Archdiocese says it has proof claims are false, and were conceived as a way to make money

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago is taking aim at a group of people who claim they were sexually abused by a disgraced former priest.

The archdiocese says they have proof their claims are false, and were conceived as a way to make money.

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He is considered Chicago's most notorious former priest accused of child sexual abuse. Daniel McCormack has cost the archdiocese millions of dollars. Yet, a new lawsuit alleges some of the claims were false.

McCormack pleaded guilty to sexually abusing five boys. However, the Archdiocese of Chicago has proof there were many more victims. The church has spent millions settling claims. But, the archdiocese says not all were legitimate.

"We're alleging that there is a conspiracy of people, a racketeering enterprise of people, who are fabricating false claims involving former priest Daniel McCormick," Archdiocese of Chicago General Counsel James Geoly said.

In an unusual lawsuit filed against 10 nameless people, the archdiocese alleges they conspired together to bring false sexual abuse allegations against McCormack for the purpose of dividing up the money.

"The conspiracy is recruiting people who were not abused, giving them scripts and information, hooking them up with lawyers and having them bring cases that they could then settle for," Geoly said.

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