Portland, Maine, Dec 3, 2009 / 11:08 am
The Diocese of Portland, Maine has reached a $200,000 settlement with a woman who was allegedly molested by a priest in 1976 in South Berwick.
The announcement was made Wednesday by Mitchell Garabedian of Boston, an attorney who has dedicated his recent years to reaching large settlements with Catholic dioceses around the country.
The victim, who lives outside of New England, was 11 years old at the time and one of the first female altar servers in the state.
Sue Bernard, spokesperson for the diocese, said the settlement money came from insurance.