Civil Complaint Filed in Massachusetts against Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Ct, Daniel Cronin, for Negligent Supervision When He Was Bishop of Fall River, Ma

Road to Recovery
June 15, 2015

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Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT, Daniel Cronin, who is also former Bishop of Fall River, MA, is named as a defendant in a Massachusetts lawsuit for negligent supervision (among other things) by two clergy sexual abuse victims from the Fall River, MA Diocese that was led by Bishop Daniel Cronin for over twenty years. This lawsuit has been filed as a result of a Connecticut lawsuit which was dismissed (among other reasons) because Archbishop Cronin agreed to waive the statute of limitations in Massachusetts

Fall River, MA, priest Msgr. Maurice Souza, sexually abused boys in CT, MA, and elsewhere.

Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT, Daniel Cronin, when Bishop of Fall River, MA, among other things, negligently supervised Msgr. Maurice Souza, allowing him to sexually abuse at least two minor-aged boys for approximately ten years.

What

A press conference announcing the filing of a lawsuit against Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT Daniel Cronin, who is also former Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, MA.

When

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 11:00 am

Where

On the public sidewalk in front of the headquarters of the Diocese of Fall River, MA, near 423 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MA 02720 – 508-675-1311

Who

Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families and advocate for the plaintiffs in this case

Why

A Connecticut Superior Court ruled on May 6, 2015 that in dismissing a civil case against former Fall River Bishop and Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT, Daniel Cronin, and the Fall River, MA Diocese, former Bishop of Fall River, MA and Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT Daniel Cronin will willingly travel to Massachusetts to testify in the case of two plaintiffs who were sexually abused by a Fall River, MA priest for approximately ten years, and that Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT Daniel Cronin will submit to the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts court and waive any claim that the action is barred by the statute of limitations in Massachusetts. Former Fall River, MA, Bishop and Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT, Daniel Cronin was the supervisor of Msgr. Maurice Souza when he was a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, MA. Souza sexually abused two children from approximately 9 to approximately 17 years of age, who were altar boys at St. Anthony’s Parish in East Falmouth on Cape Cod. The two victims were taken to Connecticut and Massachusetts for athletic events and other reasons and were sexually abused in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, CT, Daniel Cronin, when he was Bishop of Fall River, MA, is accused of negligent hiring, retention, direction, and supervision, among other things.

Contacts

Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Road to Recovery, Inc. – 862-368-2800

Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – 617-523-6250