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,...
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Dozens of patients of Dr. George Reardon, a former doctor at the St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center have filed child abuse lawsuits against the hospital and the Hartford Diocese, reports the Courant. The claims allege that both the Hartford Diocese...
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The Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport has lost a battle to keep under seal 2,000 pages of documents regarding 20 lawsuits against priests, reports nbcconnecticut.com. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg made the ruling to deny the Catholic Diocese's request to...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked by the Bridgeport Catholic Diocese to keep under seal 12,600 pages of documents including depositions, exhibits and other legal documents related to 23 sexual abuse lawsuits involving 7 priests in their diocese, reports...
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