Sister Seraphia
Accused publicly In 3/2019 by a man of abusing him multiple times as a first-grader, age 6, at St. Joseph’s in Norwich. She was his teacher. He said the abuse included rape, physical abuse and threats that, if he told, she could take him from his parents. He was hospitalized three times with bladder infections and genital and hip bruising. He has hospital bills with information about the injuries. He said his parents told doctors, nurses and police that the nun abused him. The man met with Bishop Cote in 2004, who offered to settle but then did not. Cote told the man in 2006 that the nun’s Order was responsible. The Diocese said it would investigate and that in 2004 it had informed law enforcement and the Dept. of Children and Families. Per the Order, Seraphia left them in 1989 and died 3/25/2012. They would not release her given name. Her accuser said she also abused at least two other students, including a girl he liked.
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