ANCHORAGE (AK
Anchorage Daily News
The Associated Press
Published: March 2nd, 2005
Last Modified: March 2nd, 2005 at 02:37 PM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Roman Catholic Church and a woman who accused a Nome priest of molesting her in the 1970s have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit she filed against the church, her attorney said.
Attorney Ken Roosa said Wednesday that the two sides have reached a binding agreement. The paperwork is being finished on the settlement expected to be in the $1 million range, he said.
Elsie Boudreau, identified in court documents as Jane Doe 1, sued the Rev. James Poole, the Diocese of Fairbanks, the Society of Jesus, Oregon Province, and the Alaska Jesuits in March last year.
Boudreau went public because she felt it empowered her and would help others to come forward as well, Roosa said.
Posted by kshaw at March 2, 2005 06:46 PM