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	Priest's Victims Wait for Payment The Star Phoenix January 11, 2008 http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/national/story.html?id=f2c02bf1-1abc-42e2-a585-9c991cad6e82 ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The lawyer for a group of men who were sexually abused by a priest are unlikely to get their full compensation from the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. George's, in western Newfoundland, their lawyer says. Greg Stack says the diocese has paid only half of the $14-million settlement owed to the 40 men, who were abused as children by former priest Kevin Bennett. Bennett was convicted in 1990 of hundreds of sexual assaults against altar boys dating to 1961 and was sentenced to four years in prison. Stack struck a deal on compensation with the diocese, which would prevent it from declaring bankruptcy, but would see regular payments made to the victims from the sale of its assets. The men have received $7 million to date, said Stack, but further compensation appears doubtful. He said a payment that was supposed to have been made last summer never materialized. The deadline for full payment has been extended to Dec. 31, 2008, and church officials say they will meet their commitments by the sale of church properties.
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