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The tragic death of 13-year-old Danny Croteau in 1972 faded from headlines and memories for 20 years until the Boston abuse scandal--a string of assaults within the Catholic Church--exploded in the early 2000s. Despite numerous indications--including 40 claims of sexual misconduct with minors--pointing to him as Croteau''s killer, the Reverend Richard R. Lavigne remains innocent.

Drawing on more than 10,000 pages of police and court records and interviews with Danny''s friends and family, fellow abuse victims, and church officials, the author uncovers the truth--church complicity in a cover up and the masking of priests'' involvement in a ring of abusive clergy--behind Croteau''s death and those who had a hand in it.

Death of an Altar Boy

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 1/18/2018 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476673455, 978-1476673455
      ISBN10: 1476673454

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The tragic death of 13-year-old Danny Croteau in 1972 faded from headlines and memories for 20 years until the Boston abuse scandal--a string of assaults within the Catholic Church--exploded in the early 2000s. Despite numerous indications--including 40 claims of sexual misconduct with minors--pointing to him as Croteau''s killer, the Reverend Richard R. Lavigne remains innocent.

      Drawing on more than 10,000 pages of police and court records and interviews with Danny''s friends and family, fellow abuse victims, and church officials, the author uncovers the truth--church complicity in a cover up and the masking of priests'' involvement in a ring of abusive clergy--behind Croteau''s death and those who had a hand in it.

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