St. Aloysius Home Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
St. Aloysius Home was a diocesan orphanage in the Greenville section of Smithfield, Rhode Island, run by the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. Since Rhode Island's revival window opened on July 1, 2026, it was, according to the Boston Globe on July 29, 2026, the diocesan property named more than any other in the clergy abuse lawsuits filed against the Diocese of Providence. This page covers what has been alleged about St. Aloysius specifically, who has filed suit, and what the June 30, 2028 deadline means for anyone who lived there.
Filing Deadline: June 30, 2028
Claims against the diocese and the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum over abuse at St. Aloysius Home fall under Rhode Island's revival window, R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-51(a)(3), which allows previously time-barred claims — but only through June 30, 2028.
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What Has Been Alleged About St. Aloysius Home
According to the Boston Globe, reporting on July 29, 2026, "so far, St. Aloysius is named in those lawsuits more than any other Diocesan property," and "six men who lived at St. Aloysius as children have now filed lawsuits." The Globe reported that "the lawsuits span from 1969 through 1989, and the victims' ages ranged from 6 to 12 years old" at the time of the alleged abuse. All six are suing the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, and at least one lawsuit also names "the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum d/b/a St. Aloysius Home" as a defendant, according to the Globe. Rhode Island's Attorney General, in a March 2026 report on the diocese, identified two clergy who served at St. Aloysius among the 75 the Office determined were credibly accused of sexual abuse — we do not name individual accused clergy on this page; see our Rhode Island clergy abuse accused list. According to the Globe, neither was criminally charged, and being named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit is not a finding of liability.
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Provision referenced on this page: the revival window, R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-51(a)(3), which is aimed mainly at institutions but whose text does not exclude claims against individual abusers, added in 2026 by House Bill 7200 Sub A / Senate Bill 2616 Sub A and signed by Governor Dan McKee on June 11, 2026 (we rely on the Sub A text; the official online code had not yet been updated as of September 28, 2026). Because the diocese and the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum are defendants other than the State of Rhode Island, § 9-1-51(h) directs the court clerk to add 12% annual interest if a verdict or decision awards damages in a window case, running from written notice of the claim to the defendant or its insurer, or from the filing of the lawsuit, whichever comes first. This is general information about Rhode Island law, not advice about any particular case, and it is not a substitute for speaking with a lawyer.
Where the St. Aloysius Litigation Stands
The Boston Globe's July 29, 2026 report is the most detailed public account specific to St. Aloysius Home: six men who lived there as children had filed lawsuits by that date, describing abuse between 1969 and 1989 when they were 6 to 12 years old. According to the Globe, one of them was among the first people to sue the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence and the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum d/b/a St. Aloysius Home on July 1, the day the new law took effect. St. Aloysius cases filed in Superior Court are among the broader set of 178 civil cases naming the diocese that the Rhode Island Judiciary's public court portal showed as of September 28, 2026; the portal listing does not break filings out by which diocesan property is named, so we cannot independently confirm a current, higher count of St. Aloysius-specific cases beyond the six the Globe reported in July.
Responding to the St. Aloysius filings, a diocesan spokesperson pointed to the age of the allegations, telling the Globe that "claims like those recently asserted, from 30, 40 and 50 years ago, raise many challenges for courts and litigants including lost evidence, deceased or unavailable witnesses and altered memories." The diocese separately calls the revival law itself unconstitutional, citing a Rhode Island Supreme Court ruling that the state constitution "precludes legislation with retroactive features permitting revival of an already time-barred action" (statement to NBC 10, July 31, 2026); as of September 28, 2026, we could not find a court decision on that question.
To report child sexual abuse by a clergy member, the Rhode Island State Police Special Victims Unit runs a dedicated clergy abuse hotline, published in the Attorney General's March 4, 2026 announcement: 401-764-0142.
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Who Can File a Claim Over St. Aloysius Home
Rhode Island's revival law covers anyone who alleges they were sexually abused as a child at an institution such as St. Aloysius Home, where the claim would otherwise be time-barred because of how long ago the abuse occurred. Key points for someone weighing a claim:
- Under the statute's text, the age of the allegation is not a bar. The lawsuits reported by the Globe describe abuse from 1969 to 1989 — decades before the 2026 filings — and the revival provision does not set an outer date limit on the underlying conduct. The diocese disputes that claims this old can be revived, and the window does not reopen cases a court has already decided: Rhode Island Current reported that the final version of the law "preserves prior court judgments."
- The claim is against the institution, not only an individual. St. Aloysius lawsuits reported so far name the diocese, and at least one also names the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum (the entity that operated St. Aloysius Home); claims of this kind rest on theories such as negligent supervision, failure to report, or concealment.
- The deadline is June 30, 2028 for claims revived under this window. Separately, the regular filing deadline for any childhood sexual abuse claim is now 35 years from the survivor's 18th birthday or 7 years from when the survivor discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, that an injury was caused by the abuse, whichever is later.
Whether you can file under a pseudonym is worth raising with an attorney before anything is filed: some complaints in this litigation use pseudonyms, while the court's public portal lists other plaintiffs by name.
Compensation: What Exists and What Doesn't
We could not find any settlement, compensation fund, or claim form specific to St. Aloysius Home. As of September 28, 2026, we could not confirm any settlement or court ruling in the six St. Aloysius cases the Boston Globe reported, or in any other case naming the property. St. Aloysius claims are part of the same litigation as the broader diocese lawsuits, so what we know about compensation there applies here too: the diocese settled abuse claims generally in 2002 (36 people and $13.5 million according to NPR; 37 people and $14.25 million according to a 2008 Associated Press account) and 2008 (four people, $1.3 million, according to the Associated Press), neither of which is documented as specific to St. Aloysius.
