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'To avoid scandal': Unearthed letters show how N.L. bishop handled allegations in Baie Verte

CBC Canada · August 26, 2026 at 4:30 a.m.

'To avoid scandal': Unearthed letters show how N.L. bishop handled allegations in Baie Verte

A new court action in Grand Falls-Windsor has unearthed letters showing how a Catholic church official moved a priest to an Ontario treatment centre following allegations involving boys in 1970 — more than 15 years before he was convicted of sexual assault.

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'To avoid scandal': Unearthed letters show how N.L. bishop handled allegations in Baie Verte

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