Archdiocese of St. Louis to Pay $1 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuit
U.S. News & World Report 2023-06-09 15:51:06 • 2 mins
ST. LOUIS (AP) The Archdiocese of St. Louis will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest who previously spent 12 years in prison for abusing another boy, an attorney for the victim said Friday.
The plaintiff was an altar boy at Ascension Catholic Church in Chesterfield, Missouri. The suit alleged he was abused by the Rev. Gary Wolken starting in 1993, when the boy was in fourth grade, and continuing through 1995. The lawsuit said the plaintiff repressed memories until he was an adult. The man's lawsuit, which did not use his name, was filed in 2018.
His attorney, Rebecca Randles, said the settlement was reached this week.
