Phil Saviano Channel's video: February 2005 - Phil Saviano - Death of Boston Area Catholic Pedophile Priest Fr James Porter

Boston area (Diocese of Fall River) Catholic Priest James Porter was the first to get national exposure for his sex crimes against children. His victims went public in early 1992, setting the stage for the public explosion of cases that would erupt ten years later with the Boston Globe's Spotlight Investigation Report. The priest plead guilty to abusing 28 children, and he was sentenced to 18 - 20 years in prison. His case symbolized the beginning of a new era when clergy abuse victims began to realize the importance of speaking out about their abuse. Giving reaction to Porter's death in this FOX25 News report is abuse survivor and former SNAP New England leader Phil Saviano He went public in December 1992 about his abuse by Worcester Diocese priest, Fr. David Holley.