APPLETON (WI)
Post-Crescent
Written by
Jim Collar
Post-Crescent staff writer
APPLETON — Two brothers who were sexually assaulted at the hands of a priest in 1978 said their civil lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay wasn’t about money, but rather to bring long-held secrets to light.
Todd and Troy Merryfield spoke to reporters today at the conclusion of their Outagamie County civil fraud lawsuit against the diocese. The jury reconvened to consider punitive damages. The Merryfields, however, decided to drop that claim.
Punitive damages are awards handed down in civil cases as punishment for wrongdoing.
The case was never about the money, the Merryfields said.
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