Sexual abuse scandal in Hartford archdiocese

The sexual abuse scandal in Hartford archdiocese is a significant episode in the series of Catholic sex abuse cases in the United States and Ireland.

Abuse Affairs

Bishop Henry J. Mansell allegedly encouraged Edward Pipala, a New York priest who had been treated for pedophilia and barred from working with children, to seek a promotion in 1986.^[1] Pipala was later removed from duty and imprisoned for child molestation.^[1]

In 2005, the Archdiocese of Hartford paid $22 million to settle sexual abuse claims brought by 43 people against 14 priests, the majority of cases occurring in the 1960s and 1970s.^[2] Mansell considered the settlement "part of a healing process for the persons whose lives have been severely harmed by the evil of sexual abuse and for the Church itself."^[2]

In October 2009, dozens of patients and their lawyers filed suit against the diocese of Hartford over claims that they were molested by Dr. George Reardon (not a priest) at St. Francis Hospital over an extended period of several decades. Victims's groups claim that the dioceses shares legal responsibility in the cases of abuse.^[3]^[4]

In 2012, a trial began in the priest sex abuse lawsuit against the archdiocese.^[5]

In February of 2012, the jury awarded $1 million to a former alter boy, identified as Jacob Doe, who testified that he and a friend were repeatedly sexually assaulted and molested by Rev. Ivan Ferguson.^[6]

Similar abuse in suffragant dioceses

Main articles: Sexual abuse scandal in Bridgeport diocese and Sexual abuse scandal in Providence diocese

There have been similar cases of abuse in the suffragant dioceses of the Hartford metropolis, notably in Bridgeport and Providence, where bishops failed to deal with repeated allegations concerning pedophile priests.^[7]^[8]^[9]

New policies against abuse

In response to the abuse scandal, the archdiocese of Hartford has adopted a set of policies designed to prevent future cases of abuse and to train diocesan laypeople and clergy to better respond to allegations of child molestation. ^[10]

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Sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church

Manifestations	By country In confession From members of orders

Consequences	Priest transfer Financial

Reception	Curial Ecclesiastic Journalistic Debate over Causes

Government responses	Ferns Report John Jay Report Ryan Commission Murphy Report

Activist groups	Duplessis Orphans Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests Voice of the Faithful

Pre-modern	Gregorian Reform Liber Gomorrhianus

Roman Curia	Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Ecclesiastical response to Catholic sex abuse cases

Abuse

Types	Anti-social behaviour Bullying Child abuse (neglect, sexual) Cruelty to animals Domestic abuse Elder abuse Gaslighting Harassment Humiliation Incivility Institutional abuse Intimidation Neglect Persecution Professional abuse Psychological abuse Physical abuse Religious abuse Sexual abuse Stalking Structural abuse Verbal abuse

Related topics	Child grooming Complex post-traumatic stress disorder Dehumanization Denial Destabilisation Exaggeration Lying Manipulation Minimisation Personality disorders Power and control in abusive relationships Psychological projection Psychological trauma Psychopathy Rationalization Traumatic bonding Victim blaming Victim playing Victimisation

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