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State Police Investigation Reveals Several Victims, Several in Authority Concerned About Rev. Bob Carlson’s Alleged Sexual Abuse of Children
by Catherine Pegram – August 1st 2012
A report by the State Police into allegations of years of sexual abuse against by boys by prominent community leader Reverend Bob Carlson reveals several possible victims and several people in authority who questioned Carlson’s behavior.
In the end, no one ever pursued criminal action until an investigation was opened last fall, three days before Carlson jumped to his death from the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
The 104-page report was released Wednesday.
It includes interviews with people who say they were abused by Carlson and a therapist who reports to have counseled at least half a dozen victims.
None of them are named in the report.
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