PORTLAND -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland has turned over 97 boxes of records on priests accused of molesting children after promising last November to provide the documents to insurance companies seeking to reduce potential settlement costs. The 10 insurers hope to use the files to show church officials knew about the sex-abuse allegations against 37 priests but ignored them, which could invalidate liability insurance policies.
Posted by Editor at June 23, 2005 05:31 PM