Fr. Roland P. Cote
In 4/2002 a man accused Cote of sexually assaulting him as a teenager in the early 1980s. Cote admitted to a “sexual relationship” with the boy and to paying him for sex, but said the boy was 18 at the time. Cote also admitted that he was sexually active in the mid-1980s with a “couple of other people” who were about 18 years old. Bishop McCormack reassigned Cote to a new parish in 6/2002; he did not inform parishioners of the allegations, or that there had been a financial settlement. Cote left the parish in 11/2002 after parishioners learned of the allegations and confronted McCormack.
- Nashua Telegraph 09.28.02
- Concord Monitor 09.29.02
- Boston Herald 09.30.02
- Union Leader 10.01.02
- Union Leader 10.07.02
- Boston Globe 10.30.02
- Nashua Telegraph 11.03.02
- Nashua Telegraph (AP) 11.04.02
- Nashua Telegraph 12.24.02
- Union Leader 12.24.02
- Boston Globe 01.09.03
- Documents from NH Atty General Report 03.03.03
- Manchester Report by NH Atty General 03.03.03
- Union Leader 03.04.03
- Concord Monitor 03.05.03
- Union Leader 03.05.03
- Nashua Telegraph (AP) 03.05.03
- Nashua Telegraph 03.09.03
- New Hampshire Sunday News 03.16.03
- Union Leader 10.07.06
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