Sex Abuse Litigation

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Diocese of Dallas

3 reports indexed, newest first.

July 1998

  1. Dallas diocese settles Kos case for $23.4 million after jury verdict

    The Diocese of Dallas and its insurers agreed to pay about $23.4 million to plaintiffs in the Kos case, settling for less than the jury award to avoid prolonged appeals.

    Settlement Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, TexasReported by The New York Times

April 1998

  1. Former Dallas priest Rudolph Kos sentenced to life in prison

    Rudolph Kos, convicted of sexually assaulting boys while serving as a priest in the Diocese of Dallas, was sentenced to life in prison.

    Conviction Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, TexasReported by The New York Times

July 1997

  1. Dallas jury awards $119.6 million against diocese over former priest Rudy Kos

    A Dallas County jury found the Diocese of Dallas liable for concealing abuse by former priest Rudolph Kos and awarded plaintiffs $119.6 million, then the largest clergy-abuse verdict in the U.S.

    Verdict Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, TexasReported by The Dallas Morning News