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Brother Joseph Charron initially was charged with sex crimes involving a now-former student. He recently pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, and the sex crime charges were dropped. Still, his Benedictine abbey placed him on its list of credibly accused child sex abusers.
The Catholic church's transparency on accusations of sexual abuse by clergy members, including the Rev. Mark Santo, remains inconsistent and lacking across the United States, clouding the extent of the crisis more than 20 years after it exploded into view.
Numerous priests and brothers of the Servites have been accused of sexual abuse, and the group faces numerous lawsuits but has no public list of credibly accused members.
Ayanna Pressley's husband, who spent years behind bars with Thomas Koonce, said he's earned his freedom. So did his pastor and even the DA.
Earlier this month, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker commuted the first degree murder sentence of former Marine Thomas Koonce. The commutation still has to be approved by the Governor's Council, but if approved, he can apply for parole.