The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will pay $55 million to survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy members. A lawyer for victims says the settlement will give them 'validation, self-worth.'
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will pay $55 million to survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy members under a settlement announced by church officials.were filed against it under the state's Child Victims Act, will create a trust for abuse survivors, Rochester Bishop Salvatore Matano said Thursday. Survivors may also be able to pursue further claims with the diocese's insurers, Matano said.
Church officials said they hope the settlement will enable the diocese to emerge from bankruptcy sometime in 2023. Attorney Jeffrey Anderson, whose firm represents 175 of the claimants against the Rochester diocese, called the agreement "a pathway to a full measure of accountability." He added, "This is a historic day with a historic deal."Mitchell Garabedian, who represents 96 of the claimants, said the settlement "allows many clergy sexual abuse victims to deservedly obtain validation, self-worth and a sense of accomplishment.
More than 9,000 survivors of sexual abuse filed lawsuits against clergy members, teachers, Boy Scout leaders and others afterstate passed the Child Victims Act, which loosened the state's statute of limitations for molestation cases and temporarily set aside the time limit for filing civil lawsuits. The deadline for filing lawsuits was originally set for Aug. 14, 2020, but it was extended to Aug. 14, 2021 amid concerns that court disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic might have kept survivors from coming forward.
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