Abuse Claim against Archdiocese Denied

Catholic Sentinel
March 19, 2012

http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=35&ArticleID=17754

An alleged victim of priest sexual abuse has failed to convince a federal appeals court that he did not wait too long to make a claim for money damages against the Archdiocese of Portland.

John Doe 150, as he is identified in court papers, had asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge’s ruling that his lawsuit is time-barred.

The appeals panel agreed with the judge that the plaintiff either knew or should have known of his abuse prior to a bankruptcy court-imposed deadline for filing claims in the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case.