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Press-Gazette
APPLETON — Two brothers who were molested by the Rev. John Feeney in the 1970s have reached a settlement with the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay in a civil case that accused the church of withholding knowledge of Feeney’s prior sexual misconduct.
Outagamie County Judge Nancy Krueger dismissed the case on Monday, based on the agreement reached by the diocese and Todd and Troy Merryfield. No information was immediately available on the terms of the settlement.
Green Bay Bishop David Ricken issued a statement on Tuesday, apologizing to the Merryfields and all victims of child sexual abuse.
“First and foremost, I would like to say I am truly sorry to Todd Merryfield and Troy Merryfield, as well as their families, for the pain they have endured from child sexual abuse and the lawsuits that followed,” Ricken wrote. “I hope and pray that they can experience God’s healing presence within their hearts.”
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