FALL RIVER (MA)
ABC 6
Nicole Gerber
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FALL RIVER – A former priest from the Fall River catholic church is named in a lawsuit for sexually abusing minors. Now the Archbishop who acted as his supervisor also faces accusations of neglect and oversight.
The lawsuit has been filed in Connecticut.
Retired Archbishop of Hartford, Daniel Cronin, was the Bishop in Fall River back in the 70’s and 80’s while the accused priest Monsignor Maurice Souza allegedly committed countless sexual crimes against two altar boys.
The lawsuit names Cronin as the bystander who let it happen.
“He was his supervisor, and when supervisors are negligent they need to be held accountable… Someone knew in that parish, someone knew probably in the area, and probably should have stepped in and done something about it,” said Robert Hoatson of Road to Recovery – a nonprofit supporting the alleged victims.
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