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Clergy sex abuse survivor shares his story: 'Who's going to believe a 13-year-old?'

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A new lawsuit accuses three Rhode Island priests, including former Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Louis Gelineau, of sexually abusing an altar boy several times at a Barrington parish.

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    Lawsuit accuses former Providence bishop, two priests of abusing altar boy (opens WPRI Providence)

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    For the first time, a 56-year-old man has detailed in writing the abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of three Rhode Island priests, including former Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Louis Gelineau, while serving as an altar boy at a Barrington parish.

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    Clergy sex abuse survivor shares his story: 'Who's going to believe a 13-year-old?' (opens WPRI Providence)

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    A new lawsuit accuses three Rhode Island priests, including former Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Louis Gelineau, of sexually abusing an altar boy several times at a Barrington parish.

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