A Catholic priest sexual-abuse victim’s relatives must be removed from overseeing a trust created to manage his settlement money after they spent most of the $345,676 to purchase themselves cars, jewelry and home renovations, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled.
Duane C. Hardy received a large cash settlement as a member of a class action lawsuit that filed sexual-abuse charges against the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. He suffers from alcoholism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and told his attorney at the time that he thought others would better manage his settlement proceeds, according to court documents. Hardy’s older sister, Sherry Hardy, and her adult son, Michael Hardy, were appointed as the co-trustees.
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