In April 1992, a therapist had told officials of the diocese that Kos was a "classic textbook pedophile".
[3] However, Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann acknowledged he did not read this record,[4] and allowed Kos to have access to children for almost one full year more. The last documented incident of abuse was 11 months later.
In 1997, a jury awarded $120 million to victims in a sex abuse case against the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas in a lawsuit implicating Kos.[5] On July 10, 1998, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas settled their appeal of that verdict and agreed to pay $23.4 million to eight former altar boys and the relatives of a ninth who had claimed they were sexually abused by Kos.[6] Bishop Grahmann issued a written apology when this settlement was announced, saying, "To the victims and their families, I once again want to apologize on behalf of the diocese. Based on what we know now, the decisions made concerning Rudy Kos were errors in human judgment. I regret very much what happened, and I am deeply sorry for your pain."[6]
