The victim, identified only as John Doe, is now in his early 20s, and was sexually abused in his pre-teen and early teen years by Daniel McCormack between 2004 and 2006, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleged “McCormack would invite the plaintiff inside the rectory of St. Agatha Catholic Church, where he would sit plaintiff on his lap, unzip his pants and fondle” the plaintiff.
It also alleged that the defendants “knew or should have known of McCormack’s dangerous and exploitative propensities as a child molester.”
Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman also said files, including information on allegations of sexual abuse made against McCormack and more than two dozen other priests in additional sexual abuse cases that have been settled, will be released by the Archdiocese as part of settlements Jan. 15. Those files also will include information on how church officials responded to those allegations.
“This settlement for $2.3 million represents the magnitude of the harm done and also the legal responsibility that the archdiocese bears for allowing him at that parish after having had a long history of reports of offenses,” Anderson said.
“So, this settlement represents some closure for this victim, but it also represents a commitment to make sure that the history regarding McCormack and 29 other offenders is made known and public so that the past can be revealed and not repeated in the future.”