitored with a locator device. Fr. Poster admitted he masturbated in some bushes while he watched children. Fr. Poster worked for the diocese as a janitor at the time of his arrest. In 2007, Fr. Poster was laicized. He was not named on the Davenport diocese list of credibly accused priests released in July 2008. Fr. Poster’s current whereabouts and whether he has access to children are unknown.