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	Conn. Catholic Diocese Settles Abuse Lawsuit The Examiner March 22, 2011 http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/03/conn-catholic-diocese-settles-abuse-lawsuit The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport has agreed to pay $200,000 to the family of a man who said he was abused as a child by a gardener and a priest at a Trumbull church. Michael Powel, who died of cancer in 2008, said he was abused as a child at St. Theresa's Church in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His wife and two adult children moved forward with the suit after his death. A spokesman for the diocese tells The Connecticut Post that the church does not admit any wrongdoing but determined that settling would be less expensive than fighting what he called a "frivolous" lawsuit. A lawyer for Powel's family says it's unfortunate that he could not be around to see a resolution to the case.
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