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KC-St Joe Diocese Settles Two Civil Suits

Two civil suits involving the Catholic diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph are settled.

Attorneys for the diocese and the plaintiffs in the civil suits will not discuss the content of the settlements in two cases in which the diocese denied the allegations.

In one lawsuit, Margaret Mata, a former independent contractor, alleged the diocese and Bishop Robert Finn retaliated against her for advocating on behalf of victims of a priest facing child pornography. She said she also pushed the diocese to change its policies to prevent further child sexual abuse.

The second lawsuit was filed by Larry Probst, a former worker at the diocesan archives. He alleged he was dismissed after complaining about sexually offensive language, sexual advances and pornography on the computers at work.

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