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• Boys ranch joins talks on abuse claims

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A6 A mediation effort designed to resolve ongoing legal problems faced by the Catholic Diocese of Spokane now includes the Morning Star Boys Ranch, according to court records. It sets up …

• Judge overturns contempt finding of Catholic Diocese

  October 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 A senior federal judge in Spokane reversed a lower court order Monday and cleared the Spokane Catholic Diocese and its lawyers of contempt. It was a rare legal win for … 2

• Ruling puts parishes at risk of foreclosure

  September 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Catholic Diocese must raise more than $800,000 this fall, some of it due in two weeks, to pay sex abuse claims or risk defaulting on its bankruptcy obligations … 22

• Abuse payments sap diocese fund, putting churches at risk

  August 31, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Catholic Diocese of Spokane is broaching a consequence of its bankruptcy once thought unthinkable – the sale of churches to pay victims of clergy sex abuse. New claims of … 10

• Appeal in Morning Star case targets witness ruling

  April 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 With jury selection set to begin Monday in the second Morning Star Boys’ Ranch sex abuse lawsuit, attorneys for a former ranch resident are seeking to delay the trial while … 1

• Ex-ranch director denies abuse allegations

  February 4, 2010 in News The Rev. Joseph Weitensteiner said Thursday that he would sometimes get angry during his 52-year career at Morning Star Boys’ Ranch, but that he “never, never” sexually abused the boys … 2

• Sex procurement alleged in boys’ ranch trial

  January 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave the witness money years later to keep … 4

• Attorney alleges ranch director paid for witness’ silence

  January 21, 2010 in City An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave him money to keep it quiet years … 7