Priest apologizes for molests

A former Catholic priest who is accused in more than 20 lawsuits of molesting altar boys in Vermont is apologizing for his actions. 80-year-old Edward Paquette said he prays daily for the families of the people he harmed. Court records say Paquette molested boys from the 1950s through the 1970s at parishes in Vermont and two other states. He was defrocked by the Vatican last April. One of Paquette's victims told the Burlington Free Press the Diocese of Burlington should have warned people about Paquette because it knew of the history of molestation charges against him before he came to Vermont.