Daily News | Camden Diocese agrees to settle clergy sex-abuse claims for $87.5 million
ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff PhotographerIn one of the largest cash settlements involving the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $87.5 million to approximately 300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
Jeffrey D. Prol, vice chair of the bankruptcy and restructuring department at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, which represents the official committee of survivor claimants, said in a statement: “The Survivors’ Committee is pleased to have reached a consensual resolution of its disputes with the Diocese and looks forward to facilitating an expeditious distribution to survivors of sexual abuse.”
The settlement will include new child protection measures that are still being finalized, as well as a requirement that the diocese publicly disclose the history of abuse. The allegations date back to the 1950s through the 1990s. Many of the priests have since died. “This day, this settlement with the Bishop of Camden is a powerful advance in accountability,” Jeff Anderson, another lawyer representing survivors, said in a statement.
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