According to a published report today, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno has paid 328,000 dollars to settle claims of sexual abuse made by at least seven people against local priests.
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In most states, including Nevada, victims of sexual abuse by priests are unable to collect large financial settlements from local Catholic dioceses because most cases date back to the 1960s and 1970s and the statute of limitations for filing civil complaints has expired.
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