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	Sioux City Diocese Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuits Keloland TV January 16, 2007 http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,53902 The Sioux City Diocese has settled five lawsuits involving allegations of sexual abuse by at least one former priest. The settlement terms were not released. Former priest George McFadden, accused of molesting more than two dozen children since the 1950s, is involved in most of the lawsuits. The plaintiffs say McFadden sexually abused them when they were in their early teens or younger. They also accused the diocese of covering up McFadden's behavior by transferring him from parish to parish each time a new allegation was made. Not including the recent settlements, the diocese says it has paid more than 2.6 million dollars to settle sexual abuse lawsuits and claims since 2004. McFadden, who is now in his 80s, retired in 1992 and lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has been ordered by the Vatican to cease public ministry and have no contact with children.
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