ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Following the announcement of a multimillion-dollar settlement with the Diocese of Rochester over decades’ worth of childhood clergy sexual abuse claims, survivors are beginning to speak out.Rochester clergy sex abuse survivors accept $246M settlement
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, of Garabedian Law, organized a media briefing Wednesday morning, providing a platform for two survivors who have been at the forefront of the court case for the past six years. He represents 97 of the 466 claimants who agreed to the settlement.
“They were abused when they were children. These cases are decades, decades old—more than 50 years old for many brave survivors. They are to be commended for their relentlessness in seeking validation,” Garabedian said. “We recently had a court date earlier this week, and it was disclosed that 466 survivors who filed proofs of claim in the Diocese of Rochester matter voted in favor of accepting…
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