New book reveals haunting details of abuse at Vermont orphanage run by Catholic church

In the new book ‘Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice’, author Christine Kenneally details the horrific physical and sexual abuse faced by residents of the St. Joeph’s Orphanage in Burlington, Vermont for more than a century. Kenneally joined Jared Bowen to discuss the stories she heard first-hand from survivors and their ongoing fight for justice.
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[@1ofSevensisters]

I spent 5 years at this orphanage and never saw any abuse that is being claimed. I credit it for being my refuge at a time in my life that was abusive and chaotic and I needed a place to heal. I have great respect for the nuns who looked after me. Were they perfect, no, but they weren't abusive and cared for me at a time when my own family couldn't. I will not speak for those who looked after the boys because it's an area that I was never in but I will defend the nuns who watched over the girls when I was there.

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