ARKANSAS
KATV
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A Catholic Bishop has acknowledge that a former priest in the Diocese of Little Rock sexually abused at least two victims more than 35 years ago.
In a letter to the Diocese of Little Rock, Bishop Anthony Taylor revealed that Robert Torres, who is a former priest who served in the Diocese of Little Rock from 1966 to 1994, was found to have sexually abused at least two children. Torres also admitted to sexually abusing “at least two or three other young people.”
In the letter, Taylor said that this happened more than 35 years ago to members of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Little Rock.
Torres’ assignments and/or places of residence included the following: Ashdown and Hope (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Our Lady of Good Hope); Little Rock (Cathedral of St. Andrew; Catholic High School; Christ the King; Good Counsel; St. Theresa); Malvern and Arkadelphia (St. John and St. Mary); North Little Rock (St. Mary and Immaculate Conception); and Paragould (St. Mary)
Here is the full letter from Bishop Taylor from www.arkansas-catholic.org:
Last month, the Diocesan Review Board and I met with and listened to someone who had been the victim of clergy sexual abuse as a youth in our diocese. We earlier had been contacted by a concerned family member and at that time ensured that a report was made to the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and then began conducting our investigation. In the course of our investigation, we also established a second victim, and we immediately offered assistance to these two known victims and their family members.
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