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Father Raymond A. Robillard served within the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts. His name appeared on a list of 21 priests accused of sexual abuse released in September 2002 by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. That list identified two alleged victims; the DA noted that their claims fell outside the statute of limitations at that time. In 1995, Robillard left his position as chaplain at the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home and assumed a role as assistant diocesan archivist, effective immediately.
A 1999 website commemorating the anniversary of a former parish referred to him as retired. The 2002 Catholic Directory listed him as absent on leave. In January 2021, the Diocese of Fall River included Father Robillard on its official list of credibly accused clergy, noting that his faculties had been removed. The documented record — from the 2002 DA list to the Diocese’s formal credibly accused designation in 2021 — reflects a serious and long-unresolved concern.
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The record surrounding Father Raymond A. Robillard raises important questions about the Diocese of Fall River’s institutional awareness and response. His transition from a chaplaincy role in 1995 to an administrative position — followed by his classification as absent on leave by 2002 — may reflect institutional distancing that preceded any formal accountability. The Diocese’s decision to include him on its 2021 list of credibly accused clergy, with a notation that his faculties had been removed, indicates that the institution ultimately acknowledged the serious nature of the allegations against him.
Civil litigation in clergy abuse matters allows survivors to examine not only the conduct of an individual priest but also the broader institutional decisions that shaped his ministry over time. When a diocese repositions a priest rather than investigating and removing him promptly, that institutional conduct becomes a central focus of any civil accountability process.
Survivors whose claims may have previously fallen outside the statute of limitations should be aware that Massachusetts has enacted legal reforms designed to address barriers specific to childhood sexual abuse. These reforms acknowledge that survivors often require significant time before they are able to come forward. The credible accusation status conferred by the Diocese itself reinforces the factual foundation upon which civil claims may rest.
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