Fr. William Karath
Ordained for the Diocese of Columbus, OH. Moved to the Archdiocese of Portland in 1975; incardinated there in 1979. Died 1/11/03. Private settlement of $225K between a man and archdiocese was announced and finalized in 5/11. The man alleged sexually inappropriate behavior against him as a boy by Karath while the priest was assigned to Holy Trinity in Bandon 1989-2002.
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