Although he established the Diocesan Misconduct Commission in response to sexual abuse among the clergy,[1] bishop John Aloysius Marshall accepted Rev.
After thirteen years as Bishop, Thomas Ludger Dupré resigned due to unspecified health reasons on February 11, 2004.
His resignation came one day after The Springfield Republican confronted him with accusations of sexual abuse from two men who had known Dupré when he was a parish priest and they were altar boys.
[4] Dupre was also accused by local clergy of covering up abuse charges against other priests, including Richard R. Lavigne.
[6] The Springfield district attorney's office was forced to drop the charges against Dupré because the statute of limitations had run out.