A settlement has been reached with three men who allege they were sexually abused by a former priest at a Tilbury parish back in the 1970s.
Linus Bastien was accused of abusing 12 boys when he served as a priest at St. Paul St. Charles Parish in the former Township of Tilbury East, St. Mary Parish in Maidstone and St. Joachim Parish in Lakeshore.
The settlement totals $400,000 and is to be shared by the three men.
One of the alleged victims said he was four years old at the time.
Bastien was charged for the abuses in 2011, and the lawsuit was launched in 2015.
He died in 2016 at 89 years of age, before the trial started.
London lawyer Robert Talach tells CTV Windsor the settlement was reached late last week through mediation.
Talach says beyond the amount, his clients have a sense of closure because their stories were acknowledged.
Talach adds there are another five lawsuits still before the court.
The Diocese of London didn't respond to a request for comment.
