The Diocese of Norwich has announced that a retired Connecticut judge is in the midst of a sweeping, unfettered investigation into sexual abuses suffered by children at the hands of its priests as the Catholic institution continues to rectify its past and protect some of its most vulnerable parishioners.
In a letter read across the diocese during Sunday Mass, Bishop Michael R. Cote said that retired Judge Michael Riley and a team of lawyers have been digging through archives dating back to the inception of the diocese nearly 70 years ago. Cote assured that Riley has been given unrestricted access to these key documents and diocese leaders.