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	Church Agrees to $200,000 Settlement of Sex Abuse Lawsuit Canada.com December 9, 2009 http://www.canada.com/news/Church+agrees+settlement+abuse+lawsuit/2322141/story.html CANADA -- A man who was sexually abused by a Newfoundland priest 30 years ago has won a $200,000 settlement of his lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Church. On Tuesday, the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. agreed to the settlement with the man, who was abused by the late Father James Hickey in the 1970s. Hickey, a prominent priest, died in 1992. He was convicted in the late 1980s of numerous counts of sexual abuse. Eight other men, who were also abused by Hickey, are seeking compensation from the church, which a judge ruled earlier this year is liable for the abuse. Since then lawyers have been trying to work out how much will be paid in damages.
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