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Review Board
The Review Board is a confidential
consultative body of nine (9) persons that advises the Archbishop in the assessment
of complaints of child abuse by a cleric and in his determination of the suitability
of an accused cleric for ministry. The Board may offer advice on all aspects
of these cases, whether retrospectively or prospectively, and is responsible
for the review every two years of the Policies and Procedures for the Protection
of Children. The Archbishop appoints each member of the Review Board for
a term of five (5) years, which can be renewed.
Each member is to be of outstanding
integrity and good judgment in full communion with the Church. The majority
of the review board members will be lay persons who are not in the employ of
the Archdiocese. At least one member will be someone who was sexually abused
as a child or who is a family member of someone who was abused as a child.
One member will be a priest who is an experienced and respected pastor of the
Archdiocese (cf. USCCB, Essential Norms §5). The members of the Review
Board will select their own chairperson by majority vote. The Archbishop will
make the names of the members of the Review Board known publicly.
The Archbishop will convene the meetings of the Review Board. A quorum is
reached when at least five (5) members are present. The meetings will be conducted
in a manner that protects the reputations and good names of all persons involved.
The Archbishop must seek the counsel of the Review Board prior to concluding
the preliminary investigation of a complaint of child abuse by a cleric (cf. Code
of Canon Law, canon 127 §1).”
Members of the Review Board, term beginning July 1, 2003
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Mr. Jeffrey Bradley, L.I.C.S.W
Clinical Social Worker
Private Practice in Milton
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Mr. Paul M. Connelly
Executive Vice President, Longwood
Security Services, Inc.
Licensed to conduct investigations
and a broad range of security services
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Reverend Michael J. Doyle, M.Div.
Pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish,
Canton
Commander, United States Naval Reserve
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The Honorable Mary Fitzpatrick,
L.L.B., J.D.
Retired Chief Justice of Probate & Family
Court
Former Chair of Judicial Conduct
Committee
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Ms. Maureen McGettigan,
L.I.C.S.W.
Psychotherapist and consultant
in private practice
Experience in assessment and
treatment of child sexual abuse and psychological trauma
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Mrs. Roselyn Perard, R.N.C.
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Former Board Chair, Advisory
Board O.B.C.
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Wilfrid L. Pilette, M.D.
Board Certified Psychiatrist
Thirty years experience in adult and adolescent
psychiatry in a variety of academic, administrative and clinical positions,
as well as private practice.
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Mrs. Carola Pontone
Marian Association, Treasurer and Promoter of Marian Consecration
Mother
of two children
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Barbara F. Suojanen
Registered Nurse
Mother of three children
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