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	Judge: Spokane Catholic Bankruptcy Documents to Remain Secret Daily News June 13, 2007 http://www.tdn.com/articles/2007/06/13/ap-state-wa/d8po38jo0.txt Spokane, Wash. - Agreements to keep the names of clergy sex abuse victims confidential are not public record, so documents naming their abusers and amounts the victims will be paid to settle the Spokane Catholic Diocese bankruptcy will remain secret, a judge has ruled. In an oral ruling Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia Williams denied The Spokesman-Review's request to open sealed documents in the case. The mediated settlement approved in April calls for the diocese to pay $48 million to about 150 victims of past clergy abuse at the discretion of an independent reviewer. The newspaper sought details of individual payments and the names of priests accused of abuse, some of whom may still be active in the ministry.
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