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Edward Paquette
Edward Paquette
Born	1928 (age 95–96)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Priest
Years active	1957–1990s
Known for	Clerical child sexual abuse scandals

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Edward O. Paquette, Jr. (born 1928) is an American former Catholic priest who was defrocked for sexually abusing multiple children within several U.S. dioceses.

Career

He was ordained in 1957.^{[citation needed]}

Sexual abuse

Abuse in Fall River

Paquette was ousted from the Diocese of Fall River and stripped of his priestly faculties in 1963 after accusations of "improper behavior" with young boys. He resurfaced a year later as a priest in Indiana and then in Vermont.^[1]

Abuse in Springfield, Massachusetts

Although he established the Diocesan Misconduct Commission in response to sexual abuse among the clergy,^[2] bishop John Aloysius Marshall accepted Paquette despite the repeated allegations of child molestation against him.^[3] Marshall even said that he was "determined to take the risk of leaving [Paquette] in his present assignment" despite "the demands of...irate parents that 'something be done about this.'"^{[citation needed]}

Abuse in Fort Wayne-South Bend

A lawsuit filed in 2006 alleged that Paquette molested boys in Indiana parishes affiliated to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.^[4]

Abuse in Burlington

Paquette was accused in 23 lawsuits of molesting altar boys in Vermont during the 1970s. He abused several children there while John Aloysius Marshall was bishop.^[5]

Laicization and retirement

Paquette was later removed from the priesthood several decades later on the order of Pope Benedict XVI. He apologized in 2009 for the crimes he had committed against his victims and their families.^[6]

References

^ "Ex-Fall River priest, alleged pedophile, defrocked". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ Cullen, Kevin (2002-03-23). "Priest cites cost for speaking out". The Boston Globe.
^ Hemingway, Sam (May 6, 2008). "New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case". The Burlington Free Press.
^ Burlington Free Press April 5, 2006
^ "Former diocese priest faces sex abuse trial". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
^ "Ex-priest apologizes for abuse". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

[1] "Ex-Fall River priest, alleged pedophile, defrocked". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

[cullen-2] Cullen, Kevin (2002-03-23). "Priest cites cost for speaking out". The Boston Globe.

[hemingway-3] Hemingway, Sam (May 6, 2008). "New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case". The Burlington Free Press.

[4] Burlington Free Press April 5, 2006

[5] "Former diocese priest faces sex abuse trial". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-01-07.

[6] "Ex-priest apologizes for abuse". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

