Rev. James J. Scahill Title: Rev. James Scahill reflects on 20 years of bucking the Roman Catholic church over clergy abuse Author: Stephanie Barry Publisher: Masslive.com Date: 13DEC2021 James J. Scahill has been a Roman Catholic priest for nearly 50 years, and he’s loathed the church’s hierarchy for about half of that time. In 1974,
Release Richard Lavigne Files Title: Advocate For Clergy Abuse Victims Calls For Release Of Files On Ex-Priest Accused Of Murder Author: Paul Tuthill Publisher: WAMC Radio Date: 25MAY2021 One day after a prosecutor in western Massachusetts publicly accused a recently deceased former priest of murdering an altar boy a half-century ago, there was a
Lavigne Murdered Danny Croteau Title: Former Springfield priest killed 13-year-old boy in 1972: Hampden District Attorney Author: Rick Sobey Publisher: Boston Herald Date: 24MAY2021 Former priest Richard Lavigne died last week. He murdered a 13-year-old boy 49 years ago, according to the Hampden DA’s Office. (Courtesy photo Hampden DA’s Office) A former Springfield priest who