North Carolina Diocese Settles Abuse Case For $1M

The Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina has agreed to settle a priest sexual abuse case by paying the victim $1 million, as well as paying for counseling for him. Today's Charlotte Observer reports that the lawsuit involves abuse by Rev. Robert Yurgel when plaintiff was an altar boy in 1999 at Charlotte's St. Matthew Catholic Church . Yurgel last year was sentenced t0 8 years in prison.