Court Orders Church to Pay EUR 80,000 to Victim of Paedophile Priest

Ljubljana, 9 March - The Maribor District Court upheld a landmark case that saw the Catholic Church being ordered to pay compensation to a victim of a paedophile priest. The court ordered the Church to pay EUR 80,000, up from EUR 50,000 previously, to the woman who was as a child abused by late priest Karl Jošt, media reported on Saturday.