Father Joseph O’Brien was a master in grooming children. He was a charismatic priest with, rumor had it, friends in high places at the Diocese of Springfield. Unlike others in the church, O’Brien was happy to talk to inquisitive young boys about sex. And when he asked these children in confession to talk about their sexual fantasies, he insisted it was only because he was trying to help them “get control” and stop the sin of “self-abuse.” Two survivors of O’Brien’s abuse came forward to share their experiences with the Attorney General’s ...