Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp.

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment awarding the plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages for the defendant’s negligent and reckless supervision of a priest known to have molested children. It held that expert testimony was unnecessary, the evidence supported the negligence and recklessness findings, the challenged evidentiary rulings were proper or harmless, and laches could not bar a timely legal claim. The court also held that retroactive application of the extended limitations period to revive the plaintiff’s claims did not violate substantive due process under the Connecticut constitution.