Fr. Peter L. Tedeschi

In testimony before the RI Senate Judiciary Committee in 3/2019, a 73-year-old woman said Tedeschi sexually abused her for over a year, beginning in 5/1960 when she was a 14- to 15-year-0ld middle school student and Tedeschi was assigned to Holy Trinity in Central Falls. She said her family lived across the street from the parish and that the abuse occurred in the sanctuary, rectory, Tedeschi’s car, and in school hallways. She said it continued after he left Holy Trinity and she was a Sacred Heart High School student. Further, when she was 15, she allegedly told another priest during confession and he told her never to tell. She said she confronted Tedeschi when she was 22, and he admitted his behavior and said he also abused other people. She also said she told the Diocese. She again informed the Diocese in 2012, and they contacted law enforcement. Tedeschi died 10/18/1986. Included on the Diocese’s list 7/1/2019 as “publicly accused.” Included in the 3/4/2026 RI Attorney General’s Report, which shows that Tedeschi’s alleged victim said she reported her abuse to the Diocese in 1961, 1968 and the early 2000s.