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Select Stories From Across the Nation
Headlines From Worcester, MA

Vatican Decides Not to Defrock Worcester Monsignor
   - Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 10, 2006

Desilets, Extradited Priest, Sentenced to Prison,
   - May 12, 2005

Indemnification Agreement Absolves Worcester Diocese from Liability in Teczar Texas Case,
   - March 26, 2005

Priest Encountered Troubles Before His Ordination
   - February 22, 2005

New Lawsuits Filed Against Six Worcester Priests
   - December 30, 2004

Lawyer Calls Diocese Settlement Offers "Un-Christian"
    - Worcester T & G, October 20, 2004

Diocese Wanted Holley Out
   - Worcester T & G, Sept. 20, 2004

Rev. Holley Stays in Prison
   - Worcester T & G, Sept. 18, 2004

Former Worcester Priest Has Parole Hearing
   - Albuquerque Tribune, September 14, 2004

Worcester Priests Huddle on Role in Election
   - Worcester T & G, Sept. 10, 2004

Governor Removes Parole Board Leader
   - Albuquerque Journal, August 14, 2004

Fr. Holley Parole Granted, Then Rescinded
   - Telegram & Gazette, August 13, 2004

McManus Installed as Fifth Bishop of Worcester
   - Telegram & Gazette, May 15, 2004

Bishop Reilly Issues Report on Worcester Sex Abuse
     - Telegram & Gazette, Feb. 16, 2004

Dallas Bishop Didn't Reveal Former Worcester Priest's Past
     - Dallas Morning News, Jan. 19, 2004

Suit Against Worcester Auxiliary Bishop Rueger is Dropped
     - Telegram & Gazette, November 21, 2003

Judge Rules on Reporter's Conversations with Alleged Victim
     - Telegram & Gazette, October 3, 2002

Kelley Sent to Prison for Second Time
     - Telegram & Gazette, October 2, 2003

Geoghan is Killed in Prison
     -Telegram & Gazette, August 24, 2003

Bishop Reilly Removes Rev. Gagnon
     -Telegram & Gazette, July 18, 2003

D.A. Conte Closes Worcester Sex Abuse Cases
     -Worcester Telegram, May 20, 2003

Letter from Worcester Bishop Implored Texax Diocese to Take Accused Priest
     - Worcester Telegram, April 21, 2003

Ruling Goes Against Diocese On Questioning of Bishop Reilly
     By Richard Nangle
     - Telegram and Gazette, April 1, 2003

Accused New York Monsignor Has Whitinsville Ties
     - Monday, February 17, 2003

Counterclaim Filed Against Accuser
     - Worcester Telegram, February 4, 2003

Hubbardston Man Tells of Long-Ago Abuse by Priest
     -Worcester Telegram, January 22, 2003

Worcester Diocese, Newspaper Square Off Over Reporter's Subpoena
     - Worcester Telegram, November 20, 2002


A group of victims' rights advocates at a press conference in September, 2002, responding to the Worcester diocese's subpoena of confidential SNAP records. From left are Phil Saviano, SNAP; Susan Renehan, SNAP; Attorney Wendy Murphy. Read the Associated Press stories of September 21, 2002 and September 23, 2002.

SNAP Subpoena Issue Badly Handled
     - Worcester Telegram & Gazette,        September 25 2002

Worcester Diocese Withdraws SNAP Subpoena
     - Associated Press, September 23, 2002

Worcester Diocese Demands SNAP Records
     - Worcester Telegram & Gazette        September 21, 2002

What Did the Bishop Know, and When?
     - Telegram & Gazette, September 1, 2002

SNAP Calls Fr. Coonan Support "Misguided"
     - Telegram & Gazette, August 31, 2002

Diocese Hires Former Asst. D.A. to Oversee New Abuse Policy, Yet Policy Does Not Call for Alerting Police,
     - Telegram & Gazette, June 9, 2002

Kelley Says He Abused Dozens of Young Girls
     - Telegram & Gazette, May 11, 2002

D.A. Conte Urged to Release Allegations of Abuse
     By Kathleen A. Shaw
     - Telegram & Gazette, May 3, 2002

D.A. Conte, Worcester Diocese Mum on Numbers
     - By Richard Nangle, Sunday Telegram
       April 21, 2002

Worcester Bishop Named in Nore than 30 Lawsuits
     - Associated Press, March 17, 2002

This Priest Is Outraged by Scandal: Rev. LaBaire's Warnings Were Ignored by Diocese
     - Telegram and Gazette, February 14, 2002

D.A. Conte Seeks Abuse Case Identities: Diocese Asked To Name Accused Priests, Victims
     - Telegram & Gazette, February 14, 2002

Victim Criticizes Church,
     - Telegram & Gazette, January 19, 2002

Early History of Abuse in Worcester:

Judge Orders Diocese to Adhere to the Law
     By Alison Fitzgerald
     - Associated Press, July 1999

Misconduct By Priests is Alleged - Diocese Lacked Rules for Sex Abuse Cases
     By Dianne Williamson
     - Worcester Telegram, May 19, 1996

Diocese Settles Molestation Case; Victim Retains Right to Speak
     - Telegram & Gazette, May 11, 1996

Bishop Places Rev. Kane, Former House of Affirmation Director, on Leave,
     - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
       Aptil 24, 1993

The Truth, and My Voice,
     Essay by Cindy Desrosiers, molested by
     Worcester Diocese priest


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