BURLINGTON (VT)
Insider
August 27, 2018
By Kelly McLaughlin
– An investigation into Catholic orphanages in the US revealed systematic abuse that many children faced from nuns in the 20th century.
– Former residents said they were forced to kneel or stand for hours, were dangled outside windows and over wells, and were locked in cabinets and closets.
– At St Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage in Burlington, Vermont, former residents say the abuse sometimes led to death.
– The investigation by Buzzfeed News comes weeks after a Pennsylvania grand jury report accused the Catholic Church of covering up the abuse of 1,000 children.
Former residents of a now-closed Catholic orphanage in Vermont say nuns killed and tortured foster children who were staying at the facility between 1930 and 1970, according to an investigation from Buzzfeed News.
The investigation reveals the systematic abuse many children allegedly faced from nuns at St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage in Burlington, as well as other orphanages across the US.
It comes weeks after a Pennsylvania grand jury report accused the Catholic Church of covering up the abuse of 1,000 children at the hands of hundreds of priests across six dioceses.
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