The Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, has settled with an unnamed plaintiff who credibly claimed Bishop Christopher Weldon sexually abused him six decades ago.
A lawsuit brought by a former altar boy who said he was raped as a child in the 1960s by a now-deceased Roman Catholic bishop in Massachusetts has been settled,.
The man, known in court documents as John Doe, also alleged diocese officials in recent years tried to cover up Weldon's acts, issuing false statements to the media.