Fox 11
February 24, 2010
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/troy-todd-merryfield-file-amended-complaint-against-green-bay-diocese
APPLETON (WI) -- Todd and Troy Merryfield have filed an amended complaint against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay in their fraud lawsuit.
Two weeks ago, a judge ruled the Merryfields can seek punitive damages for what they believe was an intentional cover-up of abuse by the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. The revised pleadings are a restating of the previous claims with the request for punitive damages added.
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In 2004, former priest John Patrick Feeney was convicted of sexually assaulting the brothers in 1978, when they were teenagers. He is serving a 15-year prison sentence.
The Merryfields claim the diocese knew about abuse by Feeney and covered it up. They say they want to make sure it doesn't happen again.
The Diocese of Green Bay issued a statement about the case when the judge allowed the punitive damages claim: "Despite today's decision by an Outagamie County Circuit Court to allow for a claim of punitive damages, the Diocese of Green Bay has and will continue to defend its innocence in the allegations of fraud"
The parties return to court April 15 for a motions hearing.
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