WISCONSIN
San Francisco Chronicle
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The Diocese of Green Bay has settled a lawsuit brought by two brothers who accused the diocese of fraud.
Todd and Troy Merryfield alleged the diocese withheld knowledge of a former priest’s prior sexual misconduct. The Rev. John Feeney later was convicted of sexually abusing the brothers in the late 1970s when they were boys.
The Post-Crescent (http://post.cr/139tvni) reports a judge dismissed the lawsuit, based on the agreement.
Bishop David Ricken issued a statement apologizing to the Merryfields and all victims of child sexual abuse.
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