Posted on 05/27/2006 7:47:21 PM PDT by Born Conservative
BOSTON -- For victims of clergy sexual abuse, the Boston Archdiocese's initial handling of sexual harassment allegations against its top health care executive had a familiar ring: multiple allegations, minimal consequence and secrecy.
"There are extraordinary and painful parallels," said David Clohessy, director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
Dr. Robert Haddad, president and CEO of the Caritas Christi Health Care System, resigned early Thursday amid allegations he harassed more than a dozen female employees by subjecting them to unwanted hugs and kisses.
His forced departure comes a week after a private reprimand from Cardinal Sean O'Malley. After learning of four allegations, the Caritas board supported the reprimand and ordered Haddad to take sexual harassment sensitivity training.
But after The Boston Globe made the allegations and reprimand public Sunday, at least 10 more women made similar allegations against Haddad. O'Malley then called another meeting of the Caritas board of governors, which met into the early morning hours Thursday.
Haddad resigned after the board gave him the option of being fired or stepping down with salary plus benefits for 10 months, worth about $830,000.
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