Robert E. Kelley, at  age 61

Parole denied next scheduled hearing one year

Robert Kelley is scheduled for a parole hearing sometime during the first week of July 2007

Currently, Robert Kelley is housed at the Bridgewater treatment center.

Once the Parole Board grants parole, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr will have six months to decide if he is going to file a sexually dangerous petition.

Sentenced October 1, 2003

Now serving a Cedar Junction sentence of 5-7 years with 20 years probation to follow his release for charges of Rape of Child – Unnatural (4 counts) and Rape of Child (2 counts).

John Mackey's statement after sentencing chastising the Worcester Dioceses for it unscrupulous tactics

Mr. Kelley has previously served time in Massachusetts Prison for rape of a child while assigned as a Priest at Scarred Heart Parish Gardner, in 1990.

How a clergy pedophile "Monster" was created by the Catholic Church

Originally at least 9 woman had filed civil suits for sexual abuse against the dioceses of Worcester but due to intimidation and the statue of limitations several were forced to drop their civil litigation

Civil Cases settled

Mr. Kelley has also been found responsible in a Civil lawsuit filed  from Notre Dame Parish in Southbridge.  Mr. Kelley is currently paying a $500,000 civil settlement in favor of the Plaintiff.

In addition the Diocese of Worcester has reported to have settled one civil cases in 1994 in regards to Rev Kelley's first criminal conviction from Sacred Heart Parish in Gardner.

July 27, 2007

Robert Kelley denied parole

In a recent parole bid, Worcester Diocesan Priest Robert Kelley was denied a chance to be released.

Robert Kelley was sentence October 1, 2003 after pleading guilty of, two counts of rape of a child and four counts of unnatural rape of a child. He was sentenced of 5-7 years with 20 years probation to follow his release.

According to a July 11, 2007 parole board audit, The Massachusetts Parole Board has been lax in how it supervises parolees, failing to conduct bi-annual polygraphs of some paroled sex offenders and neglecting to collect more than $700,000 in supervision fees.

In Massachusetts the Parole board exercises judgment regarding what inmates will be released, when the inmates are to be released and under what conditions the parolees are than required to follow.

The Massachusetts Parole Board is made up of seven members appointed by the governor to serve staggered five-year terms.

According to a source who requests to remain anonymous, Robert Kelley has thirty days to appeal the decision. He can also request reconsideration of the decision after ninety days. If at the end of ninety days the reconsideration is not accepted, Robert Kelley will not be eligible for parole until his annual review.

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Judge, victims condemn the Worcester Diocese

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Lawyer faults local diocese on abuse cases

Convicted priest asks for sentence safer than prison

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Rev. Kelley pleads guilty in rape cases

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Rev. Kelley trial held up for new records review

Kelley's lawyer wants trial delayed

Child-rape trial to start for priest

Judge sets July trial date for priest in abuse case

Priest gets trial date

Kelley charged in '90 rape

Accused priest's court appearance continued