Former Priest Suing Over Inclusion On "Credibly-Accused" List

(Providence, RI)--A former Rhode Island priest is suing the Providence Catholic Diocese for his inclusion on a list of clergy members who were credibly accused of sexual abuse.John Tormey filed the defamation suit on Friday, claiming among other things that it cost him his job as a faculty member at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts.The suit also names Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin and Kevin O'Brien, a retired state police major who helped compile the list.The suit says Tormey, who lives in East Providence, was ordained in 1967 and resigned in 1979 to start a family.


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