The Bristol district attorney’s office in Fall River released the following names of priests it has had under investigation.

Accused Alleged victim(s) Status of investigation   No case made = Investigators could not get victims or other witnesses to testify. Raymond McCarthy 4 No case made Gilbert Simoes 6 Beyond statute of limitations Paul Connelly 8 Beyond statute of limitations Arthur Demello 1 Beyond statute of limitations John Cronin 3 Beyond statute of limitations Norman Boulet 2 Beyond statute of limitations James Murphy 3 Beyond statute of limitations Donald Bowen 1 Indicted yesterday Stephen Furtado 1 No jurisdiction Donald Messier 1 Beyond statute of limitations Stanley Barney 1 * Beyond statute of limitations Phillip Higgins 1 Beyond statute of limitations Kevin Tripp 2 Beyond statute of limitations Raymond Robillard 2 Beyond statute of limitations David Landry 1 Beyond statute of limitations Joseph McGuire 1 No case made Edward Rausch 1 Beyond statute of limitations Robert Kaszynski 4 Beyond statute of limitations Albert Berube 1 Deceased Edward Paquette 4 Beyond statute of limitations George Avellar 1 Deceased

* District attorney’s list singles Barney as having vehemently denied the charge. No others were listed by the district attorney as having denied or admitted wrongdoing.