NonilexMar 4

Bad bad bad bad

Sprawling investigation finds decades of #SexualAbuse among #CatholicPriests in #RhodeIsland

#Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of #children for decades, getting away with sexual abuse largely due to a system where bishops prioritized minimizing scandal as the #diocese maintained a secret archive to conceal the revelation of more victims.

#law #CatholicChurch #rape #pedophilia
https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-priest-abuse-f40c99b76870a2516999bf2d676aa144?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-03-04-Abuse+uncovered+

Investigation finds decades of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Rhode Island

A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders minimized the scandal. On Wednesday, Attorney General Peter Neronha released the report after a multiyear review. The report says at least 75 clergy molested more than 300 victims since 1950. Neronha says church officials agreed to hand over records, but did not allow key people to be interviewed. The diocese, in response, says the report reflects its cooperation but misleads the public into thinking the problems are ongoing. Three current or former priests charged with sexual abuse during the review are awaiting trial.

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These findings were among the many sobering details released Wednesday as part of a multiyear investigation into the #Catholic #Diocese of #Providence, #RhodeIsland, led by RI AG Peter Neronha.

The report was designed to spark a “full reckoning” of the #abuse that had long remained elusive inside the smallest state in the #US, home to the country’s largest #Catholic population per capita, with nearly 40% of the state identifying as Catholic.

#law #CatholicChurch #rape #pedophilia

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Neronha, a #Catholic, sided with victims who argued not enough has been done to address the problem, >2 decades after it was widely exposed in the Boston #diocese.

“Not until now has there been a comprehensive review of this painful chapter in our state’s history, with a view toward offering transparency, accountability, & systemic reforms that will, I hope, lessen the likelihood of future child #SexualAbuse, not just within the Diocese of Providence, but in our community as a whole.”

#law

Show threadTimoMar 4
@Nonilex Some of these priests were cycled through Monastery of the Servants of the Paraclete, Jemez Springs, New Mexico, sometimes called 'camp ped'. https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news/2002_08_15_Russell_CampPed.htm
Camp Ped [Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Spring NM], by Ron Russell, LA New Times, August 8, 2002

Show threadPomegranate_StewMar 4

@timo21 @Nonilex

How soon before they get moved over to the Vatican to protect them from prosecution?