Convicted former Catholic priest exposed by Spotlight investigation dies at 87

James Talbot, a erstwhile Catholic clergyman convicted of sexually assaulting boys successful Maine and Massachusetts aft helium was exposed by The Boston Globe, has died

PORTLAND, Maine -- James Talbot, a erstwhile Catholic clergyman convicted of sexually assaulting boys successful Maine and Massachusetts aft helium was exposed by the probe that led to the movie “Spotlight,” has died. He was 87.

Talbot, a erstwhile Jesuit, appeared connected a database provided by the spiritual bid of northeastern Jesuits who faced credible allegations of intersexual maltreatment of a minor. Talbot died connected Feb. 28 astatine a hospice halfway successful St. Louis, said Mike Gabriele, a spokesperson for Jesuits USA East.

Talbot was 1 of the subjects of an probe into clergyman enactment maltreatment by The Boston Globe that won a Pulitzer Prize successful 2003 and was adapted into the 2015 movie “Spotlight.” The probe revealed wide intersexual abuse, and coverup of that abuse, wrong the Catholic Church. Jesuits USA East did not connection a remark astir Talbot's death.

He pleaded guilty successful 2018 to gross intersexual battle and unlawful intersexual interaction aft charges that helium sexually abused a 9-year-old lad astatine a Maine religion successful the 1990s. He was ordered to service 3 years successful situation for that conviction.

Prior to the Maine conviction, Talbot spent six years successful situation aft pleading blameworthy to raping and sexually assaulting 2 students successful Boston. He has settled lawsuits with much than a twelve victims successful summation to the convictions.

Talbot was a erstwhile teacher and diversion manager astatine Boston College High School from 1972 to 1980 who past transferred to Maine. He was astatine Cheverus High School successful Portland, Maine, until 1998.

Former Boston College High School pupil Jim Scanlan, 63, reported Talbot's maltreatment successful Massachusetts. The Associated Press does not typically usage the names of intersexual battle victims without their consent, which Scanlan provided. His reports led to transgression charges against Talbot.

Scanlan said helium has reached retired to different survivors of Talbot's abuse. He said helium holds radical successful positions of powerfulness wrong the religion accountable for allowing Talbot to proceed committing maltreatment implicit galore years.

Scanlan said helium has tried to determination connected from his ain choler astatine Talbot, but it's a agelong process.

“The other of emotion isn't hate, it's indifference,” Scanlan said. “Maybe I conscionable parked him distant a agelong clip ago, resolved I couldn't alteration what happened.”

Jesuits USA East said Talbot had been residing astatine the Vianney Renewal Center successful Dittmer, Missouri, anterior to entering hospice care. The halfway cares for sexually abusive priests arsenic good arsenic providing different wellness attraction services.

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