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CBS 2
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Updated: Wednesday, August 28 2013
DUBUQUE, IA (CBS 2/FOX 28) — Leaders of the Archdiocese of Dubuque say they have reached a settlement agreement with more than two dozen people claiming sexual abuse by priests more than 35 years ago. 26 people claim they were abused by priests in the 1950’s and 1960’s in Dubuque.
Those accused of sexually abusing minors are Rev. John T. Reed (died in 1996), Joseph Patnode (died in 1977), Patrick McElliott (died in 1987), William Schwartz (removed from priesthood in 2005), Louis Wunder (died in 1990), Louis Wendling (died in 1969), Peter Graff (died in 1976), Robert Reiss (removed from priesthood in 1997 & died in 2005), Allen Schmitt (removed from ministry in 2002), and Robert Swift (died in 1980).
The Archdiocese has agreed to pay $5.2 million dollars to the law firm representing the plaintiffs. In a statement Wednesday Morning, the Archdiocese outlined a number of measures it’s taking to identify victims of sexual abuse.
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