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2002 | Release of Secret Letters Fuels Boston Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis

In TV News by PhilSaviano

January 24, 2002 | Previously sealed documents in church civil lawsuits are released to public. This WBZ-TV Boston news report features Joe Bergantino of the stations I-Team. Once-secret trove of letters prove Boston Catholic Cardinals Madeiros and Law had long supported serial child molester Fr. John Geoghan. The archdiocese cover-up unravels as the national Catholic sex abuse crisis gains momentum.

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1998 | News Report on Abuse Cases in Worcester, MA Diocese

In TV News by PhilSaviano

1998 | New England Cable News reports on two clergy abuse cases in the Diocese of Worcester, MA. Emphasis is given to Phil Saviano and details of how bishops in Worcester and other dioceses conspired to keep serial pedophile Fr. David Holley assigned to parishes for over two decades.

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1995 | Saviano Refuses Terms of Confidentiality in Lawsuit Settlement

In TV News by PhilSaviano

November 18, 1995 | Phil Saviano makes a public statement about settlement terms of a lawsuit he has filed against the Diocese of Worcester, MA. Although he is in precarious health and thousands of dollars in debt, he is refusing a $15,000 settlement offer because he would have to give up his right to speak about his childhood abuse experience. He asks, “What is the diocese doing about this problem besides paying people to be silent about it?