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Former Teacher, Priest In Fairfield County Accused Of Sex Abuse Resigns Former Teacher, Priest In Fairfield County Accused Of Sex Abuse Resigns
Former Teacher, Priest In Fairfield County Accused Of Sex Abuse Resigns A former teacher and priest at a private prep schools in Westchester and Fairfield County has resigned after being one of 50 charged with sexually abusing minors last month. Robert Cornigans, an educator who lived and worked at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, who taught English since 2004, resigned immediately on Jan. 15 when his name was on a list of Jesuits charged with abusing minors. A dozen priests - including Cornigans - from New York and Connecticut who once worked at Fairfield University or Fairfield College Preparatory School were among the list released by the USA Nor…

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A Dozen Priests With Fairfield Ties On New List Of 50 Jesuits Accused Of Sex Abuse A Dozen Priests With Fairfield Ties On New List Of 50 Jesuits Accused Of Sex Abuse
A Dozen Priests With Fairfield Ties On New List Of 50 Jesuits Accused Of Sex Abuse A dozen priests who once worked at Fairfield University and/or Fairfield College Preparatory School are on a new list of 50 Jesuits accused of sex abuse. Priests across Connecticut, New York and several other states are on the report, released Tuesday by the USA Northeast Province Jesuits. Priests on the list have been accused as early as 1950.  "Many accusations were made decades after the abuse allegedly took place, and often after the accused Jesuit had died," the USANPJ said. "Jesuits with allegations currently under investigation are not included on this list." Robert&…

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by Cecilia Levine