Archdiocese of Louisville
On April 19, 2002, The Courier-Journal broke the case to the public that William F. McMurry filed suit against the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville on behalf of a Prospect, Ky. man claiming he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s. The case resulted in a settlement forcing The Archdiocese of Louisville to pay $25.7 million to nearly 250 alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests and other employees of the Roman Catholic Church.
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June 11, 2003
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville agreed yesterday to pay $25.7 million to settle child sexual-abuse allegations made in 240 lawsuits.
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June 15, 2003
A Case of Dignity Restored:
Momentum grew as lawyer built victims' trust
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April 19, 2002
Lawsuit claims that archdiocese was negligent
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Links:
SNAP
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
LINKUP
The Survivors of Clergy Abuse
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Sisters of
Charity
On July 16, 2004, it was made public that William F. McMurry has filed suit against the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a local order of Roman Catholic nuns, on behalf of seven people alleging sexual abuse by a priest and two nuns at an Anchorage orphanage run by the order in the 1950s and 1960s. The case reached settlement August 25, 2006 with the Sisters of Charity agreeing to pay $1.5 million to the victims.
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August 25, 2006
Order of nuns agrees to pay $1.5 million in abuse suit
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October 13, 2004
Three join abuse lawsuit against Sisters of Charity
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September 12, 2004
Abuse suit involving old orphanage brings forth both critics and defenders
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September 12, 2004
Memories are fond, unhappy
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The
Vatican
On June 5, 2004, William F. McMurry: "This lawsuit is designed to lay the responsibility for all childhood sexual abuse committed by priests in America at the feet of the responsible party, and that's the Vatican."
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January 12, 2007
A federal judge in Louisville issued a "historic" decision by refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by William F. McMurry against the Vatican.
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