More Sex Abuse Charges Lodged against Ri Priests

NECN
November 21, 2013

http://www.necn.com/11/21/13/More-sex-abuse-charges-lodged-against-RI/landing.html?&apID=1863ad6dab4d42b88c08fd5f8ef0dc9e

[documents via NBC 10]

A group of men and women who claim sexual abuse by priests have accused the Catholic Diocese of Providence of failing to properly investigate more than 800 allegations over the past 20 years.

The Providence Journal reports ( ) that Jeffrey Thomas of Massachusetts and Helen McGonigle, a Connecticut lawyer, said Wednesday they were raped as children.

The Diocese of Providence says it reports clergy sex abuse of minors to law enforcement and is not aware of priests currently in ministry who have "credible allegations" of sexual abuse of minors.

The victims want state and federal authorities to investigate what they said were 831 complaints of pedophilia and sexual abuse filed with the diocese. They also say many abusive priests continue to serve in parishes in Rhode Island and elsewhere.