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Published
November 27, 2018

Second accuser testifies his Boston-area parish priest abused him for years in Maine

Keith Townsend, now 44, says Ronald Paquin plied him with alcohol and assaulted him repeatedly during trips to a Kennebunkport campground in the 1980s.
Published
November 26, 2018

As trial of ex-priest opens, former altar boy says defendant befriended him, then abused him

The initial witness to testify against Ronald Paquin says the sexual contact occurred in the 1980s at multiple locations, including a motel and campground in Kennebunkport.
Published
November 21, 2018

TV station’s probe of abuse cases adds to scrutiny of former Maine bishop

WKBW in Buffalo reports on how Richard Malone, now the bishop in western New York, dealt with two priests while overseeing the Diocese of Portland.
Published
November 19, 2018

Ex-priest who went to jail in Boston abuse scandal now set to stand trial in Maine

A jury is selected in the trial of Ronald Paquin, who is accused of abusing two boys during trips to Kennebunk during the 1980s.
Published
October 27, 2018

U.S. prosecutors instruct U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, clergy to preserve records on sexual abuse

Investigators expand their inquiry into predatory behavior beyond Pennsylvania dioceses.

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Published
October 12, 2018

Washington, D.C.’s archbishop is out amid scandals over his handling of sexual abuse claims

The pope accepts the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, but did not announce a replacement.
Published
September 24, 2018

Ex-priest, Cheverus teacher goes to prison for sexually assaulting Freeport boy

The 30-year-old man who was abused decades ago by James Talbot faced the former priest in court and recalled the 'pure terror' of going to church.
Published
September 22, 2018

Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges

James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.
Published
September 17, 2018

Nuns in longtime Portland monastery moving out of Maine

The last 2 sisters at the Monastery of the Precious Blood on State Street will relocate next month to their religious order's monastery in Manchester, N.H.
Published
September 16, 2018

Maine public safety workers honored at Blue Mass in Lewiston basilica

The tradition was revived in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.