Church Settles Sex Abuse Suit With Altar Boys

Fri., March 6, 1998

Associated Press

Three former altar boys who accuse a former priest of sexual assault will receive $7.5 million as part of a settlement announced Thursday.

The Catholic Diocese of Dallas agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle a portion of the alleged sexual assault cases involving former priest Rudolph Kos.

Two insurance companies, Lloyd’s of London and Interstate, will pay the remaining $4.4 million.

It was alleged that Kos molested altar boys over more than a decade and that church officials knew about the problem but covered it up.

The other eight plaintiffs remain in mediation.

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