Records fight begins in priest sex-abuse lawsuit
Geneva, Illinois —
A legal fight is brewing over what information the Roman Catholic Church must disclose in civil lawsuits brought on behalf of two women who said they were sexually abused by a former Aurora and Geneva priest.
An attorney for the Rockford Diocese objected Wednesday to turning over the personnel file of Mark Campobello, arguing the request for information was either too broad or violated confidentiality rules.
Kane County Judge F. Keith Brown told the two sides to meet outside of court to discuss the issue, but the attorney for the two women said he might ask the judge to review documents and decide what the church should disclose.
"It shouldn't be the diocese that makes that determination," attorney Keith Aeschliman said.
Aeschliman represents two women who said they were sexually abused by Campobello when they were teenagers and he served in parishes and schools in Geneva and Aurora. The lawsuit, filed against Campobello, also accuses the diocese and Bishop Thomas Doran of negligence.
Campobello, 40, pleaded guilty last year to aggravated sexual abuse and was sentenced to eight years in prison. He has not responded to the lawsuits and was found in default.
Aeschliman said the diocese wants to withhold as much as 90 percent of the documents he seeks in relation to Campobello's record as a priest. The diocese's file could include medical records and correspondence, he said.
Diocese attorney Ellen Lynch declined comment.
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A legal fight is brewing over what information the Roman Catholic Church must disclose in civil lawsuits brought on behalf of two women who said they were sexually abused by a former Aurora and Geneva priest.
An attorney for the Rockford Diocese objected Wednesday to turning over the personnel file of Mark Campobello, arguing the request for information was either too broad or violated confidentiality rules.
Kane County Judge F. Keith Brown told the two sides to meet outside of court to discuss the issue, but the attorney for the two women said he might ask the judge to review documents and decide what the church should disclose.
"It shouldn't be the diocese that makes that determination," attorney Keith Aeschliman said.
Aeschliman represents two women who said they were sexually abused by Campobello when they were teenagers and he served in parishes and schools in Geneva and Aurora. The lawsuit, filed against Campobello, also accuses the diocese and Bishop Thomas Doran of negligence.
Campobello, 40, pleaded guilty last year to aggravated sexual abuse and was sentenced to eight years in prison. He has not responded to the lawsuits and was found in default.
Aeschliman said the diocese wants to withhold as much as 90 percent of the documents he seeks in relation to Campobello's record as a priest. The diocese's file could include medical records and correspondence, he said.
Diocese attorney Ellen Lynch declined comment.
Read the article at Records fight begins in priest sex-abuse lawsuit dated 02/10/05
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