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PORTLAND SEXUAL ABUSE ATTORNEY
Maine Diocese’s Abuse Point Person is Disciplined by State Board for Ethical Violations
Carolyn Bloom, a therapist appointed by Bishop Robert Deeley as a point person to handle allegations of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church for the entire state of Maine, has been disciplined by a Maine licensing board after she admitted to violating multiple...
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