Rudolph Edward Kos (born April29, 1945) is a former Roman Catholic priest who was found guilty ofsex crimes in the Diocese of Dallas in the U.S. state of Texas. In1998, Kos was convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual assaultand sentenced to life in prison.
In April, 1992, a therapist had toldofficials of the diocese that Kos was a "classic textbookpedophile". However, Bishop Charles Victor Grahmannacknowledged he did not read this record, and allowed Kos to haveaccess to children for almost one full year more. The last documentedincident of abuse was 11 months later.
In 1997 a jury awarded $120 million tovictims in a sex abuse case against the Catholic Diocese of Dallas,Texas in a lawsuit implicating Kos. On July 10, 1998 the RomanCatholic Diocese of Dallas settled their appeal of that verdict andagreed to pay $23.4 million to eight former altar boys and therelatives of a ninth who had claimed they were sexually abused byKos. Bishop Grahmann issued a written apology when this settlementwas announced, saying, "To the victims and their families, Ionce again want to apologize on behalf of the diocese. Based on whatwe know now, the decisions made concerning Rudy Kos were errors inhuman judgment. I regret very much what happened, and I am deeplysorry for your pain."
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