Reverend Charles Carr of Norwalk had been accused of fondling young boys, and recently released documents reveal that a diocese official had been concerned about "a developing pattern of accusations" against the former priest, reports the Hartford Courant. In 1990, however, the Bishop at the time, Edward Egan, kept Carr working as a priest for 5 more years and suspended him only after a lawsuit against him was filed. He was then reinstated in 1999 as part-time chaplain in a nursing home in Danbury.
Another deposition regarding Carr in the documents claims that two boys were molested by Carr when they were parishioners at Our Lady of Fatima in Wilton. The claim is that the priest "tickled" them and grabbed at their private parts. Carr was then removed from Our Lady of Fatima, as the parents of the boys made a complaint to the diocese. Carr was then moved to serve as a "spiritual advisor" at Central Catholic high school in Bridgeport. In 2002, Carr was defrocked and referred to law enforcement. This is one of many stories to come out of recently released Church documents.
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