Belleville diocese is fined in sex case

A circuit court judge in St. Clair County has fined the Belleville diocese for contempt of court for refusing to turn over the mental health records of a retired priest accused of child sexual abuse.

(One of the plaintiff's lawyers, Patrick) Noaker said it was "disheartening" to see the diocese headed by Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, continue to use "hide the ball tactics" with legal records.

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