Sean Sullivan of DelawareOnline.com posted an article about a settlement in the Wilmington Diocese of Delaware. This case was a civil lawsuit filed against the diocese itself by former altar boy Douglas J. McClure, now 63. McClure came forward after a case against the priest who sexually abused him, deceased Reverend Edward B. Carley, was mentioned in the newspaper in 2005.
McClure received $1.5 million in the settlement, which occurred today - mere days before jury selection was to commence in Delaware's New Castle County Superior Court. His suit was one of the first of many, as Delaware passed the Child Victim's Act in 2007 that suspends the statute of limitations on situations such as these for two years.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington does recognize that Carley was sexually abusive to boys and has apologized for his actions.
It is possible to receive compensation for the suffering you survived if you were abused by a Catholic priest. With the help of a clergy abuse lawyer at the Zalkin Law Firm, you can take the necessary steps to file a suit against your abusers.
