FORT WORTH (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By Mitch Mitchell
mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH — The Fort Worth Catholic Diocese settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount Tuesday with a former Nolan Catholic High School student who said he was sexually abused by a priest.
The lawsuit states that Rev. William Paiz abused John Doe No. 109 between 1982 and 1987 starting when the boy was 15. Doe, now in his 40s, filed suit in January, saying he was sexually assaulted while at All Saints Catholic Church, St. George Catholic Church and at other locations.
During that period, Paiz was assigned to All Saints and St. George’s Catholic Churches in Fort Worth and taught religion at Nolan Catholic High School, according to the Fort Worth diocese.
The settlement agreement includes provisions that Paiz not work in a position that puts him in contact with any children, juveniles or young adults and not be able to present himself as a priest, said Tahira Merritt, John Doe 109’s attorney.
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