Sad to say but back then it was an open secret.
The families of the boys it were done to would NOT dare say a word the embarrassment would shame the whole family forever.
It's not right but the way it was.
It happened to a cousin of mine everyone knew but nobody did anything.
You think someone would come out in that neighborhood agaisnt a Gigante, they would be scared to death.
It's just the way it was.
Wait--your cousin was being molested and no one did or said anything???? I assume you are talking 20-40 years ago, but that is not the 17th century. Didn't they keep him away if they knew he was going off to be molested every day?
In the 1970's he is 20 years older than me so when it happend I wasn't even born yet.
I was told the story from other family members, when I was older we spoke briefly about.
To answer your question yes the family knew and felt there was nothing they could do.
1970's and/or 1980's you have any idea what would happen to you and your family if you accused a beloved priest of something like that?
You never heard of these things back then,
Why not because they didnt happen? NO because nobody would believe you..
Not much different than these woman that were abused by Cuomo however, they were too afraid to speak out. Or Bill Cosby you get my point
