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Posted: Monday, 06 July 2009 1:17PM
Court Won't Reconsider Diocese Sex Abuse Ruling
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HARTFORD, Conn (AP) -- The Connecticut Supreme Court has decided not to reconsider a ruling that would make public thousands of pages of documents that detail alleged sexual abuse by priests.
The high court released its decision Monday, rejecting the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport's request to reconsider the ruling it issued in May.
A lawyer for the diocese says church officials are continuing to review their legal options, including a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The state Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that more than 12,600 pages of documents from 23 lawsuits against six priests should be released. Those documents have been sealed from public view since the diocese settled the cases in 2001.
It's not clear when the documents could be released.
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