Springfield diocese to expand list of those ‘credibly accused’ of sexually abusing minors Rev. Richard R. Lavigne, a Roman Catholic priest, pleads guilty in superior court to two counts of indecently assaulting two adolescent boys, in this June 25, 1992 file photo, in Newburyport. Investigators were preparing to seek an arrest warrant for the defrocked Roman Catholic priest long considered a suspect in the 1972 killing of 13-year-old altar boy Danny Crouteau, shortly before his death last week, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gullini said Monday. AP FILE PHOTO/SCOTT MAGUIRE Bishop William D. Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Springfield. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO