Insurer to Investigate Vermont Diocese's Handling of Priest Sex Abuse

"An insurance company for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington wants to investigate the church's conduct in 27 cases of alleged child sex abuse by a former priest before paying the costs of litigation associated with them.

The state's Roman Catholic church has sued its insurer demanding it pay its legal fees.

In court papers filed last week, the Minnesota-based United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. requested a review of how much the diocese knew about allegations that former priest Ed Paquette had sexually abused alter boys in two states before he came to Vermont.

The Diocese agreed to permit the investigation as long as the information remained confidential."

[There is a large paper trail concerning this priest. He is also accused of teaching students about "Black Mass"]

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In other news .......
SPRINGFIELD, Mass - A judge has ordered the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield to release thousands of pages of documents in a dispute between the church and seven of its insurance carriers over settlements with clergy sex abuse victims.