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Thu 04 Apr 2003Church in Boston sued by US diocese over abuse
THE US: The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino, in California, has sued the Archdiocese of Boston, claiming that Boston officials hid the history of sexual molestation of former priest Paul Shanley when he moved to California.
The lawsuit, filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court, is believed to mark the first time that one US Catholic diocese has sued another in civil court, according to both dioceses.
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