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	Diocese Agrees to Settle 19 Abuse Claims The Associated Press, carried in Houston Chronicle March 16, 2006 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3729372.html JACKSON, MISS. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson agreed Thursday to pay $5.1 million to 19 people who claimed they were molested by priests over three decades. "I sincerely hope that this settlement will bring a sense of peace to all those who have suffered as a result of the acts of a few," Bishop Joseph Latino said. The settlement includes three brothers who filed a $48 million lawsuit against the diocese in 2002, and 16 "John Does" who filed similar complaints. As part of the settlement, the diocese agreed to remove any person against whom there has been a "credible allegation" of abuse from "any position of influence over policy and decision-making regarding sexual abuse." Latino said the claims date from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.
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