A law firm's website (not a diocesan or court source) states the diocese disclosed in 2019 that it had paid over $21 million across more than 130 resolved complaints diocese-wide; we could not verify that figure against a diocesan statement or news report, and it is not broken out by property. The diocese has not, as far as we could confirm, established an independent compensation program for the 2026 wave of lawsuits, despite the Attorney General's March 2026 recommendation that the diocese "establish and fund an independent survivor compensation program." What an individual St. Aloysius claim may be worth depends on facts specific to that case, and any number quoted to you before a lawyer has reviewed it is a guess.
Timeline
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1969–1989 — The alleged abuse
The Boston Globe reported that the six St. Aloysius lawsuits it reviewed describe abuse occurring between 1969 and 1989, when the victims were between 6 and 12 years old.
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March 4, 2026 — Attorney General's report
The Rhode Island Attorney General published a report identifying 75 clergy determined to be credibly accused across the diocese, including individuals who served at St. Aloysius Home; we do not name them on this page.
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June 11, 2026 — Revival law signed
Governor Dan McKee signed the legislation reviving time-barred childhood sexual abuse claims, aimed mainly at institutions, effective July 1, 2026, with a filing deadline of June 30, 2028.
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July 1, 2026 — First St. Aloysius filing
According to the Boston Globe, a former St. Aloysius resident became one of the first people to sue the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence and the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, doing business as St. Aloysius Home, on the law's first day.
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July 29, 2026 — Six survivors reported
The Boston Globe reported that St. Aloysius was named in more lawsuits than any other diocesan property, with six men who lived there as children having filed suit by that date.
What Can Mislead Survivors
St. Aloysius Home closed decades ago, and the property's records and former operators are not something most survivors can research on their own — which is exactly the situation scammers and misinformation tend to exploit.
"There's a St. Aloysius settlement fund you can register with"
We could not find any compensation fund or claim form specific to St. Aloysius Home or to the diocese's 2026 litigation generally. If anyone contacts you claiming to represent a fund tied to St. Aloysius — especially anyone asking for banking details or an upfront fee — that is not something confirmed by any diocesan, court, or news source we found.
"You have to remember the exact dates or find your own records first"
The lawsuits reported by the Boston Globe describe abuse from decades ago, and the diocese itself has acknowledged that "lost evidence, deceased or unavailable witnesses and altered memories" are challenges in cases this old — which cuts both ways: courts and attorneys who handle this kind of litigation are used to working with incomplete records and imperfect memories, not perfect ones.
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Common Questions
What was St. Aloysius Home?
St. Aloysius Home was a diocesan orphanage in the Greenville section of Smithfield, Rhode Island, operated by an entity called the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, doing business as St. Aloysius Home. It is named as a defendant, together with the diocese, in lawsuits reported by the Boston Globe describing abuse of children who lived there.
How many lawsuits involve St. Aloysius Home specifically?
The Boston Globe reported on July 29, 2026 that six men who lived at St. Aloysius as children had filed lawsuits, and that the property was named in more of the diocese's 2026 lawsuits than any other. We have not found a more recent, St. Aloysius-specific count; the Rhode Island court portal's broader count of cases naming the diocese does not break filings out by property, so a current St. Aloysius-only total is not something we can confirm.
What is the deadline to file a claim over abuse at St. Aloysius?
Claims against the diocese and the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum over abuse at St. Aloysius fall under Rhode Island's revival window, which is aimed mainly at institutions and sets June 30, 2028 as the deadline for claims that would otherwise be time-barred. Separately, the regular deadline for any childhood sexual abuse claim is 35 years from the survivor's 18th birthday or 7 years from when the survivor discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, that an injury was caused by the abuse, whichever is later.
Were the priests who worked at St. Aloysius criminally charged?
No. According to the Boston Globe, the two priests who served at St. Aloysius for decades are both listed as credibly accused, but neither was criminally charged. A civil lawsuit does not require a criminal conviction to proceed, and the two kinds of cases apply different standards of proof. We do not name individually accused clergy on this page; Rhode Island's Attorney General maintains a public list, summarized on our accused clergy list page.
Do I have to be named publicly to file a lawsuit?
Not necessarily, but ask before anything is filed. Some complaints in this litigation use pseudonyms — one state-court case is captioned "J. Does 1-5 v. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, et al." — while the court's public portal lists other plaintiffs by name. Whether you can proceed under a pseudonym is a question for your attorney before filing. News coverage is a separate matter: the Boston Globe says it does not name victims of sexual abuse without their permission.
Is there a settlement or compensation fund for St. Aloysius survivors right now?
Not that we could find. As of September 28, 2026, we could not confirm any settlement, court judgment, or compensation fund specific to St. Aloysius Home. The diocese has settled abuse claims generally in the past — 2002 ($13.5 million for 36 people per NPR, or $14.25 million for 37 per a 2008 Associated Press account) and 2008 ($1.3 million for four people, per the Associated Press) — but neither is documented as tied to St. Aloysius specifically, and we could not find any fund created for the 2026 litigation.
What if the abuse I'm considering a claim about happened at a different diocesan property?
The same revival law and deadline apply to abuse alleged at any Rhode Island Catholic institution, not only St. Aloysius. See our page on the broader Diocese of Providence litigation for what has been reported about parishes and schools such as Bishop Hendricken High School.
What if I was abused in a state-run home or the Training School instead?
St. Aloysius Home was a diocesan, not a state-run, institution. If your situation involves the Rhode Island Training School, DCYF-connected foster care, or another state-run facility, the rules on who can be sued and the applicable damages differ — see our Rhode Island Training School and DCYF page.
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