Article: Jury finds against diocese.(U.S. BRIEFS)(Brief Article)

SAN FRANCISCO -- A California jury April 13 awarded two brothers nearly $2 million for being sexually abused by a Catholic priest a quarter century ago. The judgment against the Oakland diocese is the second in recent weeks in the San Francisco area that resulted from a California measure that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for priest abuse claims.

The latest case involved Robert Thatcher, 34, and his brother Tom, 33. They said Robert Ponciroli abused them when they were altar boys in ...

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