Sioux City diocese settles 22nd sexual abuse lawsuit
Sioux City, Iowa -
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City has settled the 22nd lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a priest.
The case was dismissed Wednesday in Woodbury County District Court after the woman who filed the complaint and diocese officials reached a confidential settlement.
A judge dismissed another lawsuit against the diocese last week, ruling that the accuser had not filed the suit before the statute of limitations expired. Three lawsuits involving victims referred to as John Doe remain pending against the diocese. No trial dates have been set.
The woman who filed the lawsuit in April claimed the Rev. George McFadden had sexual contact with her in the 1960s while he was the pastor of Sioux City's St. Francis of Assisi Church, which is now closed.
The woman said she was under 10 years old at the time of the abuse, which occurred on church property.
In addition to sexual abuse accusations against McFadden, the woman said the diocese knew of the priest's behavior and covered it up by transferring him to another parish.
Read the article at GazetteOnline Dated July 1, 2005
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City has settled the 22nd lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a priest.
The case was dismissed Wednesday in Woodbury County District Court after the woman who filed the complaint and diocese officials reached a confidential settlement.
A judge dismissed another lawsuit against the diocese last week, ruling that the accuser had not filed the suit before the statute of limitations expired. Three lawsuits involving victims referred to as John Doe remain pending against the diocese. No trial dates have been set.
The woman who filed the lawsuit in April claimed the Rev. George McFadden had sexual contact with her in the 1960s while he was the pastor of Sioux City's St. Francis of Assisi Church, which is now closed.
The woman said she was under 10 years old at the time of the abuse, which occurred on church property.
In addition to sexual abuse accusations against McFadden, the woman said the diocese knew of the priest's behavior and covered it up by transferring him to another parish.
Read the article at GazetteOnline Dated July 1, 2005
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