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+{{short description|American former Catholic priest (born 1928)}}
-Father '''Edward Paquette''' (born 1928) is a former Catholic priest who was [[Defrocking|laicized]] for the numerous clerical child abuse affairs he was involved in within several dioceses of the United States.  He was ordained in the year 1957.
+{{Infobox person
+| name = Edward Paquette
+| image =
+| caption =
+| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1928}}
+| nationality = American
+| occupation = [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|Priest]]
+| years_active = 1957–1990s
+| known_for = Clerical child sexual abuse scandals
+}}'''Edward O. Paquette, Jr.''' (born 1928) is an American former [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] who was [[Defrocking|defrocked]] for [[child sexual abuse|sexually abusing]] multiple children within several U.S. dioceses.
-==Abuse affairs==
+== Career ==
+He was ordained in 1957.{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}
+==Sexual abuse==
 ===Abuse in Fall River===
 {{Main|Sexual abuse scandal in Fall River diocese}}
-Father Edward Paquette, who was kicked out of the Diocese of Fall River and stripped of his priestly faculties in 1963 after accusations of "improper behavior" with young boys, only to resurface a year later as a priest in Indiana and then in Vermont.<ref>[http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/05/former-fall-riv.html Ex-Fall River priest, alleged pedophile, defrocked]</ref>
+Paquette was ousted from the Diocese of Fall River and stripped of his priestly faculties in 1963 after accusations of "improper behavior" with young boys. He resurfaced a year later as a priest in Indiana and then in Vermont.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/05/former-fall-riv.html |title=Ex-Fall River priest, alleged pedophile, defrocked |access-date=2009-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715123000/http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/05/former-fall-riv.html |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-===Abuse in Springfield in Massachusetts===
+===Abuse in Springfield, Massachusetts===
 {{Main|Sexual abuse scandal in Springfield in Massachusetts diocese}}
-Although he established the Diocesan Misconduct Commission in response to sexual abuse among the clergy,<ref name=cullen>{{cite news|date=2002-03-23|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|title=Priest cites cost for speaking out|url=http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/stories/032302_priests.htm|last=Cullen|first=Kevin}}</ref> bishop [[John Aloysius Marshall]] accepted Rev. Edward Paquette despite the repeated allegations of child molestation against him.<ref name=hemingway>{{cite news|date=2008-05-06|work=[[The Burlington Free Press]]|title=New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case|last=Hemingway|first=Sam}}</ref> Marshall even said that he was "determined to take the risk of leaving [Paquette] in his present assignment" despite "the demands of...irate parents that 'something be done about this.'"{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
+Although he established the Diocesan Misconduct Commission in response to sexual abuse among the clergy,<ref name=cullen>{{cite news|date=2002-03-23|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|title=Priest cites cost for speaking out|url=http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/stories/032302_priests.htm|last=Cullen|first=Kevin}}</ref> bishop [[John Aloysius Marshall]] accepted Paquette despite the repeated allegations of child molestation against him.<ref name=hemingway>{{cite news|date=May 6, 2008|work=[[The Burlington Free Press]]|title=New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case|last=Hemingway|first=Sam}}</ref> Marshall even said that he was "determined to take the risk of leaving [Paquette] in his present assignment" despite "the demands of...irate parents that 'something be done about this.{{' "}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
 ===Abuse in Fort Wayne-South Bend===
-A lawsuit filed in 2006 alleged that Paquette molested boys in Indiana parishes affiliated to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend|diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]].<ref>Burlington Free Press
+A lawsuit filed in 2006 alleged that Paquette molested boys in Indiana parishes affiliated to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend|Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]].<ref>Burlington Free Press
 April 5, 2006</ref>
-===Abuse in Rutland Vermont===
-Paquette was assigned to Christ the King Church in Rutland, by  the Vermont diocese, on June 9, 1972.
-July 28, 1972 Dan (Danny) Gilman was a 15 year old teenager, broke his neck diving into a swimming pool, and was completely paralyzed after the spinal cord injury to his neck. Rev. Edward Paquette began sexually abusing Dan Gilman in August 1972 during routine hospital visits in the Rutland Hospital.   After Dan Gilman was discharged from the Rutland Hospital Rev. Edward Paquette, made routine visits at Dan Gilman's residence. The sex abuses by Paquette were described to Dan as "healing sessions".  These sex abuses during these healing sessions escalated with Dan Gilman as Rev. Edward Paquette continued leading Dan to believe the claims that Paquette's healing sessions, and the Lord, will make Dan walk again.  These sex abuses continued until October 21,1974 when Paquette was immediately reassigned as described in [http://www.bishop-accountability.org/docs/fall_river/paquette_1974_10_21_engle_marshall.pdf the letter written Father Engle] of Christ The King.
-* [http://www.bishop-accountability.org/docs/fall_river/paquette_1974_10_21_engle_marshall.pdf Engle wrote in a letter Oct. 21, 1974]
-"Dear Bishop Marshall, I am greatly disappointed and very saddened over the report I received from the hospital that Father Paquette sexually molested two young men while on communion calls in the hospital,  As you readily understand, it is imperative that Fr. Paquette be removed from the Rutland area immediately but I do hope he will be able to be reassigned after proper psychiatric treatment."
-January 2, 2014 Dan Gilman wrote [http://www.dannygilman.com The Blue Hole] : a memoir.
-A story of how faith can blind and how faith can heal. Dan Gilman’s trust in the Church and his strong bond with his staunchly Catholic family lead him to believe a priest’s claim that he will make Dan walk again when he is paralyzed in a 1972 diving accident.
-The priest, father Edward Paquette, is not a miracle worker, but a pedophile who had been dismissed from numerous churches in Massachusetts and Indiana for molesting young boys.
 ===Abuse in Burlington===
 {{Main|Sexual abuse scandal in Burlington diocese}}
-Paquette was accused in 23 lawsuits of molesting altar boys in Vermont during the 1970s. He abused several children there while [[John Aloysius Marshall]] was bishop.<ref>[http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/LOCAL/892339476/1002/LOCAL Former diocese priest faces sex abuse trial]</ref>
+Paquette was accused in 23 lawsuits of molesting altar boys in Vermont during the 1970s. He abused several children there while [[John Aloysius Marshall]] was bishop.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/LOCAL/892339476/1002/LOCAL |title=Former diocese priest faces sex abuse trial |access-date=2010-01-07 |archive-date=2012-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302074303/http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080428%2FLOCAL%2F892339476%2F1002%2FLOCAL |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Laicization and retirement==
-Paquette was later removed from the priesthood several decades later on the order of Pope [[Benedict XVI]]. He apologized in 2009 for the crimes he had committed against his victims and their families.<ref>[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090927/NEWS02/90926012/Ex-priest-apologizes-for-abuse Ex-priest apologizes for abuse]</ref>
+Paquette was later removed from the priesthood several decades later on the order of Pope [[Benedict XVI]]. He apologized in 2009 for the crimes he had committed against his victims and their families.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090927/NEWS02/90926012/Ex-priest-apologizes-for-abuse |title=Ex-priest apologizes for abuse |access-date=2009-12-03 |archive-date=2013-01-18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118170143/http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090927/NEWS02/90926012/Ex-priest-apologizes-for-abuse |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==References==
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