Jury Awards $16 Million to Man Abused by East Bay Priest as a Child ^48.6%

KQED - By Katie DeBenedetti - 4/22/2026, 10:06 PM

An Alameda County jury on Wednesday awarded $16 million in damages to a man who was sexually abused by his priest more than 50 years ago when he was a child, setting what will likely be a precedent used in hundreds of similar claims. The verdict is believed to be California’s first in a Catholic clergy abuse case since a change in state... more