
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn over a priest’s child porn case.
The settlement came just hours after a federal judge dismissed one of two civil counts.
The suit was filed by a victim who was two years old when the Reverend Shawn Ratigan took lewd pictures of her in May 2006.
He awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in August to charges of producing child pornography.
One of the girl’s attorneys, Gregg Meyers in St. Paul, Minnesota says the remaining count was settled late Tuesday afternoon for $600,000.
The deal still must be approved by a judge.