CONNECTICUT
Norwich Bulletin
By John Barry The Bulletin
Posted Mar. 23, 2015
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts woman who claimed she was molested dozens of times as a child by a diocese priest.
The settlement was reached Monday, the day before a trial was scheduled to start in Hartford Superior Court.
It followed a three-day mediation session from March 18 to March 20 conducted by Superior Court Judge William Bright.
The woman, known as Jane Doe #2, claimed she was molested about 60 times from age 3 to 16 by Thomas Shea, a parish priest, according to a news release from New London attorneys Kelly Reardon and Robert Reardon, who represent her.
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