Fr. Stephen H. Bzdyra
A man filed suit in 7/2010 alleging that Bzdyra abused him in the mid-1980s while assigned to St. Francis in New Haven. Per the suit, Bzdyra threatened the boy and his family and later tried to silence him by buying him home appliances and a car in 2001. Also named in a previous suit. Placed on leave 7/9/2010. Another suit was filed in 8/2010. Too ill to testify in 11/2010. A third suit was filed in 12/2010. Settlement in 2/2016. Per the archdiocese’s list 1/22/2019, Bzdyra was laicized 5/4/2018. He died in 10/2019.
- Valley Independent Sentinel 07.07.10
- New Haven Register 07.07.10
- Hartford Courant 07.07.10
- New Haven Register 07.07.10
- NBC Connecticut 07.07.10
- Associated Press 07.07.10
- Dotson v Hartford Diocese et al 07.07.10
- WTNH 07.07.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 07.08.10
- Hartford Courant 07.08.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 07.09.10
- Hartford Courant 07.09.10
- Middletown Pewaa 07.09.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 07.10.10
- Valley Gazette 07.14.10
- New Haven Register 08.05.10
- Valley Independent Sentinel 08.05.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 08.06.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 09.03.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 09.23.10
- Waterbury Republican-American 10.09.10
- CT Post 02.10.16
- Patch 02.10.16
- Fox 61 02.10.16
- Hartford Courant 02.10.16
- The Republican-American 02.11.16
- Record-Jounal 05.15.16
- Hartford Courant 01.22.19
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