WORCESTER (MA)
Worcester Voice
Tuesday morning August 30, The Rev. Robert M. Hoatson, a Catholic priest from New Jersey and supporters of clergy abuse victim Patricia A. Cahill will assemble to provided leaflets to visitors at the main gates of the College of the Holy Cross.
Ms Patricia A. Cahill, a Lancaster, Pa., resident and the niece of the late Rev.Daniel E. Millard, a 1947 Holy Cross graduate for whom the Millard Art Center is named, alleged that her uncle sexually abused her when she was between the ages of 5 and 13. She said the abuse occurred during the 1950s while she was growing up in New Jersey.
The Millard Art Center was dedicated in 1993 and the building contains a bronze plaque bearing the name and a likeness of Rev. Millard. A major benefactor was Mrs. Ferrara's father, Charles Millard of the class of 1954. The former
president, CEO and chairman of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York died in 2003 after a lengthy term as a Holy Cross trustee.