Suspended Priest Faces Child Rape Charges
A plea of not guilty to child rape charges was entered on behalf of suspended priest Ronald Paquin in Haverhill District Court Wednesday, and Paquin was held on $100,000 bail. Paquin is accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy on more than 50 occasions. Paquin is also facing a wrongful death suit filed by the family of James … [Read more...] about Suspended Priest Faces Child Rape Charges
Cardinal Law Writes Catholics of Damage From Scandal
Cardinal Bernard Law insisted he knew nothing In a remarkable letter distributed Sunday to Roman Catholic parishes here, Cardinal Bernard Law insisted he knew nothing of the questionable history of a Boston priest charged with child rape. The cardinal said he had "absolutely no memory" of anyone personally informing him as early … [Read more...] about Cardinal Law Writes Catholics of Damage From Scandal
Former Waltham Priest Charged With Raping Boy
Former Waltham Priest Was Arraigned. A Boston archdiocese priest removed from active ministry for most of the past decade was arraigned yesterday on four counts of child rape against an altar boy at a Waltham parish in the 1980s. The Rev. Robert V. Gale, 61, who was arrested at his Middleton, N.H., home Tuesday, pleaded … [Read more...] about Former Waltham Priest Charged With Raping Boy
Judge Sets July Trial Date For Priest In Abuse Case
Trial Date For Priest In Abuse Case. A former Leominster priest is scheduled to go on trial in July on five counts of rape of a child. Superior Court Judge James Donohue set a July 21 trial date for suspended priest Robert E. Kelley during a hearing Monday in Worcester Superior Court. Kelley faces a total of seven child-rape … [Read more...] about Judge Sets July Trial Date For Priest In Abuse Case
Child rape case from 1976 dismissed
A 30-year-old child rape case against a Lafayette woman was dismissed Tuesday when the victim, now an adult, decided not to go forward. Cheryle Dillard, 51, was to have gone on trial Tuesday at Dudley District Court, in Southbridge, Mass., on charges of rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, … [Read more...] about Child rape case from 1976 dismissed
