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By JOE LIPOVICH (Patch Staff) – March 30, 2016
BOSTON, MA – The Archdiocese of Boston has settled for several hundred thousand dollars and counseling services for seven people who said they were sexually abused by priests, one of whom alleged sexual abuse from a former Stoneham priest, according to multiple reports including the Boston Globe.
A victim of the now-defrocked Rev. Richard Coughlin reached settlement with the Archdiocese, who served in both Stoneham and Lynn from 1953 to 1965. Wicked Local Stoneham reports that Coughlin was affiliated with St. Patrick’s Church in Stoneham at the time of the abuse.
The agreements came with no admission of liability.
“The monetary settlement allows the survivor to validate their claim and heal,” attorney Mitchell Garabedian told Patch. “By coming forward survivors empower themselves and other survivors to make the world a safer place for the children.”
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