Reardon Case Archive

No More John Doe: Readers Respond

A Torrent Of Emotion

A week ago on this page I told my story about a 1970 complaint against Dr. George Reardon, a St. Francis Hospital endocrinologist who took degrading and exploitative photographs of hundreds of children over three decades.

A PERSONAL STATEMENT

Reardon Victim Goes Public, Blasts St. Francis Hospital

On a Sunday afternoon in March 1970, Dr. George Reardon photographed me in degrading, sexually provocative poses in his office at St. Francis Hospital.

Sex Abuse Complaint Against Reardon 40 Years Old

Almost 20 years before what was believed to be the first child molestation complaint against Dr. George Reardon, a mother accused the prominent St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center doctor of abusing her son, court records show.

Police Seek Identity Of Men In Reardon Photos

— Police are asking the public for help in identifying three men who investigators say are depicted engaging in sex acts with children — images found among the huge cache of child pornography discovered in the former home of the late Dr. George Reardon.

Eight More Sue St. Francis In Sex Abuse Case

Eight more people — including a man who claims Dr. George Reardon raped him repeatedly — have filed a lawsuit against St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center alleging negligence in not preventing the prominent endocrinologist from sexually abusing them.

Why Wasn't He Stopped?

During the same stretch of time that Dr. George Reardon was allegedly fondling youngsters in his office at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, a psychologist across town at the Institute of Living reached this conclusion:

Sexual Assault Claims Widen

An alleged victim of George Reardon claimed in a lawsuit Friday that in addition to being sexually assaulted by the late endocrinologist, he was raped at gunpoint by another person connected with Reardon.

Lawsuit Contains First Rape Allegation Against Reardon

The case of alleged child molester George Reardon took a new twist Tuesday with an accusation in a lawsuit that the late West Hartford endocrinologist raped a young boy — the first such claim to surface publicly.

Claim: Doctor Wielded Firearm

New lawsuits filed in the case of alleged child molester George Reardon include accusations that the West Hartford endocrinologist threatened his victims with a gun, rewarded them with cash and molested four brothers in the same family.

More Suits Against Hospital

Two more men who say they were sexually molested by Dr. George Reardon filed lawsuits Thursday against St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, claiming the hospital was negligent in its supervision of the doctor during the 30 years he practiced there.