MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — Attorneys for a Roman Catholic diocese in southwestern Illinois have filed notice that they will appeal a jury award of $5 million to a former altar boy who was sexually abused by a priest.
Ill. diocese will appeal priest-abuse judgment
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 5:13 p.m. CST
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