Murphy,
the Anchorage Archdiocese, the Boston Archdiocese and the Missionary
Society of St. James the Apostle have agreed to a $1.4million
settlement with 5 middle-aged men who say the priest abused them
sexually in their youth.
“Two plaintiffs in the suit said Murphy rubbed a lubricant over their
nude bodies to help slide them into a weather balloon, according to the
complaint filed. Back in 1964, Murphy told the boys of a plan to put
them in the balloons, fill the balloons with helium, and let the boys
float down the street in the Fur Rondy parade, according to earlier
published accounts.”
Since reading this story yesterday, I’ve been occasionally recalling it
and marveling at the obsessive mind that would cook up such an involved
and far-fetched scheme to get his hand on the naked bodies of gullible,
trusting young boys.
Comments (4)
I’m happy that Cecil returned. Growing up, we had a beagle that returned quite healthy after 6 months. (Fence climber that belonged in the circus.) Dispute started when a neighborhood boy told me I had his dog.
Wow… I have to wonder how he came up with such a scheme!
He obviously never completed the scheme or he’d be also charged with murder now. Helium is not oxygen! I guess it never went further than sliding.
What a whacko!! Love to you.