Authorities are announcing the details of a new investigation into decades-old abuse at St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington.
The investigation follows a recent Buzzfeed News article about child abuse at Roman Catholic orphanages, including St. Joseph's, which closed in the 1970s. That article included allegations of a boy being thrown from a window to his death, beatings by nuns, a girl forced to slap herself 50 times and children being locked in an attic.
Vermont State Attorney General T.J. Donovan is announcing the joint local-state task force Monday at the Burlington Police Department.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Burlington said the diocese will cooperate fully with investigators.
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