The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial in a case where a plaintiff secured a $1 million judgment against a Connecticut Roman Catholic diocese because he was allegedly sexually molested by a priest in the 1960's. The court said the plaintiff must go back to the trial court to justify filing the lawsuit more than three decades after the alleged abuse. The plaintiff must show he lacked knowledge of the facts to establish the sexual assault cause of action until 1991, the court said.
November 12, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The second Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial in a case where a plaintiff secured a $1 million judgment against the Bridgeport, Conn., Roman Catholic diocese for sexual molestation by a priest that he allegedly suffered in the early 1960s.
The court, which split 2-1, said that the plaintiff must go back to the trial court to prove facts to justify the filing of the lawsuit more than three decades after the alleged abuse.
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