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Three years ago I get a call from an ex priest
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Three years ago I get a call from an ex-priest, Anthony Benzovich. He was at Blessed...

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Mitchell Garabedian: Three years ago I get a call from an ex-priest, Anthony Benzovich. He was at Blessed Sacrament back in '62, and he saw Geoghan... [waits for two cops to pass by, then continues] Mitchell Garabedian: ... taking little boys up to the rectory bedroom. So he's appalled, all right? And tells the bishop about it. The bishop threatens to re-assign him... to South America. Mike Rezendes: Jesus. Mike Rezendes: Yeah. So, fast forward thirty-five years. Benzovich reads that Geoghan has been charged with molesting hundreds of kids. So, he feels guilty. He calls me. Mike Rezendes: So, you have testimony of a priest telling his superiors about Geoghan in '62? Mitchell Garabedian: [shakes his head] No, I do not. Because when I call Benzovich in to give a disposition, he comes in with a lawyer. Mike Rezendes: Wilson Rogers! Mitchell Garabedian: Right. And suddenly, Father Benzovich has a very foggy memory. Can't remember anything. He's useless. So, I go back to work, I forget about it, whatever. Until about a year ago, I find an article about a priest who warned church officials about Geoghan. Mike Rezendes: Benzovich went to the press? Mitchell Garabedian: Yeah. Local paper, Patriot-Ledger. Nobody saw it. But now I got Benzovich on record. So, I file a motion to depose Benzovich a second time. And Wilson Rogers, that smug son of a bitch, files a motion opposing my motion. And that's when I have him. Mike Rezendes: Have him how? Mitchell Garabedian: Rogers opposes my motion, so I have to make an argument as to why I'm allowed to depose Father Benzovich a second time. Okay? But this time, I'm allowed to attach exhibits. You follow what I'm saying? Mike Rezendes: The sealed documents? Mitchell Garabedian: Yes! I can attach the sealed documents that I've gotten in discovery, Mr. Rezendes, the same documents your paper is currently suing for. Mike Rezendes: You're shitting me! Mitchell Garabedian: What? No, no, I'm not shitting you! So, I pull out the fourteen most damning docs, and I attach them to my motion. And they prove everything. Everything! About the church, about the bishops, about Law... Mike Rezendes: And it's all public! Because your motion to oppose Rogers' motion... Mitchell Garabedian: ...is public, yeah. Exactly. Now you're paying attention. Mike Rezendes: So, I can just walk into that courtroom right now and get those documents? Mitchell Garabedian: No, you cannot. Because the documents are not there. Mike Rezendes: But you just said they're public. Mitchell Garabedian: I know I did. But this is Boston. And the church does not want them to be found. So, they are not there.


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Three years ago I get a call from an ex priest
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Anthony Benzevich
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He was at Blessed Sacrament back in '62
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and he saw Geoghan
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taking little boys up to the rectory bedroom okay
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So he's appalled all right
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Tells the bishop about it
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The bishop threatens to reassign him
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to South America
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Jesus Yeah all right
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So fast forward 35 years
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Benzevich reads that Geoghan's been charged
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with molesting hundreds of kids
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All right So he feels guilty He calls me
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So you have testimony of a priest
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telling his superiors about Geoghan in '62

Clip duration: 36 seconds
Views: 204
Timestamp in movie: 01h 19m 14s
Uploaded: 20 February, 2022
Genres: biography, crime, drama
Summary: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.


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