STOCKTON (CA)
CBS 13
STOCKTON (CBS13) – The attorneys for the rape victim of a Catholic priest who fled the country announced on Friday the Stockton Diocese has agreed to pay their client $3.75 million to settle the civil case.
Michael Kelly was found liable of sexual assault of a 10-year-old altar boy in the 1980s earlier in the civil trial and the second phase was to determine the diocese’s liability. The settlement was reached late Thursday and announced to jurors in court on Friday morning.
Kelly informed Bishop Stephen Blaire in a letter dated April 15 that he had fled to his native Ireland because of health reasons related to the trial. He also continued to maintain his innocence.
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