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The first of the sexual abuse trials against the Davenport Diocese is set to begin on November first.
But victims are worried that if the Diocese files for Bankruptcy they will not be fairly compensated.
On Thursday, Judge Charles Pelton denied the Davenport Diocese request for a 30 day continuance for the trial set for November first.
The Diocese was expected to file for bankruptcy on October 22nd, according to the attorney for the Diocese Robert McMongale, to fairly provide for all those who have filed suits against the Diocese. But the Diocese has yet to file for Chapter eleven.
Attorney Robert McMonagle said, "The concern for the Bishop is that if the first five or ten trials receive judgements sufficient to exhaust the assets of the Diocese none of the other claimants would have anything left to get, the assets would all be gone."
The attorney for the thirty-seven individuals who have filed suits against the Diocese says filing for bankruptcy is the wrong course of action and they think the Diocese has enough money to adequately compensate the victims.
