Bishop Offers Meeting To Victim's Mother

Craig Pushard, Producer Kristin DiCara, Multimedia Producer

10 months ago

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER)--The Roman Catholic diocese of Portland has announced that Bishop Richard Malone has agreed to meet with a woman whose son was allegedly abused by a priest in the 1980's.

Marie Tupper has repeatedly looked for an audience with Bishop Malone, but the bishop has refused citing a previous meeting she had with Bishop Joseph Gerry a few years ago. Friday diocese spokesperson Sue Bernard said that Bishop Malone has changed his mind after hearing from trusted advisers and Catholic parishioners, and will meet with Tupper.

The date of that meeting has not been set.

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