Monterey Catholic Diocese settles abuse case
The Catholic Diocese of Monterey announced Thursday that it has settled a lawsuit with a parishioner who made allegations of sexual abuse against a former priest, Father Edward Fitz-Henry.
In a letter addressed to all priests of the Monterey diocese and obtained by KSBW, the diocese counsel announced a $500,000 settlement with the priest's accuser.
In the letter, the counsel said the diocese chose to settle the sex abuse case because "duri...
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