Rev. Steven W. Poitras
Summary of Case: Poitras was placed on administrative leave in Nov. 2006 due to an accusation that he had sexually abused a minor in 1994.
Ordained: 1993
| Start | Stop | Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1993 Boston archbishop was Bernard Francis Law (1984-2002) |
1995 | St. Michael's | North Andover • Poitras was accused in 2006 of having sexually abused a minor in 1994. (Boston Globe [Hudson MA] |
MA | 2/2 | Parish had a school with 153 students. |
| 1995 | 2001 | St. Ann's | Somerville | MA | 3/3, 2/2, 2/4, 2/3 | Parish had a school with 235 students. |
2001 Law was replaced by Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. |
2006 | St. Michael's |
Hudson | MA | 3/3, 2/2, 2/3 | Parish had a grade school with 119-201 students, a high school with 201 students, and a religious education program with 721 students. Poitras is not indexed in the Directories after 2006. Poitras was placed on administrative leave in November 2006 due to an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in 1994. (Archdiocese of Boston |
Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1994-2006 )
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