Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese faces another wave of lawsuits for past abuse

Changing leaves frame the steeple of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Brattleboro. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerVermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese, having spent more than $30 million to settle some 40 priest misconduct lawsuits dating as far back as 1950, faces another wave of court cases alleging more past child sexual abuse. The state’s largest religious denomination is the subject of at least 16 more civil actions, records show. Collectively, they could prove eve