EAST PROVIDENCE (RI)
WPRI-TV
December 21, 2019
By Sarah Doiron
[VIDEO]
It’s been a challenging year for the Catholic Church in Rhode Island.
Scandal rocked the town of Bristol over the summer when David Barboza, a well-known administrator at St. Mary’s Church, was accused of child molestation.
Files indicate the church was aware of the allegations against Barboza but allegedly did not take action.
On this week’s episode of Newsmakers, Bishop Thomas Tobin spoke about Barboza’s case for the first time and claimed he couldn’t say much because he didn’t remember “too much of the details.”
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