26th man settles with diocese over molestation accusations

FORT WORTH (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

By Darren Barbee
DBarbee@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH — A man identified as Doe 26 is the latest to reach a settlement with the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese over accusations that he was sexually abused by Monsignor James Reilly, a chronic molester.

The amount of the settlement, reached through mediation, was not disclosed at the victim’s request, the diocese said. No lawsuit was filed.

Doe 26 was a fourth-grader and altar boy at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church in Arlington when the molestation began, said his attorney, Tahira Khan Merritt of Dallas.

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