CONNECTICUT
The Hartford Courant
By EDMUND H. MAHONY, emahony@courant.com
The Hartford Courant
12:25 p.m. EST, February 10, 2012
WATERBURY —
A Superior Court jury decided Friday morning that the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford had been reckless and negligent and that a former altar boy sexually abused three decades ago by a priest the church knew to be a pedophile should receive $1 million in damages.
The two men and four women on the jury deliberated for about two hours Thursday afternoon and an hour and a half Friday.
The now-adult victim, identified in his suit as Jacob Doe, said the verdict valdiates “that things that occurred in the past were not my fault or the fault of any of the victims. …This is the most important part of my healing process.”
Doe added: “This predator was placed in a position where he could harm me and my friend. … I’m hoping that other victims can begin their healing process, and the church does the right thing going forward.”
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