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	Civil Lawsuit Filed against Helena Catholic Diocese Independent Record September 21, 2011 http://helenair.com/news/local/civil-lawsuit-filed-against-helena-catholic-diocese/article_b345c00c-e48c-11e0-afce-001cc4c002e0.html Attorneys for 17 named plaintiffs and 15 unnamed individuals filed a lawsuit in district court on Tuesday accusing the Helena Catholic Diocese of hiding sexual abusers in its realm. Attorneys for the plaintiffs held a press conference Wednesday morning at the Best Western Premier to discuss the allegations, which state that a number of former priests and other church representatives had conducted illegal and immoral sexual behavior toward children and that their behavior was allowed by church leaders. According to a press release by the office of attorney Tim Kosnoff, multiple serial abusers from the Helena diocese were identified in a previous lawsuit against the Society of Jesus, Northwest Province, which was settled earlier this year for an amount of $166 million. More than 500 sex-abuse claims across the Pacific Northwest were involved in that suit. The diocese will be responding with a press conference at 2:15 on the steps of the chancery, located at 515 North Ewing.
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