The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $US880 million ($1.3 billion) to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what has been announced as the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.
The Archdiocese of LA has agreed to pay $US880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $US880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what has been announced as the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.
"My hope is that this settlement will provide some measure of healing for what these men and women have suffered," the archbishop added. Attorneys for 1,353 people who allege that they suffered horrific abuse at the hands of local Catholic priests reached the settlement after months of negotiations with the archdiocese, the Los Angeles Times reported.The agreement caps a quarter-century of litigation against the most populous archdiocese in the United States.
"We appreciate the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for acknowledging its failures that enabled and perpetuated the harm that came to these children."As part of the settlement, the plaintiffs will engage in a process to allocate the settlement amount among the participants.
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