Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Renewed Demands

Rhode Island clergy abuse report brings vindication and renewed demands

The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of getting on the school bus. For many survivors of clergy abuse, memories like these linger for decades. A report released this week by the Rhode Island attorney general detailed decades of abuse inside the state’s Catholic Diocese of Providence, identifying 75 clergy members who sexually abused more than 300 children sin…

For survivors, Rhode Island clergy abuse report brings vindication, renewed demands

A report by Rhode Island’s attorney general detailing decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is giving survivors a sense of vindication while renewing calls for accountability and support.

Who are the clergy ‘credibly accused’ of abuse in the Providence Diocese report?

Many of the accused clergy, which includes priests and deacon, have since died. They worked in 36 Rhode Island cities and towns. PROVIDENCE — The attorney general’s expansive report on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence included the names of 72 clergy members, including priests, deacons and others, who were credibly accused of sexually abusing children while working for the diocese between 1950 and 2011. Three others — John Petrocelli, Jame

For survivors, Rhode Island clergy abuse report brings vindication

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of getting on the school bus.