STOCKTON (CA)
Modesto Bee
By Jennie Rodriguez-Moore
The Record (Stockton)
STOCKTON — For the second time since a civil trial began, a supporter of former Catholic priest Michael Kelly has attempted to interfere or influence the jury that found Kelly liable of sexually assaulting a child.
“That will not be tolerated,” San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Bob McNatt warned spectators just before the second phase of the civil trial began Thursday.
The plaintiff, a former altar boy who is now 37 years old, said he was molested and raped by Kelly more than 20 years ago while they both served at Cathedral of the Annunciation.
The second phase of the trial will determine whether the Diocese of Stockton is liable for damages based on its handling of Kelly, who was found liable in the trial’s first phase.
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