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The Disturbing Story of America's Most Buried Orphanage Scandal: St. Joseph's

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The Vermont Diocese's own files confirmed at least six of St. Joseph's Orphanage's eight chaplains were credibly accused: the abuse wasn't hidden from the church, it was protected by it. For over a century, 13,000 children passed through its doors before survivors forced the buried scandal into the light.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:47 Chapter 1: Seven Sisters and a Bishop's Promise
4:53 Chapter 2: The House on North Avenue
7:22 Chapter 3: Who Were the Children?
10:52 Chapter 4: The Chain of Command
13:33 Chapter 5: A Regimented World
17:43 Chapter 6: The Chaplains
21:57 Chapter 7: The Doors Close
24:24 Chapter 8: A Visitor in 1993
28:57 Chapter 9: Stale Claims
33:44 Chapter 10: What the Files Held
37:38 Chapter 11: The Article That Reopened the Case
42:07 Chapter 12: The State Answers
46:17 Chapter 12: Words in Stone

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Sources:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
https://www.vermontcatholic.org/wp-co...
https://www.stjosephsrjinquiry.com/

5 Comments

@user-xl3wy8sp3l 9 days ago

You should cover the Indian boarding schools in America & Canada. "Murder by decree" author has covered some of the Canadian schools,but no one's doing anything to uncover or even discuss the schools in the United States

@tellmeahappyendingstory 9 days ago

Absolutely adore these videos.

@karagraham9764 7 days ago

There wasn’t an orphanage but there was priest sexual misconduct at my parochial school. He was so nice it was hard to understand he left. Decades later they released the list. My brother hasn’t talked about it but he has had a very unstable life. Someone held in such high regard that was so abusive would eliminate any child’s ability to trust

@taralawson3674 8 days ago

This is so ridiculous. I always think these things are going to be different, but no. 30 years later someone accuses someone, people are dead and can't defend themselves. Applying modern standards to a different time. And of course through all of it authors, bloggers, etc. Trying to cash in on it.

@tphvictims5101 8 days ago

I don’t see a video about Trenton Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey.
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital opened its doors in 1848. Much of the “hospital” has fallen into disrepair.