FORT WORTH (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By Darren Barbee
DBarbee@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH — A man who accused disgraced priest Philip Magaldi of sexual abuse settled his claim Tuesday with the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese, according to a news release.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed at the man’s request, the diocese said.
The man’s attorney, Tom McElyea of Fort Worth, said the abuse started in about 1994 when his client was 9 years old. It occurred in Tarrant County.
Magaldi was in the process of being defrocked when he died in 2008. Prior to his death, the diocese announced he was HIV positive. McElyea said his client does not have the virus.
As with two other known accusations against Magaldi, the man was subjected to enemas as part of his abuse, McElyea said.
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