the diocese can quietly continued, gilbert gauthe became the first u.s. to face a trial on sexual abuse charges. >> the trial here was like a forecast of things to cop. >> jason berry who reported extensively on the case said gauthe molested other than of over 100 boys. >> to protect the priest, and secondly, to try and blanket the facts with silence so that there would be no scandal to the church. >> reporter: as an attorney at the vatican embassy in washington, d.c, rernd thomas doyle was asked to keep an eye on the growing scandal. he says his reports been all the way to rome. doyle and two others involved in the case were so horrified they drafted a first of its kind blooblueprint, warning, time off the essence and estimating a staggering $1 billion in future damages. in 1985, the document was sent to every catholic bishop in mark. >> i could not believe that the bishops would not respond to this with horror and do the right thing. >> he says the hierarchy did nothing. >> he was like jeremiah at the wall, he was blowing the trumpet saying, you've got