Friday, November 6, 2009 - 1:30pm
Settlement reached in diocese bankruptcy dispute
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The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has reached a settlement in its bankruptcy case in a dispute over whether alleged victims of priest sex abuse could proceed with trials against its parish co-defendants.
The settlement was announced Friday after attorneys met behind closed doors before the
resumption of a hearing on the diocese's request to halt the trials.
Attorneys for the victims have agreed not to proceed with trials in eight lawsuits
alleging abuse by former priest and convicted pedophile Francis DeLuca.
In return, the diocese has agreed to turn over files on several other suspected
priest abusers that it had previously withheld in other lawsuits. The diocese also agreed
turn over details of its insurance policies to attorneys for the victims.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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