Fr. Thomas H. Driscoll
Assigned to parishes in Wickford, Newoport, North Kingstown, and Woonsocket. Died 7/26/1977. Accused in a lawsuit filed in 2026 of sexually abusing an altar boy, ages 12-15, during 1960-1963, at Sacred Heart Parish in Woonsocket. Driscoll was the parish pastor. Driscoll would allegedly take the altar servers out to activities, including to his summer cottage, where he would give them alcohol. Per the lawsuit, Driscoll would have the boy help him out at the rectory, discuss cleanliness and hygiene with him in his private quarters, then sexually abuse him.
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