December 12, 2005

Catholic diocese reaches settlement with sexual abuse survivors

NASHVILLE (TN)
WKRN

Two victims of sexual abuse at the hands of a Nashville priest have settled multi-million dollar lawsuits with the Catholic Diocese of Nashville.

The young men each filed $35 million lawsuits in 2000, claiming they were abused by Father Edward McLeown. The diocese dismissed McKeown from the priesthood in the late 1980s when charges of his abuse came to light.

Posted by kshaw at December 12, 2005 05:13 PM