The Reverend Arthur Perrault was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford in May of 1964. Although many priests will serve for years in a parish assignment, the first four assignments of Father Perrault lasted only a few months each. In 1965 he was transferred...

A child allegedly told Head Coach Joe Paterno of abuse in 1976. He allegedly never reported the abuse and he would be considered a mandated reporter who is required by law to report the maltreatment of a child to the appropriate agency. click here

The Boston Globe published an article in regards to sexual abuse at many prominent private schools. The list included 67 private New England schools and 16 Connecticut schools including Choate, Notre Dame, Fairfield, St. Joseph's, Shelton, Assumption Catholic School,...

As the legislative session draws to a close this week, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed legislation regarding the state's schools and employees who have records of physical or sexual abuse. As we have discussed previously in this space, most sex abuse...

This past weekend in the Washington Post an Op Ed was written about former House Speaker Hastert being sentenced for sexual abuse of a boy he was coaching years prior. The abuse was revealed when a banker found odd transactions out of Hastert's bank account and it was...