Diocese Must Release Priest’s Records
Diocese Priest’s Records. A judge has ordered the Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese to release the personnel records of a priest accused of sexually abusing three young men in the late 1970s and early 1980s. However, state Supreme Court Justice John W. Grow said church officials did not have to release information about other … [Read more...]
Priest Accused of Abuse In 2 Cities
An Albany priest accused of sexually abusing a boy in the 1970s was quietly transferred to the Archdiocese of Boston as part of a deal between then-Bishop Edwin Broderick and the Albany County district attorney that helped avoid a criminal prosecution. The Rev. Dozia Wilson, who is no longer a priest, left Albany's Sacred Heart … [Read more...]
’50s Priest Accused of Abuse
Priest being accused of sexually abusing altar boys A second Catholic priest who served the St. Mary parish here in the 1950s is being accused of sexually abusing altar boys. The Rev. William Blackwell has been named in a civil suit filed by a 57-year-old man against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Richmond's St. Mary School … [Read more...]