Diocese To Pay $700K In Abuse Suit, Avoiding New Trial

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported yesterday that the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay (WI) has agreed to pay $700,000 in damages to two brothers who were sexually assaulted in the 1970's by now-defrocked priest John Patrick Feeney.  This amount is the damages awarded last July by a state court jury that heard the case.  Subsequently however the verdict was overturned because of juror misconduct, and a new trial had been scheduled to start in May.