Catholic Diocese of Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto said the diocese will petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a filing on April 1.
“As I shared in the December announcement, the bankruptcy process is the only respectful, and equitable way to address the substantial number of claims by those who have been abused by clergy and other Church Workers,” he said in an open letter posted to the diocese website Saturday.
Soto says the bankruptcy will be a lengthy process, but it provides supervision and transparency allowing equitable resolutions for survivors of sexual assault at the hands of clergy.
In 2019, the Diocese of Sacramento published a list of clergy members and church workers credibly accused of sexually assaulting minors and young adults. The list of credibly accused clergy has been updated as of Jan. 31.
Soto says the court-supervised bankruptcy…
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