SPRINGFIELD The Catholic church in western Massachusetts has announced that it will release an expanded list of those credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor while serving the church.In a letter to parishioners, Bishop William Byrne said the.
SPRINGFIELD The Catholic church in Western Massachusetts has announced that it will release an expanded list of those credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor while serving the church.In a letter to parishioners, Bishop William Byrne said the.
The police had long believed Richard R. Lavigne killed Danny Croteau, 13. Just hours after they began drafting a request for an arrest warrant, investigators learned that the former priest had died.
Springfield diocese to expand list of those ‘credibly accused’ of sexually abusing minors
Rev. Richard R. Lavigne, a Roman Catholic priest, pleads guilty in superior court to two counts of indecently assaulting two adolescent boys, in this June 25, 1992 file photo, in Newburyport. Investigators were preparing to seek an arrest warrant for the defrocked Roman Catholic priest long considered a suspect in the 1972 killing of 13-year-old altar boy Danny Crouteau, shortly before his death last week, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gullini said Monday. AP FILE PHOTO/SCOTT MAGUIRE
Bishop William D. Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Springfield. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO