VERMONT — The statewide Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington knew at least 40 Vermont priests faced accusations of sexually abusing children over the past seven decades but did nothing to alert the public or police, a lay-led church committee announced Thursday. Twelve of those priests served in Addison County or Brandon. Their tenures occurred at various points between 1950 and 2002. The committee, given unprecedented access to personnel files once seen by only Catholic leaders and lawyers, issued an onlin … (read more)
