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	Belleville Diocese Must Pay, Illinois Supreme Court Says By Sarah Fenske Riverfront Times May 27, 2011 http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2011/05/belleville_diocese_kownacki_wisniewski.php The Illinois Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal of the Diocese of Belleville -- letting stand a $5 million jury verdict for a former altar boy at St. Theresa's Parish in Salem. That means -- barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court, which would be highly unusual -- the diocese is on the hook for the $5 million jury verdict, plus more than $1 million in interest that's accumulated during the appeal process. The suit was filed by James Wisniewski of Champaign, Illinois, who said the abuse began when he was just thirteen years old. The priest he accused, Raymond Kownacki, has since been suspended.
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