[2] On February 10, 2004, The Springfield Republican published what it called credible accusations against of sexual abuse of minors.

They said that he gave them alcohol, showed them pornography and sexually assaulted them on several occasions[4] Dupré was also accused by local clergy of covering up abuse charges against several other priests, including Richard R.

[1] Dupré's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield for health reasons was accepted on February 11, 2004, by Pope John Paul II.

On September 24, 2004, Dupré was indicted by a Hampden County grand jury on two counts of child molestation.

[6] However, the Springfield district attorney's office was forced to drop the charges because the statute of limitations had run out.

[6] Dupré then entered St. Luke Institute, a private Catholic psychiatric hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.

[7] In June 2010, a judge released a transcript and videotape of Dupré's deposition for a civil lawsuit.