The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse on Thursday announced a $100 million settlement with people who say they were sexual abuse victims as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.
on Thursday announced a $100 million settlement with people who say they were sexual abuse victims as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.temporarily suspended the statute of limitations to give people who say they were victims of childhood sexual abuse the ability to pursue decades-old allegations.
“I can tell you as shocking as the settlement amount may seem to leaders of our own parishes and other Catholic entities, more appalling and heart-rending to me is the pain and mistreatment experienced by the survivors of child and adult sexual abuse at the hands of those they thought they could trust,” Bishop Douglas Lucia wrote in an open letter Thursday.
The settlement, which remains subject to a creditor vote and court approval, would provide $100 million to all victims of sexual abuse committed in the diocese by clergy, employees and volunteers. Under the agreement, the diocese would contribute $50 million, parishes would contribute $45 million and the remaining $5 million would come from other diocesan entities, according to the diocese.
The diocese and the committee of unsecured creditors were still discussing ways to strengthen child protection protocols.“Although the battle is not over, today’s settlement represents a significant step toward the accountability and justice that survivors in the Diocese of‘s eight dioceses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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