Case against two dioceses brings new issues to Wisconsin Supreme Court.

• Date: 01 November 2007

Byline: Jack Zemlicka

Less than three months after ruling that victims sexually molested by Roman Catholic priests could sue the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for fraud, but not negligence, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has accepted another case brought against two dioceses in the state.

In Kenneth V. Hornback v. Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Hornback alleges the dioceses in Madison and Milwaukee covered up a teacher's history of sexual abuse of nearly two dozen youths in Wisconsin. Hornback was one of five men alleging they were sexually assaulted as children in Louisville when the teacher moved down to Kentucky from Wisconsin.

While the new case draws on aspects of the July ruling in John Doe v. Archdiocese of Milwaukee, there are also different issues involved, according to attorneys on both sides.

Employer and Employee

It's a significantly different case, because unlike past cases, it doesn't involve a...