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	Former Stockton Pedophile Priest Back in Spotlight Stockton Record June 30, 2006 http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS01/60630006/1001 Coming up in Saturday's Record: A documentary film about Oliver O'Grady, the former Stockton priest who was convicted in 1993 of molesting two children, has won Best Documentary Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival. "Deliver Us From Evil," produced by filmmaker Amy Berg, included interviews with O'Grady and three people who say he victimized them. Berg's relationship with O'Grady began after an associate slipped her his phone number, according to Elisabeth Kasson, Berg's publicist. After several phone calls, she traveled to Ireland, where she conducted hours of interviews with him. O'Grady had been deported to Ireland after his release from Mule Creek State Prison in 2000. O'Grady's behavior has had a devastating impact on his victims, some of whom surfaced after he was deported. In 1999, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Joh and John Howard, the two brothers who O'Grady abused. A jury had earlier awarded the brothers $29.5 million, but the award was stuck down. In 2003, California opened a 12-month window in which victims of child sexual abuse could file claims against perpetrators even if the statute of limitations had expired. Previously, victims had until their 26th birthday or three years after discovering their emotional problems were linked to the molestation to file suit. During that time, several lawsuits were filed against the diocese because of O'Grady. For more, read Saturday's Record.
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