In ‘Poetic License,’ the daughter of poet Richard Eberhart works to reconcile the love and loathing he inspired.
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Maine priest placed on leave following sexual abuse allegation
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland says it is following its protocol while investigating allegations that the Rev. Robert Vaillancourt abused an underage girl in the 1980s.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy plans anger some, welcomed by others
The Boy Scouts of America has reached an $850 million settlement to compensate sexual abuse victims.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Allegations of abuse by Robert Indiana resurface in ‘hush money’ court case
Sentenced for Social Security fraud, a Waldoboro man blames his downward spiral on the abuse he says he suffered by the late artist 4 decades ago.
Posted inNation & World
Harvard punishes professor who gave Jeffrey Epstein an office on campus
Martin Nowak will be barred from starting new research or advising students for at least two years.
Posted inNation & World, Olympics, Sports
Former U.S. gymnastics coach dies by suicide hours after being charged with abuse
John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, was charged with two dozen crimes, from abusing girls to lying to investigators in 2016 about Nassar.
Posted inNation & World
New York state sues former Maine Catholic bishop, Buffalo diocese over priest misconduct, abuse
New York’s attorney general is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and two former church leaders, including former Maine Bishop Richard Malone, accusing them of covering up allegations of sexual misconduct against predatory priests.
Posted inNation & World
About 90,000 sex abuse claims filed in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
The number far exceeds the initial projections of lawyers across the United States who have been signing up clients since the Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy protection in February in the face of hundreds of lawsuits.
Posted inNation & World
Pope Francis vows to end sexual abuse after McCarrick report
Pope Francis is vowing to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offering prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
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Vatican says Pope John Paul II knew of misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal for nearly 2 decades
Months after then-bishop Theodore McCarrick wrote a letter to the Pope’s secretary denying sexual abuse allegations, the pontiff appointed him archbishop of Washington.