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Back in 2004, the Catholic Diocese of Orange quietly settled a lawsuit filed against former Mater Dei boys' basketball coach Jeff Andrade. To quote from my 2006 story regarding a current molestation lawsuit against Andrade:
"In 2003, Mater Dei officials admitted to Orange County Register reporter Jim Hinch that they dismissed Andrade because of his relationship with [a 15-year-old student0]. Andrade sued Mater Dei and the Orange diocese...for invasion of privacy, stating in his argument that "the disclosure of any facts pertaining to [Andrade’s] employment at Mater Dei is not newsworthy.” The diocese shot back in a demurrer that Andrade “had no reasonable expectation of privacy. Andrade had been accused of a sexual relationship with a student. He could not reasonably believe that the mandatory reporting of this conduct would remain private.” The suit was resolved but the outcome remains confidential, and the local media never reported on the case."
The amount that Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown paid out to Andrade has remained a mystery--until last week.