SPRINGFIELD (MA)
BishopAccountability.org – Assignment Record
Summary of Case: In February 2004 Dupre was accused by two men of sexually abusing them when they were children, in the mid- to late 1970s. One of the alleged victims, a refugee, was reportedly abused from ages 12 to 16, and the other from ages 15 to 20. Trips were taken out of state and to Canada, and abuse allegedly occurred on these trips. Dupre was also said to have plied the boys with alcohol, involved them in the purchase and use of pornography, and sometimes abused them together. During the time of the alleged abuse, Dupre became chancellor of the diocese. Before he was named auxiliary bishop in 1990, he reportedly called the victims to a meeting and said he would not accept the appointment unless they promised to be silent about the abuse. Dupre resigned in Feb. 2011, after he was confronted with the allegations. He went directly to a treatment facility, St. Luke’s Institute in Maryland, where he stayed for a number of years. He was last known to be living in a Washington D.C. retirement home.
Born: Nov. 10, 1933
Ordained: May 23, 1959
Resigned: Feb. 11, 2004
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