LAS VEGAS (NV)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
The Green Bay Catholic Diocese has been found guilty in a civil lawsuit involving a pedophile priest, according to a report from WGBA-TV in Green Bay.
A Las Vegas jury concluded Thursday the diocese was negligent in transferring John Patrick Feeney to a Nevada parish where he allegedly molested a 13-year-old boy.
The Green Bay Diocese will have to pay a $500,000 in damages.
The Diocese will also stand trial next May in Wisconsin, involving the sexual abuse Todd and Troy Merryfield.
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