An attorney representing a woman who alleges she was sexually abused as a child by a Catholic priest in East Hartford said they reached a settlement with the church. 

The woman’s lawyer, Mitchell Garabedian, said the claim was outside of the statute of limitations and was settled “in the low six figures.” The settlement was finalized in January, he said.

Garabedian said his client, who is now an adult, was repeatedly sexually abused by Toribio Villacastin, a priest assigned to St. Isaac Jogues Parish in East Hartford from 1969 to 1970. The abuse occurred when the woman was 8 to 9 years old, Garabedian said, and occurred in the sacristy of St. Isaac Jogues Church, as well as other locations. 

David Elliot, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Hartford, said the archdiocese does not comment on specific settlements. He noted that Villacastin was not a priest of the Archdiocese of…