I still don’t understand, was this an ongoing situation with the girl and whoever was molesting her?
Otherwise it seems like it’s a horse gone, close the barn door situation.
Scan through the thread - I’ve posted links to the court of appeals (clickable) and Louisiana Supreme Court (cut and paste) PDFs of the two opinions.
The claim is that the church is liable because the priest had an obligation to report the abuse. The church’s potential liability doesn’t end when the molester died.