A new $3.6 million
verdict against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vermont in a priest sex abuse
trial brings to more than $12 million the money the church owes in a series of
similar law suits – and it still has 25 more to go.
A mistrial has been declared in the case of a former altar boy who sued
the Diocese of Burlington for negligent supervision of a priest he
accused of molesting him.
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
The Roman Catholic
Diocese of Burlington returns to court this week for another trial focusing on
its handling of a priest who allegedly molested altar boys; Three
state highways are still closed as much as ten days after sections of the roads
were washed out in flash floods;
A study has found
that the number of women in state government leadership positions is on the
rise…