Diocese asks court to review sealed abuse records
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Send to friendBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CNS) — The Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that makes public the sealed documents from 23 sexual abuse lawsuits against six priests settled in 2001.
In an appeal filed July 17, the diocese asked the court to reverse a May 22 ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court ordering the diocese to release records from the lawsuits.
Also on July 17, the diocese asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to keep in place a stay on its order to release the files until after the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in.
In a statement announcing the appeal to the Supreme Court, the diocese said the details of primary interest to the public such as the names of abuser priests were made public in 2002 and 2003.
“The cases, and the settlement of them, were exhaustively reported on by the media,” the statement said. “The attorneys and victims had access to the sealed documents at issue.”
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