Stratton Faxon, Connecticut\u2019s Firm for Trial Law, has recently settled a lawsuit against a one-time priest and filed suit against a former priest for molesting teenaged boys.<\/p>\n
It happened at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in North Branford. Daniel McSheffrey, a priest in that parish, began orally and anally raping a teenaged boy. So long ago, in 1986, the events began, but 22 years later, in November 2008, Stratton Faxon, Connecticut\u2019s Firm for Trial Law, obtained a $785,000 settlement on behalf of the once-young victim. Justice delayed, but not denied.<\/p>\n
It was not a one-time encounter for the boy with the predator priest. The abuse is alleged to have occurred for several years. \u201cIt was a sad series of events,\u201d said the plaintiff\u2019s New Haven lawyer, Joel T. Faxon, \u201cvery regrettable.\u201d McSheffrey had been the subject of numerous lawsuits against the archdiocese during the past several years. A previous settlement obtained by Stratton (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stratton Faxon, Connecticut\u2019s Firm for Trial Law, has recently settled a lawsuit against a one-time priest and filed suit against a former priest for molesting teenaged boys. It happened at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in North Branford. Daniel McSheffrey,…<\/span><\/p>\n