£635,000 for priest abuse victim

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30 June 2005

A man who was left psychologically damaged after being systematically abused by a parish priest for ten years has been awarded more than £600,000 in compensation.

Lawyers acting for the victim of Father Christopher Clonan said they hoped the award - thought to be the biggest of its kind in the UK - would force the church to offer "realistic compensation" to other victims.

The 35-year-old man, who now suffers from schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder, was abused between the ages of seven and 18 by Clonan, his priest at Christ The King Church in Coventry.

The claimant, known as A, was awarded £635,684 by the High Court in Manchester after bringing a case against the Archbishop of Birmingham and the trustees of the Birmingham Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/PA_NEWA11762621120124976A00003?source=PA%20Feed&ct=5

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. Good for him, although any amount of money can't make up for the loss

Poor guy.

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