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A federal judge sentenced Gregory Lisby, a former priest in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, to six years in prison on Sept. 18 for possession of child pornography, as reported by the Episcopal News Service. Lisby, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in February. He was arrested in September 2019 after the FBI found nearly […]

Two men who filed a lawsuit alleging they were sexually abused for years by a priest in St. Anthony’s Parish have each received $200,000 settlements, as reported by the Cape Cod Times. Their attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, announced the October settlements Tuesday as the Archdiocese of Hartford released the names of 48 priests found to have […]

David Baillargeon, a deacon who claimed he was reprimanded for speaking out against the church’s handling of clergy sexual abuse, said that he has been barred from preaching at Holy Family Parish Roman Catholic church in Russell and placed for reassignment. MassLive reports that Baillargeon said he was informed during a morning meeting with the Rev. Ron F. […]

A lawsuit filed in Minnesota charges The Diocese of Crookston (Minn), the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts and the Servants of the Paraclete group with a dozen counts of nuisance and negligence in their handling of former Priest James Porter. Porter admitted or was linked to the abuse of more than 100 young boys and […]

The Diocese of Worcester has asked the Vatican to defrock the Rev. Lowe B. Dongor, the Roman Catholic priest charged in September with possessing child pornography and stealing from his parish in Fitchburg, reports the Telegram and Gazette. Church and law enforcement officials believe Rev. Dongor has fled the country and may have returned to […]

Pinal County (Arizona) Sheriff Paul Babeu was the victim of sexual assault as a young boy in Massachusetts, an ongoing incident that forever changed the outspoken critic of Arizona’s immigration policies, he told MyFoxPhoenix.com. “I was a victim of sexual assault when I was a young boy, actually by a priest back in Massachusetts,” Babeu […]