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Behind Pedro, Sox Gain A Game On Yanks; Calhoun Greets His Cast From Past El America's Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper 1 1 Sunny, 4 Highs Around 90. BIO. VOLUME OUTNUMBER 223 COPYRIGHT 2002, THE HARTFORD COURANT CO. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2002 IN567 Sports Final NEWSSTAND $L50 J. ROMINENT HARTFORD ARCHDIOCESE PRIEST FELIX H.

MAGUIRE ALLEGEDLY ABUSED Scientist Denies Mailing Anthrax LX if MORE THAN TWO DECADES, BUT SEVERAL POLICE INVESTIGATIONS WERE ABORTED AND HIS ONLY TRIAL TOOK PLACE IN EXTRAORDINARY SECRECY. PREDATORY TEK A J) AFUTI PURSUIT TEENAGE BOYS FOR 4 But 40 miles to the south, in a sealed-off New Haven courtroom, a different portrait of Maguire was emerging. There, he was accused of repeatedly sexually molesting a 15-year-old, learning-disabled boy, whose struggling single mother had rented one of the priest two waterfront homes in Guilford. The civil suit claimed Maguire "visited" the boy after his mother left for work, assuring him that "God would understand." The jury did not understand. It rendered a $262,803 judgment against Maguire.

In chillingly similar detail, at least four other young men claim to have By TOM JACKMAN WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Reporters bang onStevenJ.Hatfiu'sdooratallhours. An Internet website labels him "Steven "Mengele' Hatfill, Nazi swine." Cable talk shows routinely discuss whether he is last fall's anthrax mailer. And twice, the FBI has very publicly swept into HatfUl's Frederick, apartment Hatfill was once a highly respected researcher and teacher of biological warfare. Now he is doing neither. Since February, he has lost one job and been suspended from another.

He had seemingly dedicated his life to combating biological terrorism, but his has become the leading name in the investigation into the most dramatic act of bioterrorism that America has ever seen. Speaking out for the first time since his name became public, Hatfill said he did not send the anthrax-laced envelopes that killed five people last fall. "I went from being someone with pride in my work, pride in my profession, to being made into the biggest CTiminal of the 21st century, for something I never touched," Hatfill said. "What I've been trying to contribute, PLEASE SEE SCIENTIST, PAGE A4 Long Legs, Pig Snouts, All To Catch An Eye By BETH FORTUNE COURANT STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON You don't often see a Washington lobbyist dressed in a skimpy red, white and blue outfit, displaying long legs and impressive cleavage. But that's exactly what Lauren Anderson, Playboy's Miss July, wore to persuade congressional staff members last month that vegetarian hot dogs are better than the meat originals.

Anderson's appearance at a Capitol Hill lunch, sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, made the cause's point in an extreme, but not atypical, way. Special interest groups have struggled to gain media and legislative attention in Washington over the years with giant live pigs, New Orleans-style funerals for soft money, testimony by Elmo the puppet and little cakes commemorating the anniversary of Medicare. With 535 members of Congress, about 11,300 lobbyists and 4,000 journalists in Washington, D.C., atten- PLEASE SEE GIMMICKS, PAGE A6 -1 ft. 1 Visit CTNOW.COM for video about this story and archived stories about sexual abuse by priests. been sexually abused by Maguire, creating a pattern of alleged predatory behavior by the priest stretching over 27 years and across several parishes, a Courant investigation has found.

The complainants were mostly troubled kids, some prone to drug abuse and in need of cash, which several said Maguire provided in return for sex. Two of them, who passed state police lie-detector tests, claimed Maguire videotaped his sexual encounters with JEFFREY MARSDEN holds back tears as he sits at the piano he used to play in St. John Fisher Catholic church in Marlborough. Marsden says the Rev. Felix H.

Maguire, who established the parish, subjected him to sexual abuse starting in 1982, when Marsden was 15. Maguire denies the allegations and calls Marsden a "pathological liar." Priest Questions Motives Of Accusers i V7 PATRICK RAYCRAFT THE HARTFORD COURANT them, and one said the priest frequently associated with a mob-connected por-nographer from Middletown who was once investigated by the FBL The complaints against Maguire raise questions about the ability, and willingness, of state legal authorities to deal with accusations against an abusive priest There were several aborted police inquiries over the years, including one that was dropped under questionable circumstances; a sexual assault charge that was eventually erased by the court; and the civil trial in PLEASE SEE ACCUSERS, PAGE AlO The Fifth Stage OfFly-Fishing Less than an hour outside Hartford lies a place where you can cast away your cares. Just look for the spare tire. Northeast time. 2081 1 By EDMUND H.

MAHONY And DAVE ALTIMARI COURANT STAFF WRITERS On a sunny Saturday in the spring of 1995, the Rev. Felix H. Maguire climbed to the dais of the Hartford Civic Center and urged the 1,700 assembled graduates of Central Connecticut State University to make the world a better place. Appointed by two governors to the state university system's board of trustees, the wealthy, well-connected priest from the Hartford Archdiocese appeared to be a model of stature and achievement for his fresh-faced Popular Songwriters Slow To Reflect Weight Of Terrorist Attacks MISSING BEATS IN 91 1 TIME INSIDE Tilting At Windmills A plan to harness offshore winds by placing 170 turbine windmills in pristine Nantucket Sound is stirring up a storm, pitting energy environmentalists against wildlife environmentalists. Page A9 8- 11 A monthly essay on the cultural aftershocks of 9- 11 BY KEVIN CANFIELD COURANT STAFF WRITER artists who've recorded tracks with names like "Never Give Up," "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" and "Empty Sky," something's missing.

Be they shallow, jingoistic or just plain vague, these would-be 911 anthems fail to do what great art should: make you see the world in a way you normally wouldn't The first mission of pop music is to entertain. You've got to feel it want to hear it, before you can care about it. But if rock, hip-hop and country musicians want their songs to be considered art, then they should be challenging. They should affect the way we see the world, and not always for the better. We know the terror attacks ended thousands of lives and ruined so many others.

We don't need Bruce Springsteen and his outrageously overrated new album, "The Rising," to PLEASE SEE POP MUSIC, PAGE A6 Pop music historically has been the first area of American culture to take note of social change. When National Guardsmen killed four unarmed protesters at Kent State University in 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young reacted with a rock requiem titled "Ohio." When a California punk outfit called the Dead Kennedys feared that yuppies would steamroll real values, they recorded the withering 1980 satiresalvo, "Holiday in Cambodia." When rapper Chuck saw racism, drugs and internecine squabbles divide black communities, he wrote a series of songs that became arguably the most important hip-hop record of its era, 1991's caustic "Fear of A Black Planet." So it is no surprise that Sept. 11 before it has had a real chance to influence fiction or film has become something of a muse for rock stars, rappers and country singers. But despite the apparent earnestness of the Arts Connecticut Bl Public Notices K15 Auction Block Kll Crossword K16 Real Estate Jl Auto K12 Lottery A3 Sports CI Business Dl Movies G5 Sunday Life HI Commentary CI Obituaries B8 Travel Fl Breaking news. All the nowtcomr iliiil.