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Media release

Law Office of Mitchell Garabedian
August 15, 2016

http://www.garabedianlaw.com/

1.2 million dollar settlement reached between Diocese of Portland, Maine, and six (6) plaintiffs in fraudulent concealment lawsuits who are also childhood victims of sexual abuse of Fr. James Vallely

What - A press conference announcing a 1.2 million dollar settlement of six (6) fraudulent concealment lawsuits between the Diocese of Portland, Maine, and six (6) plaintiffs and childhood sexual abuse victims of Fr. James Valley

When - Monday, August 15, 2016 at 11:30 am

Where - Law Office of Mitchell Garabedian, 100 State Street, Boston, MA, 02109

Who - Lawrence Gray, a plaintiff in fraudulent concealment lawsuits; Attorney Mitchell Garabedian; and, Dr. Robert Hoatson, President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families

Why - As a result of litigation in an earlier case against Fr. James Vallely and the Diocese of Portland, Maine, the diocese produced a copy of a letter written by a currently-retired priest in 2005 which revealed that the Diocese of Portland, Maine, and Bishop Daniel J. Feeney had knowledge of multiple accusations of sexual abuse of minor children against Fr. James Vallely as far back as 1956. Fr. James Vallely was assigned to St. John's Parish in Bangor, Maine, in the 1950s. Instead of removing Fr. James Vallely from priestly ministry and notifying the public, Bishop Daniel J. Feeney transferred Fr. James Vallely to another parish where children were placed at risk of further sexual abuse by a serial pedophile priest. The Diocese of Portland, Maine, was aware of this information for decades but fraudulently concealed it. Approximately two weeks ago, the Diocese of Portland, Maine, and six (6) plaintiffs, childhood victims of sexual abuse by Fr. James Vallely, settled the fraudulent concealment lawsuits for 1.2 million dollars.




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