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New York archdiocese finalizing $800m settlement with clergy sex abuse survivors
Agreement with more than 1,300 victims of clergy members and lay leaders would resolve long legal fight The Catholic archdiocese of New York is finalizing a settlement for at least $800m with more than 1,300 people who said they were sexually abused by clergy members and lay leaders, according to one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. The agreement would resolve a long legal fight, as well as reportedly reduce the risk of the diocese going bankrupt. Continue reading...
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Agreement with more than 1,300 victims of clergy members and lay leaders would resolve long legal fight The Catholic archdiocese of New York is finalizing a settlement for at least $800m with more than 1,300 people who said they were sexually abused by clergy members and lay leaders, according to one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. The agreement would resolve a long legal fight, as well as reportedly reduce the risk of the diocese going bankrupt. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, New York archdiocese finalizing $800m settlement with clergy sex abuse survivors, Agreement with more than 1,300 victims of clergy members and lay leaders would resolve long legal fight The Catholic archdiocese of New York is finalizing a settlement for at least $800m with more than 1,300 people who said they were sexually abused by clergy members and lay leaders, according to one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. The agreement would resolve a long legal fight, as well as reportedly reduce the risk of the diocese going bankrupt. Continue reading…
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