BRIDGEPORT - In 2001, the Rev. Robert Morrissey, then-pastor of St. Mary's Church in Ridgefield, angrily denounced from the pulpit the growing sexual abuse scandal, calling it a witch hunt and saying he knew of no priests who had abused children.
Diocese, Holy Cross fight to keep abuse documents secret in 'spotlight' case
BRIDGEPORT - Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport and the international Congregation of Holy Cross urged a judge Thursday not to make public hundreds of documents detailing how priest abuse was handled by bishops Edward Egan and William Lori.
A 400-page report describes the 'private hell' and sexual abuse that at least 51 students suffered through at an elite New England prep school
A report released by an independent investigator on Thursday details the widespread sexual abuse that students at St. George's School, an elite prep school in Rhode Island, suffered through during the 1970s and '80s, The New York Times reported.