APPLETON (WI)
Fox 11
Chad Doran, FOX 11 News
APPLETON – The fraud case brought against the Green Bay Diocese by two brothers molested by a former priest is underway in Outagamie County Court.
Troy and Todd Merryfield sued the diocese in civil court in 2008. The brothers accuse the diocese of fraud for not reporting to parishioners at St. Nicholas Parish in Freedom that former priest John Feeney had a history of sexual abuse before he was assigned to the church.
Before opening arguments in the case began this morning, defense attorney Pat Brennan made a motion to have witnesses sequestered. Judge Nancy Krueger approved that motion.
Monday a jury of 12 and three alternates was selected after about six hours of jury selection. Testimony in the trial is expected to begin by this afternoon.
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