Bishop calls for 'disciplinary proceedings' in abuse case

San Francisco Chronicle
January 6, 2016

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A statement released by the Episcopal bishop of Rhode Island calls for "appropriate disciplinary proceedings" against two clergymen and a third person named in reports of past abuse at a prestigious boarding school in Middletown.

The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1PMjNOv ) the Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely said Tuesday that he's been in contact with state police and is "following their direction" as they continue to investigate allegations of abuse at St. George's School during the 1970s and 1980s.

Knisely said one of the priests is accused of abusing students and the other allegedly failed to report claims of abuse as outlined by state law. The third person is also accused of sexual abuse.