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The diocese initially agreed to an $87.5 million payment in April 2022, but the deal was delayed by opposition from insurers. The Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $87.5 million to a trust for ...
On September 12, 2019, sex abuse lawsuits forced the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. [56] [57] The Diocese is the first Catholic diocese in the state of New York to file for bankruptcy and also the 20th Catholic diocese in the U.S. states to do so as well. [57]
The settlement concludes a lawsuit filed in 2019 against the diocese and brings the amount the Catholic Church has paid out in civil cases involving Msgr. Michael Harris to at least $10 million.
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
On April 15, 2020, a man filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Pittsburgh for allegedly shielding priests who sexually abused him as a boy. [95] On August 7, 2020, a new lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of Pittsburgh from a man alleging that Father Leo Burchianti attacked and raped him twice when he was an altar boy. [96]
In February 2020, it was reported that the dioceses had paid over $11 million to compensate 105 claims of sexual abuse claims [43] Of these 105 claims, 98 were compensated through settlements. [43] In July 2020, the Diocese of Camden suspended future payments to victims of clergy sexual abuse, citing the financial impact stemming from the COVID ...
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The school, located in Portland, Maine, confirmed the abuse and apologized to the victims. The victims also accused both Cheverus High School and the Portland Diocese of hiding information, and that they had previously known about the abuse. Settlements to victims have reached a cumulative seven figures, with ongoing counseling additional.