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	Man: Jury Award in Priest-abuse Case "Good Start" By AP Peoria Journal-Star August 29, 2008 http://www.pjstar.com/homepage/x560281231/Man-Jury-award-in-priest-abuse-case-good-start BELLEVILLE — A former altar boy awarded $5 million by an Illinois jury that found a Roman Catholic diocese hid the sexual abuses of a priest he alleges molested him dozens of times decades ago says he still faces "a long road ahead" in overcoming the trauma. A jury St. Clair County, Ill., just east of St. Louis, deliberated nearly five hours Wednesday before awarding James Wisniewski $2.4 million in compensatory damages and $2.6 million in punitive damages in his 2002 lawsuit against the Diocese of Belleville, Ill.
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