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Opening Arguments Given in Abused Altar Boy Lawsuit

Opening Arguments Given in Abused Altar Boy Lawsuit

 
Burlington, Vt. – When attorney Jerome O’Neill presented his opening argument today to the jury in Chittenden Superior Court,  he described in detail, some of the sexual abuse endured by his client, a former altar boy, who was abused by now de-frocked Rev. Edward Paquette, 80. 
O’Neill described his client as, ” a scared, 11-year-old kid,” at the [...]

Abused Altar Boy Case Against Diocese Gets Underway

Abused Altar Boy Case Against Diocese Gets Underway

Burlington, Vt. – Jury selection got underway today in Chittenden Superior Court in Burlington, Vt., where a sexually-abused, former altar boy seeks damages from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.  The court, presided over by the Honorable Judge Helen Toor, will determine over the next 7 days if the Diocese is legally responsible for abuses to [...]

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