CONNECTICUT
CT Post
By Daniel Tepfer
Thursday, October 13, 2016
HARTFORD – The Archdiocese of Hartford has agreed to settle a 17-year-old sexual abuse claim against one of its priests.
Stamford lawyers Ernest Teitell and Marco Allocca , who represented the alleged victim, said the settlement was reached following mediation before Superior Court Judge Antonio Robaina.
“We settled this matter without a single deposition being taken, which saved our client the extreme emotional distress and burden that would have come with being deposed and reliving his painful experiences,” said Teitell. “However, we are not celebrating this outcome because when you represent a victim of childhood sexual abuse, there are no true victories, but only important steps in the road to the victim’s recovery,” he continued. “By bringing this case the plaintiff wanted to show other abuse survivors that they do not have to keep their own victimizations secret.”
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