Fr. Richard Powers, Deceased Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, to Be Named Publicly for the First Time As a Repeat Sexual Abuser of a Minor Child

Road to Recovery
February 27, 2016

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/road-to-recovery.org

Fr. Richard Powers, deceased Pastor of St. Luke’s Parish in Belmont, MA, who has never been publicly named, has been accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a minor child

Fr. Richard Powers, who died in 2007, has been accused of repeatedly sexually abusing “John Doe” from approximately 1974-1975 when Fr. Powers was assigned as Pastor of St. Luke’ Parish, Belmont, MA. Fr. Powers was the Pastor of St. Luke’s Parish, Belmont, MA, from approximately 1974-1996

What

A demonstration and leafleting alerting the media, parishioners, and the general public that Fr. Richard Powers will be named publicly for the first time as a repeat sexual abuser of a minor child from approximately 1974-1975 when Fr. Powers was assigned as Pastor of St. Luke’s Parish, Belmont, MA

When

Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 3:15 pm until 5:30 pm (before and after the 4:00 pm Mass)

Sunday, February 28, 2016 from 9:00 am until 12:30 pm (before or after parish Masses)

PRESS CONFERENCE AT 12:30 PM

Where

On the public sidewalk outside St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 132 Lexington Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478 – 617-484-1996. St. Luke’s Parish is now part of a combined parish (with St. Joseph’s Parish, Belmont, MA) known as New Roads Catholic Community

Who

Members of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families, including its co-founder and President, Dr. Robert M. Hoatson

Why

The clergy sexual abuse scandal is far from over, particularly in the Archdiocese of Boston, where cases of clergy sexual abuse continue to emerge. A deceased priest, who is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a minor child but has never been publicly named before, Fr. Richard Powers, will be named publicly for the first time. Fr. Richard Powers is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing “John Doe” from approximately 1974-1975 when “John Doe” was a minor child. “John Doe” has suffered terribly since he was repeatedly sexually abused when he and his family were parishioners of St. Luke’s Parish in Belmont, MA. Fr. Richard Powers served as Pastor of St. Luke’s Parish in Belmont, MA from approximately 1974-1996, and demonstrators will alert parishioners to the repeated sexual abuse that allegedly occurred in their parish and ask them to support the victim/survivor who has come forward.

Contacts

Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D. – Road to Recovery, Inc. – 862-368-2800

Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – 617-523-6250