BURLINGTON (VT)
WCAX
October 2, 2018
By Darren Perron
A task force looking into allegations of decades-old abuse — and possible murder — at a Burlington orphanage continues its investigation. It may be decades-old, but that and other new allegations of sex abuse against priests in other states are triggering memories for Vermont victims who suffer ongoing emotional torment. And one of those victims is speaking exclusively with Channel 3 News in his first television interview.
“My parents were proud of me for being an altar boy,” said Mike Gay.
He says he was excited as his family waited in the congregation at Christ the King Church in Burlington to witness his first day as an altar boy. The then 11-year-old rushed down a set of stairs to find Father Edward Paquette just before Sunday service. That’s when it all began. “There he was, fully exposed, with his pants around his ankles,” Gay said.
Paquette pretended it was a mistake and that Gay arrived too soon. The little boy was embarrassed at what he saw and never said a word. “Everyday I had to serve I was sick,” Gay said.
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