A Canadian judge has determined that retired Bishop Gérard Dionne thwarted a 1983 police investigation into Father Bernard Cloutier’s sexual abuse of five teenage boys. Father Cloutier …
How tragic for the boys and their parents. Those who abuse children should be punished. This will only change when the people demand that they will never tolerate this type of abuse and cover up. Shame on you Bishop.
This article doesn’t give too many details of the bishop’s involvement. Convincing the boys to withdraw charges is not the same as covering a crime or thwarting an investigation yet. Would need to see more to say.
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