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More than 14 years after the whispers became public accusations of child sexual abuse by Santa Barbaran Franciscan friars, a settlement has finally been reached that will open church documents to the public.

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Olivas is one of five men suing the San Diego and San Bernardino diocese, alleging that Rodrigue molested them at St. George in the late 1970s. At least 10 other men have filed suit over allegations of abuse by Rodrigue elsewhere.

It’s been 27 years, and Margaret Schettler cannot remember the boy’s name. But she cannot forget his face. He had brown hair and brown eyes – bright, eager eyes. He always rode his bike to the parish rectory, and he always asked for Father Tony.

Nearly two decades after he allegedly was sexually molested by a priest who ran the Santa Barbara Boys Choir, John L. Allen will receive $1.7 million to drop his Superior Court lawsuit again Franciscan Friars of California.