Catholic bishop dismissed child sexual abuse allegations that was then settled out of court, says investigation report

The Roman Catholic bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, dismissed allegations of child sexual abuse against a priest that were later deemed credible and settled out of court by church officials, according to a new prosecutors’ report that scrutinized his work during a prior role in Michigan.

The actions of now Birmingham bishop Steven J Raica are detailed in a report published by the office of the Michigan state attorney general, Dana Nessel’s, after an investigation into the diocese of Lansing, Michigan.