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24 July 2016

Threat halted release of priests’ files in abuse cases

The Diocese of Gallup threatened to withdraw a monetary settlement that included $21 million for victims of clerical sexual abuse if claimants insisted that the church publicly release the personnel files of accused priests, attorneys for the claimants said.
Public disclosure of priest files became a “significant issue” during the final months of the diocese’s 31-month bankruptcy case, said James Stang, a Los Angeles attorney who represented the 57 people who filed claims against the diocese.

http://www.abqjournal.com/809285/threat-halted-release-of-priests-files-in-abuse-cases.html