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Abusive Priest Found In Caribbean Hideaway
And ELIZABETH HAMILTON Courant Staff WritersThe Rev. Laurence F.X. Brett vanished abruptly almost a decade ago, leaving clothes still hanging in his closet and a trail of accusers stretching across four states and back 30 years. Now, a Hartford Courant investigation has found the onetime...Tags: Florida, Child Abuse, Periodicals, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice
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A Complete Loss Of Faith In Egan
Courant Staff WriterIn many ways, Carole Surran was the ideal parishioner - a devout Catholic who attended Mass daily and allowed nothing to interfere with her faith or devotion to the church. It was that devotion, in part, that led the Wilton mother to seek a meeting in...Tags: The Institute of Living, Entertainment, New York, Health, Colleges and Universities
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Timeline: The Carr File
May 10, 1980: Charles Carr ordained, assigned to Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Wilton. Spring 1982: Mother of 11-year-old boy says Carr molested her son in Our Lady of Fatima parking lot (she details the incident in a letter seven years later). June 21,...Tags: The Institute of Living, Roman Catholicism, Academic Progress, Sex, Schools
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A Predator Blessed With Charm
Courant Staff WritersBy the time Laurence Francis Xavier Brett came calling at the Diocese of Bridgeport in 1955, the bright, eager young man's bid to become a priest had already been rejected by another bishop. The reason: the Archdiocese of Hartford determined that the...Tags: Entertainment, Child Abuse, Health and Safety at School, Hepatitis, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Cardinal Is `Deeply Sorry'
Courant Staff WriterAfter insisting for weeks that he properly handled sex abuse charges against priests while he was bishop of the Bridgeport Diocese, Cardinal Edward Egan, now the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, apologized Saturday for any mistakes that "may...Tags: The Institute of Living, Roman Catholicism, Abusive Behavior, New York, Sexual Assault
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Excerpt Of Egan Deposition
The Hartford CourantExcerpt from Egan's 1999 deposition, under questioning by attorneys for plaintiffs who claimed they have been sexually abused by priests in the Bridgeport Diocese, where Egan was bishop from 1988 to 2000: QUESTION: "Okay. So let me ask you this question....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Abusive Behavior, Sexual Assault, Connecticut
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Pastors Do Penance For Silence
The Hartford CourantRoman Catholic Bishop William E. Lori announced sanctions Saturday against two pastors who failed to tell their superiors in the Bridgeport diocese that a notorious pedophile priest was living secretly for nearly a decade on a Caribbean island. The Rev....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Stamford, Abusive Behavior, New York, Sexual Assault
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Priest accused of sex abuse apparently kills self
Sun StaffA priest who resigned from his Connecticut parish last month amid allegations that he sexually abused young boys apparently committed suicide today at a Catholic psychiatric hospital in Silver Spring that treats disorders including pedophilia, church...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Sex, Abusive Behavior, Stamford, Sexual Assault
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Timeline: Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport Priest Abuse Case
The Hartford CourantMarch 2001. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport settles 23 lawsuits brought against seven unnamed priests for an undisclosed amount of money. The court orders the documents sealed and church officials believe eventually destroyed. Four newspapers &#...Tags: The Institute of Living, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Stamford, Sex
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Diocese Of Bridgeport Acknowledges Allegations Involving 8 Priests From 1968 To 2000
The Hartford CourantIn an attempt to keep the documents secret, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport has admitted in a court filing that it is aware of 32 claims of sexual abuse allegedly committed by eight priests over three decades at the same parish — St....Tags: Florida, Roman Catholicism, Abusive Behavior, New York, Employees
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Connecticut Diocese Expected to Release Sex Abuse Papers
!["Claims are claims. Allegations are allegations."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-12/50816452-01121415-187105.jpg ""Claims are claims. Allegations are allegations.\"")
The Hartford Courant"Claims are claims. Allegations are allegations." Those six words uttered by retired Cardinal Edward M. Egan during two depositions neatly sum up his approach to handling the burgeoning priest sexual abuse scandal that he inherited when he took over...Tags: The Institute of Living, Hepatitis, Stamford, Sex, New York
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High Court Refuses To Hold Hearing On Sex Abuse Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport's appeal of a state court decision to make public more than 12,000 pages of sexual abuse files involving clergy. "We were disappointed to learn that the United States...Tags: The New York Times, Judges, The Washington Post, Roman Catholicism, Local Government
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